Netmarble Appoints Vice President Lee Seung-won as New CEO

Lee Seung-won, newly appointed CEO of Netmarble.

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] Netmarble announced on the 13th that it has appointed Lee Seung-won, Vice President in charge of global operations, as the new CEO.

With this appointment, Netmarble will operate under a dual CEO system with the existing CEO Kwon Young-sik and the newly appointed CEO Lee Seung-won.

CEO Kwon will lead the game business and focus on strengthening competitiveness in the gaming sector, while the newly appointed CEO Lee will oversee management strategy and global business.

A Netmarble official stated, "The transition to a dual CEO system is part of executing a ‘strong Netmarble’," adding, "We expect this will further enhance the competitiveness of the company’s core game business."

Netmarble plans to officially appoint Lee Seung-won as co-CEO through a board meeting scheduled for February.

The newly appointed CEO Lee graduated from Seoul National University’s Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (formerly Department of Newspaper and Broadcasting) and earned an MBA from INSEAD in France. He previously served as Marketing Director at Yahoo Korea. After joining Netmarble in 2007, he held positions such as Head of Overseas Business Division and Executive Director of Global Strategy Office. Since 2014, he has contributed to expanding global market competitiveness as Vice President in charge of global operations at Netmarble.

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