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Naver and Kakao draw attention with contrasting leadership overhauls

South Korea’s two biggest platform companies, Naver and Kakao, carried out contrasting organisational overhauls at the start of 2026. Naver is expanding leadership by adding three new C-level executives and moving to a six-member team from Feb. 1, aiming to speed decisions across expanding businesses. Kakao is reducing the size and authority of its group control tower, the CA Council, after restructuring cut the number of affiliates to 94 from 147.