• Netmarble Co-CEO
    Kwon Young-sik

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Life Summary

Kwon Young-sik is the co-CEO of Netmarble. Along with co-CEO Kim Byung-kyu, he leads Netmarble.

He also serves as the CEO of Netmarble Neo and the chairman of the board.

To turn Netmarble's consecutive losses into profits, they are focusing on organizational capabilities.

Centered around Studio Netmarble Neo, which he also heads, they are pursuing an aggressive strategy for launching new games.

He was born on March 1, 1968, according to the lunar calendar.

He graduated from Daegu University of Science and Technology.

He started his career at Yufung Corporation.

During his time managing organizational affairs at the Korea Internet Plaza Association, he formed a connection with Bang Jun-hyuk, the chairman of Netmarble's board at the time, who was involved in satellite internet business.

He handled marketing duties at iRing and served as the CEO at GIA Games.

After serving as the CEO of CJ Games, Netmarble Games, and Netmarble Neo, he was appointed as the CEO and executive officer of Netmarble in 2018. Since 2021, he has also been the chairman of the Netmarble ESG Management Committee.
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