Finda Hires Former LG Electronics CTO... "Advancing MyData"

Fintech startup Finda announced on the 17th that it has recruited Seo Hee, former LG Electronics Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Photo is of CTO Seo. [Photo by Finda]

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Junhyung] Fintech startup Finda announced on the 17th that it has recruited Seo Hee, former CTO of LG Electronics, as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Seo CTO is a data expert who earned a master's degree from KAIST Graduate School of Software and worked at LG Electronics for over 15 years. He systematized customer data dispersed across LG Group affiliates and built a personalized service platform.

Seo CTO has successfully led several new businesses in the data platform sector, including cloud, security, and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. He led an organization developing personalized services and analytics platforms based on customer data and launched conversational AI service platforms in both Korea and North America.

Seo CTO is highly regarded not only for his technical expertise in data but also for his understanding of regulations and policies. Since 2014, he has served as a judge for the data competition 'Big Contest.' Additionally, since 2016, he has been active as a data and personal information policy advisor, including roles such as advisory member for the Data 3 Act and telecom company MyData at the Korea Information and Communication Promotion Association.

Finda believes Seo CTO's know-how can expand its big data-based financial services. Marking his recruitment, the company is also expanding its development workforce. The company is currently hiring engineers across various fields to enhance its platform services and MyData-based financial services.

Seo CTO said, "Based on my extensive experience integrating fragmented unstructured data and successfully commercializing it, I will contribute to the financial services that Finda pursues," adding, "My goal is to build a safe and efficient environment that can analyze large volumes of user data according to business purposes to advance the MyData platform."

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