Han Jong-Hee, the co-chief executive of Samsung Electronics and a nearly four-decade veteran of the South Korean consumer technology giant, died on Tuesday. Mr. Han, who was 63, suffered a sudden heart attack, according to a company spokeswoman.

The man who helped make Sammy the biggest name in modern tellies Samsung co-CEO Han Jong-hee died this week in the Samsung Medical Center in southern Seoul after a cardiac arrest. He was 63.… Han joined the South Korean mega-corporation in 1988 after graduating with a degree in electronics engineering.

Short-term disruptions inevitable in M&A drive, global outreach: experts Following the sudden passing of Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Han Jong-hee, concerns are rising over the impact of a leadership vacuum in the company’s electronics and consumer device business -- now left under the sole leadership of its semiconductor chief.