Background
Kim, James Joo-Jin was born on January 8, 1936 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Hyang-Soo and Seung-Ye (Oh) Kim. came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1971.
Kim, James Joo-Jin was born on January 8, 1936 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Son of Hyang-Soo and Seung-Ye (Oh) Kim. came to the United States, 1955, naturalized, 1971.
Student, Seoul National University College Law, 1955. Bachelor of Science, University Pennsylvania, 1959. Master of Arts, University Pennsylvania, 1961.
Postgraduate, University Pennsylvania, 1963. Doctor in Commercial Science (honorary), Villanova University, 1990.
Assistant professor economics Villanova (Pennsylvania) University, 1964-1970. Founder, president AMKOR Electronics, Inc., West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1970-1998. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer AMKOR Technology Inc., Chandler, Arizona, 1998—2009, executive chairman, since 2009.
Founder, director Electronics Boutique Holding Corporation. Board directors Visalign, LLC, Semiconductor, Inc., CFM Technologies Inc. Director, chairman Anam Semiconductor, Inc.
(Korea), since 1992.
Member Villanova Development Council. Board overseers University of Pennsylvania School Arts and Sciences, member economics visiting committee. Member Union League Club (Philadelphia), Beta Gamma Sigma.
Married Agnes Chungsook Kil, December 30, 1961. Children— Susan, David, John.