Chey Tae-won Appears in Public with Kim Heeyoung... Accompanies Her to the Van Fleet Awards Ceremony

First Public Appearance Together Since Asset Division Ruling

Chey Tae-won, Chairman of SK Group, appeared in public alongside his partner, Brian Heeseong Kim, Director of the T&C Foundation. This marks the first time the two have been seen together in public since the appellate court ruling on the asset division case involving Noh So-young, director of Art Center Nabi, drawing significant attention to their joint appearance.

Chairman Chey Tae-won and Director Brian Heeseong Kim attending the Korea Society's annual gala dinner. Screenshot from Instagram @kiki3147

Chairman Chey and Director Kim attended the Korea Society's annual gala dinner together, held at Cipriani South Street in New York on September 28, local time.

Director Kim was dressed in a hanbok, with an ivory jeogori, a light yellow chima, and a light green ribbon. Sitting side by side at the dinner table, Chairman Chey, who was wearing a tuxedo, and Director Kim greeted the other attendees.

This public appearance of Director Kim, Chairman Chey's partner, drew attention, as it was the first time the couple's activities were made public following the asset division ruling in July. On July 24, the Seoul High Court's Family Division 1 ordered Chairman Chey to pay 944 billion won in cash to Director Noh. Chairman Chey's legal team filed an appeal to the Supreme Court on August 14, the final deadline for appealing the decision.

Subsequently, they accepted approximately 700 billion won of the 944 billion won but submitted a petition for a reduction, stating they would only seek a Supreme Court review for the remaining 244 billion won. The retrial will focus on whether it was appropriate to slightly lower Director Noh's contribution from 35% to 33.3%, whether it is valid to apply the dividend ratio to the increased stock price of SK Inc. after the divorce was finalized, and whether including shares of SK Siltron in the assets to be divided was a proper decision. The divorce itself and the payment of 2 billion won in alimony were finalized by the Supreme Court in October 2023.

Meanwhile, the two have attended several official events together over the years. They participated jointly in the Social Value Connect event in 2019, and in October 2023, they appeared side by side at the photo wall during a gala dinner held in Paris, France, for the first time.

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