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On the Samsung corporate website, the biography of Kuh-Hee Lee is available. Kuh-Hee Lee is the Chairman and Chief Executive of Samsung. Other information available includes his educational background, career accomplishments, and personal information.

Samsung has also conveniently included a page featuring mentions of Kuh-Hee Lee in the news. This collection of articles spans from 1993 to 2001. These articles are drawn from publications such as Fortune magazine, Asiaweek, Business Week, and others.

Fast Company is recognizing Kuh-Hee Lee for design innovation. Fast Company has grouped Lee into those known as collaborators, or those who make great design happen.

Wired magazine has published an article discussing how Kuh-Hee Lee turned Samsung around, from a company that manufactured cheap electronics into a manufacturer of high quality goods.

CNET news has published an article analyzing the turnaround of Samsung. Under the leadership of Kuh-Hee Lee, Samsung manufactures upscale electronics. Previously, it had manufactured products at the commodity level. Now it is the #1 manufacturer of TV sets, video recorders, flat-panels, computer monitors, PC memory and flash memory, according to industry estimates.

On May 2, 2005, Samsung chairman and CEO Kuh-Hee Lee received an honorary doctorate of philosophy from Korea University. Lee was awarded this honor for his contributions to management practices as well as to Korean culture.

According to silicon.com, Kuh-Hee Lee is one of tech industry's most influential individuals. Lee is so influential as to earn a #7 ranking of the industry's 50 most influential, those of whom silicon.com has designated "agenda setters."

This article revisits Kuh-Hee Lee a year after he earned his top ten spot as an agenda setter. Very little has changed, and Lee is still utilizing the practices which have brought success to Samsung.