Hanjin Group Chairman Cho Yang-ho died from a chronic lung disease, said Korean Air, a Hanjin affiliate, Monday. He was 70. Korean Air didn't specify the disease Cho had suffered. The company said Cho had been treated at a hospital in Los Angeles since December. Korean Air President Cho Won-tae, the late chairman's only son, is reportedly in Los Angeles. His death came 13 days after he lost his board seat at Korea Air after its shareholders voted down his reappointment amid a slew of scandals haunting him and family members. He didn't attend the meeting. Shareholders voted 64.1% in favour of the reappointment but fell short of the two-thirds threshold by 2.5% as 35.9% voted against his reappointment. It was the first time Korean Air's shareholders voted to strip the company's chief of a board seat. Cho has governed Korean Air since 1999. <br/>