Leadership

Lee Jin-soo is known across the mobile content industry for his entrepreneurial spirit and for pioneering a new model of content monetization. As the founder and former CEO of KakaoPage, Jin-soo helped developed the “Wait or Pay” content model now being replicated by other platforms in the mobile content industry. Under his leadership, KakaoPage led the growth of Korea’s web story industry with innovative monetization and an ecosystem that focused on creators. Prior to helping found KakaoPage in 2010, Jin-soo excelled in numerous roles within the tech sector, primarily focusing on marketing and corporate strategy. He has held senior management positions at major South Korean tech companies including NHN Corp. and Freechal.

Celebrated as “the godfather of the Korean media industry,” Kim Sung-su has been an instrumental figure in establishing the popularity of Korean culture globally, and was the CEO of Kakao M before its merger with KakaoPage. Within his first two years of joining Kakao M as CEO in 2019, Sung-su helped expedite Kakao M’s growth and turn it into a multi-faceted video and music production company. Before joining Kakao he helped plan, execute, and globalize the media and entertainment business at CJ Group, where he served as CEO of various divisions for more than 20 years. Sung-su has been recognized for his leadership and investment acumen across the content industry throughout his career.