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Kim Young-shub is CEO & President of KT. He is actively seeking new growth engines for KT in areas such as cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). Notably, he is accelerating the 'AICT' (AI + ICT) project in collaboration with Microsoft.

Born on April 10, 1959, in Mungyeong, Gyeongsangbuk-do, he graduated from Kyungbuk High School and later earned a degree in Business Administration from Korea University.

He began his career at Lucky Goldstar (now LX International), which is the predecessor of LG Corporation, working in the General Affairs Department and the Financial Improvement Team of the LG Restructuring Headquarters before moving to LGCNS.

At LGCNS, he served as Vice President of the Management Support Division and head of the Solution Business Division, before taking on the role of CFO (Chief Financial Officer) at LG Uplus.

After being appointed as CEO, he returned to LGCNS. Upon taking office as CEO of LGCNS, he enhanced organizational efficiency through a restructuring process.

In August 2023, he was appointed as the CEO of KT. With his experience of expanding IT businesses by focusing on smart logistics and smart cities during his tenure at LGCNS, he is expected to leverage related capabilities in KT's IT new business sector.

However, he also faces the challenge of addressing various uncertainties in KT's telecommunications operations.

Although he is recognized as a financial expert, he also possesses a high level of understanding of IT technology.

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