• CEO of NHN
    Chung U-jin

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Life Summary

Chung U-jin is the CEO of NHN.

He is working to strengthen the competitiveness of the gaming business and improve the profitability of the cloud computing and mobile payment businesses.

He was born in Germany on March 9, 1975, according to the lunar calendar.

He graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in sociology.

He joined Search Solutions. After Search Solutions was merged into NHN, he worked at NHN as head of business development for the U.S. subsidiary, head of the PlayNet business division, and head of the casual games business division.

He moved to NHN Entertainment and took charge of the gaming business. He was appointed CEO of NHN in 2014.

His management philosophy is that employees should be guaranteed autonomy and creativity.

He is focusing on restructuring the company and expanding into new businesses by shutting down low-profit operations and concentrating on its core business divisions.

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