Public Notice
Board
Kakao aims to maximize corporate values and shareholders’ interestthrough corporate management transparency.
Kakao's board of directors currently consists of three inside directors and five outside directors. It has four subcommittees within the board: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Directors Nominating Committee, and the ESG Committee. The company is striving to enhance corporate value and maximize shareholder profits through transparent management, such as appointing the chairman of the board of directors, who is an outside director.
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Inside director
Name / Board Position | Job Title | Professional & Educational Background | Terms |
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Shina Chung CEO
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CEO
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- French/French Literature and business administration Bachelor of Arts, Yonsei University
- Marketing Master of Business Administration, Yonsei University - Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Michigan - Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group - Manager of Strategy and Business Development, eBay APAC HQ - General Manager, NHN Corp. - Managing Partner, Kakao Ventures Corp. - CEO, Kakao Ventures Corp. - Other non- executive director,Kakao Corp. - (Current)Reform TF Leader, Kakao Corp. - (Current)President of Strategy and Planning Committee, Kakao Corporate Alignment Council - (Current)Co-Chairman, Kakao Corporate Alignment Council - (Current)CEO, Kakao Corp. |
A two- year term
(March 28, 2024 – )
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Dae-Yeol, Kwon Inside Director
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President of ESG Committee, Corporate Alignment Council.
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- Bachelor of Laws, Seoul National University
- Journalism Master of Arts, Graduate School of Journalism, Media, and Communication, Yonsei University - Chosun Ilbo Co., Ltd. - Head of Communication Division, Kakao Corp. - Head of ER Division, Kakao Corp. - CRO(Chief Relationship Officer), Kakao Corp. - Head of CDR(Corporate Digital Responsibility) Lab, Kakao Corp. - Head of Enterprise Risk Management Committee, Kakao Corp. - (Current)President of ESG Committee, Corporate Alignment Council |
A two- year term
(March 28, 2024 – )
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Suk-Yung, Cho Inside Director
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Responsibility Management Integrated Team Leader, Corporate Alignment Council
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- Bachelor of Business and Administration, Seoul National University
- Master of Laws, Northwestern University Law School - Graduate School of Law (Completed Coursework, SJD. in Intellectual Property Law), Seoul National University, - Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office - Legal Counselor, UN Offices on Drug and Crime (Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office) - Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office - Prosecutor, Supreme Prosecutors' Office (Prosecution research officer) - Prosecutor, Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office - Team leader of defense corruption Investigation, the National Board of Audit and Inspection of Republic of Korea/ Senior Prosecutor of the Republic of Korea - Legal Counselor of the Korean Embassy of in U.S. (Senior Prosecutor) - Director/Senior Prosecutor, Forensic Science and Investigation Bureau of Supreme Prosecutors' Office - Director/Senior Prosecutor, Jeon- ju District Prosecutors' Office - Director/Senior Prosecutor, Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office - Director/Senior Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office - Head of ERM Division, Kakao Corp. - Head of Group Compliance Management Division, Corporate Alignment Council - (Current) Responsible Management Integrated Office Team Leader, Corporate Alignment Council |
A two- year term
(March 28, 2024 – )
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Independent
director
Name / Board Position | Job Title | Professional & Educational Background | Terms |
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Seok, Yun Independent Director
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Chairman of the Board.
Chairman of Compensation Committee. Member of Audit Committee. |
- Bachelor of Business Management, Yonsei University
- MBA at NYU - Managing director, Head of equity research, Credit Suisse (Korea) - Managing director, Head of wholesale business/head of research center, Samsung Securities - CIO (Executive Vice President), Samsung Asset Management - CEO, Samsung Active Asset Management - Adviser, Samsung Active Asset Management - (Current) CEO, Yun & Co - (Current) Professor of Business Administration at Sookmyung Women's University |
A two- year term
(March 28, 2023 – )
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Se-Jung, Choi Independent Director
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Chairman of ESG Committee.
Member of Audit Committee. |
- Ph.D. in Mass Media (Advertising), Michigan State University
- Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, Department of Advertising, The University of Texas at Austin - Outside director, JTBC Mediacom - President, Korea Media Management Association - Editor- in- chief, The Korean Journal of Advertising and Public Relations - (Current) Professor, School of Media and Communication, Korea University - (Current) Outside director and Chairman of the ESG Committee, HSAD - (Current) President, Korea Advertising Society |
A two- year term
(March 28, 2023 – )
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Kyung-Jin, Cha Independent Director
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Chairman of Directors Nominating Committee.
Member of Compensation Committee. |
- Business Information System Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
- Received the Prime Minister's Award for Contribution to the Data Industry - (Current)Associate Professor of Management Information Systems and Chair of Business Informatics Department, Hanyang University. - (Current)Member of Advisory Committee for KoRoad Smart Future Transportation Big Data - (Current)Member of Advisory Committee for Gyeonggi Provincial Office Big Data - (Current) Member of Advisory Committee for Korean National Police Agency Data- based Administration - (Current) Member of Policy Advisory Committee for Digital Government, Ministry of the Interior and Safety |
A two- year term
(March 28, 2024 – )
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Choon-Seung, Ham Independent Director
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Chairman of Audit Committee.
Member of Directors Nominating Committee. |
- Bachelor of Economics & Political science, Yale university
- Managing Director, ING Barings Ltd. - Managing Director, Citigroup Global Markets Korea Securities Ltd. - CEO, Citigroup Global Markets Korea Securities Ltd. - (Current) CEO, PH & Company Inc. |
A two- year term
(March 28, 2024 – )
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Sae-Rom, Park Independent Director
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Member of ESG Committee.
Member of Compensation Committee. |
- Doctor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Seoul National University
- Researcher, Industrial and Mathematical Date Analytics Research Center, Seoul National University - Assistant Professor of Department of Convergence Security Engineering, Sungshin Women's University - (Current) Assistant Professor of Department of Industrial Engineering, UNIST |
A two- year term
(March 28, 2023 – )
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