Seongwon Seo, Former SK Planet CEO, Appointed as Next CEO of Yogiyo

Seosungwon, former President of SK Planet.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] Seongwon Seo, former CEO of SK Planet, has been appointed as the new CEO of Yogiyo (Widaehan Sangsang).

CEO Seo, born in 1964, holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Yonsei University and an MBA from Northwestern University in the United States. He has served as Head of Service Innovation at SK Telecom, CEO of SK Telink, CEO of SK Planet, and Head of the MNO Business Division at SK Telecom.

It is known that Affinity Equity Partners, a Hong Kong-based private equity firm and investor in Yogiyo, recommended CEO Seo as the appointee.

Meanwhile, Kang Shin-bong, CEO of Yogiyo, stated in an email to employees on the same day, "I believed it was a time for new changes with the new shareholder company, and I also thought it was a time for change for myself."

His departure from Yogiyo comes about five years after he became the head in 2017.

A representative from Widaehan Sangsang said about the new CEO Seo, "He has led organizations in various fields such as telecommunications business, new business, and global business at SK Telecom after working at the management consulting firm McKinsey. He has also served as CEO of SK Telink and SK Planet before newly joining Yogiyo."

They added, "The appointee is scheduled to assume CEO duties as of May 16."

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