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From Kakao to Line Yahoo: KakaoGames launches new management setup
KakaoGames has launched a co-CEO management structure as it accelerates a shift to a Line Yahoo-led setup following a change in its top shareholder. Shareholders approved the appointment of Kim Tae-hwan and Lee Si-woo as inside directors, and the board later named them co-CEOs. The company said 300 billion won in new funds flowed in through a share sale and convertible bonds. Key tasks include detailing Line Yahoo synergies and delivering results from new game launches in the second half.
Games & Commerce
Kakao Games eyes turnaround with management shake-up and new game push ahead of new top shareholder
Kakao Games is moving to replace its management ahead of a change in its largest shareholder from Kakao to an investment vehicle funded by Line Yahoo. The company plans to appoint two internal directors who are expected to become co-CEOs and to name a non-executive director from Petrico Partners. It also outlined five new game releases from the third quarter through year-end as it seeks a turnaround after six consecutive quarterly losses.
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Kakao Games likely to adopt co-CEO system with Kim Taehwan and Lee Siwoo; extraordinary meeting set for June 22
Kakao Games plans to hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting later this month to reshuffle its board. Kim Taehwan, a vice president at LINE Games, and Lee Siwoo, the company’s chief business officer, were nominated as inside directors and could take up posts as co-CEOs after appointment. The board changes are conditional on completion of a deal that would make LAAA Investment, funded by Line Yahoo, the company’s largest shareholder.