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WEBTOON Entertainment Elevates Yongsoo Kim to President to Accelerate Global Growth and Execution
Kim will focus on accelerating innovation, growth, and execution to drive global expansion Kim also joins the Board of Directors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nKim will focus on accelerating innovation, growth, and execution to drive global expansion\n\n\n\nKim also joins the Board of Directors\n\n\n\n LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nWEBTOON Entertainment Inc. (Nasdaq: WBTN) today announced that Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global WEBTOON Yongsoo Kim has been named President to lead global operations and drive the company’s next phase of growth. He will focus on accelerating execution and driving innovation to reignite growth momentum across WEBTOON Entertainment’s global business.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260305316805/en/Yongsoo Kim, President, WEBTOON Entertainment (Photo Courtesy of WEBTOON Entertainment)\nKim has also been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of WEBTOON Entertainment.\n\n\nUnder this new organizational structure, WEBTOON Entertainment leadership will report to the President, who will report to Founder & CEO Junkoo Kim.\n\n\nSince joining WEBTOON Entertainment in late 2022, President Yongsoo Kim has strengthened the company’s financial foundation and played a leading role in its successful IPO in 2024.\n\n\nAs CSO, Kim drove global strategic initiatives to accelerate growth and deepen global integration, most notably leading the company’s collaboration with The Walt Disney Company in 2025.\n\n\nFollowing the company’s IPO in 2024, Kim took on the role of Head of Global WEBTOON, overseeing growth across the U.S. and other key international markets outside of Korea and Japan. In this role, he led significant transformation efforts spanning product strategy, organizational structure, and corporate culture. He drove a strategic transformation of WEBTOON Entertainment’s U.S. operations, launching new growth and engagement initiatives, and strengthened the integration of its entertainment business, WEBTOON Productions (formerly Wattpad WEBTOON Studios).\n\n\nUnder his leadership, the company introduced Video Episodes, expanded Creator programs to enhance the company’s Creator-driven flywheel, and delivered measurable improvements in user engagement and platform performance.\n\n\nFounder & CEO Junkoo Kim said, “Yongsoo has demonstrated exceptional leadership, combining innovation with operational discipline and a proven ability to translate strategy into measurable r...