Kenny Park | |
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Born | Park Eun-kwan 1954 or 1955 (age 69–70) [1] |
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater | Yonsei University |
Occupation | businessman |
Known for | founder and CEO of Simone Accessory |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 박은관 |
Hanja | 朴殷寬
[2] |
Revised Romanization | Bak Eun-gwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Ŭn-gwan |
Kenny Park, also known as Park Eun-kwan, is a South Korean businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Simone Accessory, a handbag and accessories manufacturer.
In 1978, Park earned a degree in German and literature from Yonsei University. [3]
Park started making handbags for Donna Karan in 1987, and Simone Accessory now makes bags for other brands including Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Coach New York, Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, Ralph Lauren, DVF, Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim, Proenza Schouler, Versus Versace, and AllSaints. [3] Simone manufactures 30 million handbags and leather goods annually. [3]
In 2015, Blackstone Group acquired a 30% stake in Simone for $300 million. [3]
Park owns 62% of the company. [3] In March 2018, Park became a billionaire. [4] [3]
Simone also operates multiple financial management and advisory companies including Simone Investment, a private equity firm and other real estate development funds.
Park is married, with two children, and lives in Seoul.
Kenny Park | |
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Born | Park Eun-kwan 1954 or 1955 (age 69–70) [1] |
Nationality | South Korean |
Alma mater | Yonsei University |
Occupation | businessman |
Known for | founder and CEO of Simone Accessory |
Children | 2 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 박은관 |
Hanja | 朴殷寬
[2] |
Revised Romanization | Bak Eun-gwan |
McCune–Reischauer | Pak Ŭn-gwan |
Kenny Park, also known as Park Eun-kwan, is a South Korean businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Simone Accessory, a handbag and accessories manufacturer.
In 1978, Park earned a degree in German and literature from Yonsei University. [3]
Park started making handbags for Donna Karan in 1987, and Simone Accessory now makes bags for other brands including Michael Kors, Kate Spade, Coach New York, Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, Ralph Lauren, DVF, Alexander Wang, Phillip Lim, Proenza Schouler, Versus Versace, and AllSaints. [3] Simone manufactures 30 million handbags and leather goods annually. [3]
In 2015, Blackstone Group acquired a 30% stake in Simone for $300 million. [3]
Park owns 62% of the company. [3] In March 2018, Park became a billionaire. [4] [3]
Simone also operates multiple financial management and advisory companies including Simone Investment, a private equity firm and other real estate development funds.
Park is married, with two children, and lives in Seoul.