SK chief ordered to pay wife $1 bil. in divorce SK그룹 총수 이혼합의금 10억달러판결

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최태원 SK회장의 이혼합의금이 1심의 665억원에 비해 20배 늘어난 1조 3,800억원으로 증가했습니다.
SK의 경영권이 흔들릴 수 있는 판결입니다.
노태우 대통령이 최종현 전 SK회장의 경영활동에 도움을 주었다는 판결입니다.
훌륭한 경영자는 무엇보다 아내와 가족들과 행복한 가정을 경영해야겠습니다.  
 
SK Group chief ordered to pay wife $1 bil. in divorce settlement
SK그룹 총수 부인 이혼 합의금 10억달러 지급판결

By Lee Min-hyung 이민형 기자
Posted : 2024-05-30 16:54 Updated : 2024-05-30 16:57
Korea Times

SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, left, and his estranged wife, Roh So-young / Yonhap 최태원 SK그룹 회장(왼쪽)과 별거 중인 부인 노소영 / 연합

An appellate court has ordered SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won to pay 1.38 trillion won ($1 billion) to his estranged wife, Roh So-young, in a property division settlement. This amount is approximately a 20-fold increase compared to the 66.5 billion won previously ordered by a lower court.
항소심 재판부는 최태원 SK그룹 회장이 별거 중인 부인 노소영씨에게 재산분할 합의금으로 1조3,800억원을 지급하라고 판결했다. 이 금액은 앞서 하급심이 판결한 665억원과 비교하면 약 20배 증가한 것이다.

While the lower court did not acknowledge Roh's contribution to Chey's asset accumulation, the high court did so. The amount awarded in the property division is the largest among known cases in this jurisdiction.
원심이 노 전 대통령이 최 회장의 자산 축적에 기여한 바를 인정하지 않은 반면, 고등법원은 이를 인정했다. 재산분할에서 승소한 금액은 이 관할구역에서 알려진 사건 중 가장 많다.

The Seoul High Court also mandated him to pay 2 billion won in alimony, marking a substantial increase from the 100 million won ordered by the Seoul Family Court in December 2022.
서울고법도 위자료 20억원을 지급하도록 해 서울가정법원이 2022년 12월 주문한 1억원보다 크게 늘었다.

The two initiated divorce proceedings between 2017 and 2019, following Chey's admission of having a child out of wedlock. Roh initially demanded alimony of 300 million won and half of Chey’s stake in the group’s holding company, valued at around 1 trillion won. However, the lower court substantially reduced the awarded amount at that time.
두 사람은 2017년부터 2019년 사이 최 회장이 혼외 자녀를 둔 사실을 인정하면서 이혼소송을 시작했다. 노 이사장은 당초 3억원의 위자료와 약 1조원에 달하는 최 회장의 그룹 지주회사 지분 절반을 요구했으나 당시 원심은 이를 상당부분 축소했다.

“Roh contributed to boosting SK Group’s corporate value and to Chey’s management activities … So all of the chairman’s property is subject to division,” it said, overturning the lower court's ruling that shares held by Chey in SK Inc. were not subject to division.
노 이사장은 "SK그룹의 기업가치를 높이고 최 회장의 경영활동에 기여했다"며 최 회장이 보유한 SK 주식이 분할 대상이 아니라는 원심 판결을 뒤집었다.

As Roh was the daughter of late former President Roh Tae-woo, the court said, “We consider the former president played a role as a protector or shield for late former SK Group Chairman Chey Jong-hyun (the current chairman's father), which helped successful business activities for the group.”
재판부는 노 이사장 고 노태우 전 대통령의 딸인 만큼 "고 최종현 전 SK그룹 회장(현 회장 부친)의 비호자나 방패 역할을 한 점이 그룹의 성공적인 경영활동에 도움이 됐다고 본다."고 밝혔다.

The court also stepped up criticism of Chey for suspending any financial support to Roh after the first trial and showing an insincere attitude.
재판부는 또 1심 선고 이후 노 전 대통령에 대한 경제적 지원을 중단하고 불성실한 태도를 보인 최 회장에 대한 비판도 강화했다.

“Even if the marital relationship has not been (legally) dissolved, Chey has suspended credit cards and stopped providing cash living expenses after the first ruling,” the court said. “On top of that, he also did not show an attitude of respect regarding the ongoing legal process, without reflecting on his misconduct.”
재판부는 "부부관계가 (법적으로) 해소되지 않았더라도 1심 판결 이후 최 회장이 신용카드 사용을 중단하고 현금생활비 지원을 중단한 것"이라며 "여기에 현재 진행 중인 법적 절차에 대해서도 자신의 위법행위를 반성하지 않고 존중하는 태도를 보이지 않았다."고 설명했다

It continued: “The amount of alimony – assessed in the first ruling – is too low, considering the mental anguish triggered by the marital breakdown.” It said Chey spent more than 21.9 billion won on maintaining relationships with T&C Foundation President Kim Hee-young after separating from Roh, and has provided economically unquantifiable benefits to her.
이어 "1심 판결에서 평가한 위자료는 부부관계 파탄으로 인한 정신적 고통을 고려할 때 너무 낮다"고 덧붙였다. 최 회장은 노 전 대통령과 별거한 뒤 김희영 T&C재단 이사장과의 관계 유지에 219억원 이상을 지출했으며, 경제적으로 계량화할 수 없는 혜택을 제공했다고 밝혔다.

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