Barrel Appoints Park Young-jun, CEO of The Nature Holdings, as New CEO

Park Young-jun, new CEO of Barrel. Photo by The Nature Holdings

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Hyewon] Barrel announced on the 18th that it has appointed Park Youngjun, CEO of The Nature Holdings, as its new CEO.

Park was appointed as the new CEO through a resolution at Barrel's shareholders' meeting and board of directors held on the 15th, and will concurrently serve as CEO of both The Nature Holdings and Barrel. On the same day, The Nature Holdings completed the official acquisition by making the final payment for the acquisition funds and acquiring 47.7% (3,763,639 shares) of Barrel's shares.

Since founding The Nature Holdings in 2004, CEO Park has expanded the business into various fields including the flagship brand 'National Geographic Apparel', the sports culture brand 'NFL', and the F&B brand 'Salty Cabin'. Through Barrel, he plans to strengthen the athleisure sector and accelerate global expansion, including into China.

Barrel, established in 2010, is a specialized athleisure wear company that holds a top market share domestically in its main product category, water sports wear. According to Barrel, with the first endemic summer vacation after COVID-19 this year, demand for water sports activities and related products such as rash guards has surged. As of last month, the volume of Barrel-related keyword searches on the portal (Naver) increased by 30% compared to the previous year, and during the same period, sales of Barrel's swim products rose by 124% year-on-year.

CEO Park stated, "Through Barrel, the strongest brand in the summer season, we expect to meet the lifestyle demands of consumers who are becoming more active post-endemic and to create balanced synergies between the winter and summer portfolios. Moving forward, we will grow Barrel into a global athleisure brand and actively expand into the global market."

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