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CEO of Naver
Choi Soo-yeon
Bold Appointment, Four-Year Record Run, AI Test Ahead
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Last Updated on Jan 23, 2026
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CEO of Naver
Life Summary
Choi Soo-yeon is the CEO of Naver.
She is focusing on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to core businesses such as search, commerce, and content.
She was born on November 3, 1981, in Gwangju Metropolitan City.
She graduated from Gwangju Dongshin Girls’ High School and the Department of Earth and Environmental Systems Engineering at Seoul National University. She also graduated from Yonsei Law School and completed the LLM program at Harvard Law School.
She passed the first Korean Bar Examination and the New York Bar Examination, holding lawyer licenses in both countries.
She worked in communication and marketing departments at NHN and practiced as a lawyer specializing in corporate mergers and acquisitions and capital markets law at Yulchon LLC.
After rejoining Naver, she led the global business support division and was appointed CEO in 2022.
#ChoiSooYeon #Naver #CEO #artificialintelligence #search #commerce #content #Koreanbusiness #technologyleader #womenexecutive
She is focusing on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to core businesses such as search, commerce, and content.
She was born on November 3, 1981, in Gwangju Metropolitan City.
She graduated from Gwangju Dongshin Girls’ High School and the Department of Earth and Environmental Systems Engineering at Seoul National University. She also graduated from Yonsei Law School and completed the LLM program at Harvard Law School.
She passed the first Korean Bar Examination and the New York Bar Examination, holding lawyer licenses in both countries.
She worked in communication and marketing departments at NHN and practiced as a lawyer specializing in corporate mergers and acquisitions and capital markets law at Yulchon LLC.
After rejoining Naver, she led the global business support division and was appointed CEO in 2022.
#ChoiSooYeon #Naver #CEO #artificialintelligence #search #commerce #content #Koreanbusiness #technologyleader #womenexecutive