This article was published on the ChosunBiz MoneyMove (MM) site at 1:26 p.m. Oct. 21, 2025.
Kim Jun-young (33), a second-generation member of Harim Group and head of Pan Ocean, married a colleague from JKL Partners, the private equity firm where he worked until earlier this year.
People in the investment banking and business communities said Kim recently married A, who works in investment at JKL Partners, at a hotel in Jung-gu, Seoul.
A is a Harvard University graduate who has been with JKL Partners since 2023. The two met while working together at JKL Partners.
Kim is the eldest son of Harim Group chairman Kim Hong-guk. He joined Harim Holdings in 2018 as a director in the management support office, left in 2021, worked at JKL Partners and returned earlier this year as head of investment planning at Pan Ocean. He also serves as chief executive of JHJ, Harim Group's real estate management firm, and is an inside director at NS Shopping and Glide.
Through Olpum and its subsidiaries Korea Biotech and Eco Capital, Kim holds 22.71% of Harim Holdings' equity. Because of that, he is seen as having solidified his position as Harim Group's successor. His older sisters (Kim Ju-young, executive director at Harim Holdings; Kim Hyun-young, vice administrator at Harim Holdings) also work at the group, but the shares are concentrated in their son, Kim.
Industry sources say Kim was also involved in the practical work when Harim and JKL Partners teamed up in 2023 to bid for HMM. People in the private equity industry who worked with him generally gave him positive assessments during his time at the firm.