Marking two decades at the top

Sungho Lee is the President and CEO of Korean cosmetic raw material manufacturer Sunjin Beauty Science. Sungho received his Master of Science in Chemistry from Yale University, and his Bachelor in Biochemistry at Yonsei University in Seoul. With 2026 marking his 20th anniversary in the top job, Sungho spoke with editor Tim Probert about his time in the industry, about Sunjin’s growth and development, plus current and future trends

Tim Probert (TP): When did you join Sunjin?

Sungho Lee (SL): I joined Sunjin Chemical in 1999 from LG-EDS Systems, which was an IT company.

My background is in biochemistry but, at that time, IT enjoyed the golden age of the dotcom boom. Current tech giants like Google, Amazon, and PayPal were just emerging, and the world was obsessed with bits and bytes.

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