Devsisters Appoints Jo Gil-hyun, Co-CEO of Studio Kingdom, as New CEO
Bae Hyung-wook, CEO of Oven Games, Appointed Chief Business Officer
Lee Ji-hoon and Kim Jong-heun Named Co-Chairs of the Board
From the left, CEO nominee Jo Gil-hyun, CBO nominee Bae Hyung-wook, CIPO nominee Lee Eun-ji, CFO nominee Lim Sung-taek
[Photo by Devsisters]
DevSisters announced on the 29th that it has appointed Jo Gil-hyun, co-CEO of Studio Kingdom, as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
Jo joined DevSisters in 2012 and oversaw the development and operation of 'Cookie Run for Kakao.' Additionally, as co-CEO of Studio Kingdom under DevSisters, he was instrumental in creating 'Cookie Run: Kingdom.'
Baek Hyung-wook, CEO of Oven Games, has been appointed Chief Business Officer (CBO); Lee Eun-ji, co-CEO of Studio Kingdom, as Chief IP Officer (CIPO); and Lim Sung-taek, head of the Management Support Division, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Baek, as CEO and executive producer of Oven Games, led the stable service of 'Cookie Run: OvenBreak' for seven years.
Lee, as Art Creative Director, established the worldview and art direction for the entire Cookie Run series. Furthermore, as co-CEO of Studio Kingdom, she has contributed to the expansion and business of intellectual property (IP) centered on games.
Lim has handled key tasks across DevSisters’ initial public offering (IPO), business planning, finance, and accounting since 2014.
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Jo Ji-hoon and Kim Jong-heun, who have led DevSisters so far as co-CEOs, will move to serve as co-chairmen of the board. CFO Jung Moon-hee will remain with the company as an inside director.
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