Kakao Appoints New Executive at Future Initiative Center... Accelerates Strategy Development
[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Kakao is accelerating the establishment of future business strategies by appointing new executives to the Future Initiative Center.
On the 3rd, Kakao announced that it will newly appoint Kim Ki-hong as Vice President of the Center Finance Support Office, Shin Min-gyun as Vice President of the Center Strategy Support Office, Jo Han-sang as Vice President of the Management Support Office, and Kwon Mi-jin as Vice President of the 'V2 (tentative name)' Task Force (TF) at the Future Initiative Center.
Vice President Kim joined Kakao in 2015, served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Kakao Commerce in 2018, and took on the CFO role at Kakao Games in June 2019, successfully completing the company's initial public offering (IPO).
The Center Strategy Support Office is headed by Vice President Shin. Vice President Shin was formerly co-CEO of Kakao Ventures, specializing in startup cultivation and investment. He joined Kakao's Future Initiative Center in 2018, working on discovering future growth engines for Kakao such as blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI).
Vice President Jo, co-founder of Neptune, will lead the center's Management Support Office based on his accumulated expertise in business operations and game development.
Vice President Kwon, who leads the V2 TF, previously served as head of domestic business at Kakao Games and was responsible for casual game development, business, and social marketing at Kakao Games.
Executive Director Lee Na-jung has been appointed to the Communication Office within the center. Executive Director Lee also concurrently handles communication tasks at Kakao Games.
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Namgung Hoon, head of the Future Initiative Center, said, "We will recruit executives with planning and execution capabilities in each division and take on new challenges together in new ways to discover future growth engines."
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