Sung Suk Suh

Sung Suk Suh, along with her husband, Kyung-Soo Lee, founded Cosmax in 1992 and quickly established it as a leading manufacturer for global cosmetics brands like Shiseido, Yves Saint Laurent, and Lancôme. Cosmax is now a global company, with factories in Korea, China, Southeast Asia, and the U.S. churning out sunscreens, creams, and other products. Suh, now Cosmax's president, looks after the manufacturer's business operations, with particular focus on human resources, like the scientists working in its Korean R&D facility developing the next set of cosmetics that could take over social media. Cosmax generated $1.3 billion in revenue last year.