WEMAKEPRICE hires Lee Jin-ho, former Apple HQ CTO... "Continued tech investment"

Developer and Leader with 17 Years in US Silicon Valley Joins as CTO
Platform Technology Competitiveness Expected to Improve with This CTO's Addition

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] WEMAKEPRICE announced on the 4th that it has appointed Dr. Jin-ho Lee, who was in charge of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) development at Apple’s headquarters in Silicon Valley, USA, as its CTO (Chief Technology Officer).

The new CTO earned his master's and doctoral degrees in Computer Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in the United States. He then worked as a developer in Silicon Valley for 17 years.

At Apple headquarters, he served as the lead responsible for improving the web search engine quality of Siri and Spotlight, developing technologies to help find better results.

Previously, he served as a tech leader at the US metacommerce company Become.com and expanded his career as a developer and leader in the US by founding an edutech startup.

With the addition of this CTO, WEMAKEPRICE expects to strengthen its metacommerce services and improve the overall platform technology competitiveness. CEO Song Ha of WEMAKEPRICE said, "We will continue to expand investments in the tech sector."

The CTO stated, "I decided to join because I resonate with WEMAKEPRICE’s vision to provide the best commerce service to users through technological advancement," adding, "By combining my expertise in search and metacommerce, I will contribute to positioning WEMAKEPRICE at the center of Korean e-commerce."

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