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Samsung officially names third-generation heir Lee chairman

FILE - An advertisement of Samsung Electronics' smartphone is seen at its shop in Seoul, South Korea on Jan. 26, 2022. Samsung Electronics has officially appointed third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as executive chairman, two months after he secured a pardon of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) FILE - A visitor walks near the logo of Samsung Electronics in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 28, 2021. Samsung Electronics has officially appointed third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as executive chairman, two months after he secured a pardon of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government.(AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) FILE - A logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at Korea Electronics Show in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 28, 2021. Samsung Electronics has officially appointed third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as executive chairman, two months after he secured a pardon of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong gets out of a car upon his arrival at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Samsung Electronics has officially appointed third-generation heir Lee Jae-yong as executive chairman, two months after he secured a pardon of his conviction for bribing a former president in a corruption scandal that toppled a previous South Korean government. (Han Sang-kyun/Yonhap via AP)