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88. Kwon Oh-hyun

Job: chief executive, Samsung Electronics Age: 60 Industry: electronics, technology New entry Kwon Oh-hyun is chief executive of one of the world's largest electronics companies, Samsung. Shipping the best part of 100m handsets a quarter, Samsung pips Nokia as the world's biggest seller of mobile phones . Plus, with the launch of its latest smartphone Galaxy S3 this year, it is taking the fight to Apple's iPhone. Our panel's verdict: "Samsung are the only ones taking on Apple right now." It was a battle in which Apple landed the biggest blow this year with its $1bn court win over its South Korean rival for infringing intellectual property . The Samsung boss was head of the company's component business and was named chief executive earlier this year .

Source: The Guardian ↗

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