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Han Seong-sook

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In this Korean name, the family name is Han.
Han Seong-sook
한성숙
Born (1967-06-20) 20 June 1967 (age 57)
Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
EducationSookmyung Women's University (BA)
OccupationBusiness executive
Years active1967–present
Known forFormer CEO of Naver Corporation

Han Seong-sook (Korean: 한성숙; born 20 June 1967) is a South Korean business executive and former journalist.[1] She served as chief executive officer (CEO) of Naver Corporation from 2017 to 2021.

Early life and education

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Han Seong-sook was born on 20 June 1967 in the Gyeonggi Province. She received a Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Sookmyung Women's University in 1989.[2]

Career

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Early career

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In 1989, Han began working as a reporter at Mincom and later at PC Line. In 1995, she led public relations for Nanum Technology.[3][1][2]

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In 1997, Han joined Empas,[3] one of South Korea's most popular web search engines in the early 2000s, as a founding member and led its search business.[4] After Empas was sold in 2007 to SK Communications,[5] Han began to serve in executive roles at Naver under the original incarnation of NHN Corporation.[2]

In 2017, Han, a Vice President at the time,[6] became CEO of Naver Corporation after Kim Sang-hun stepped down from the role. As the company's first female CEO, Han lead the development of Naver Pay and V Live and Naver's acquisition of Wattpad.[7][8]

In 2021, Han stepped down from CEO after a Naver employee committed suicide, citing workplace bullying as the motive,[4][9] and was replaced by Choi Soo-yeon.[10] Han later began to lead Naver's expansion in Europe.[11]

Recognition

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From 2017 to 2021, Fortune included Han on its "Most Powerful Women International" list.[12][13][4] In 2018, Han was listed on Forbes' "The Emergent 25 Asia's Latest Star Businesswomen" list.[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b 이규연 (27 September 2021). "[Who Is ?] 한성숙 네이버 대표이사". 비즈니스포스트 (in Korean). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Kim, Young-min. "중앙시사매거진". J Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  3. ^ a b Ja-young, Yoon (21 October 2016). "Glass ceiling shattered at Naver". The Korea Times. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  4. ^ a b c Lee, Dong-won (4 January 2023). "스카이데일리, '1위 검색엔진 네이버' 한성숙, 유럽사업개발 활로 개척". Skye Daily. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  5. ^ Ramirez, Elaine (18 November 2016). "Women's Entrepreneurship Day: A Look At South Korea's Female Leaders In Tech". Forbes. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Naver vice president tapped as new chief executive". Yonhap News Agency. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  7. ^ Kim, Jim-hee (22 November 2016). "New Naver chief looks to upgrade technologies". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Wattpad to be sold to South Korean internet giant for $600M US". CBC. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  9. ^ Jung, Da-min (28 May 2021). "Naver employee found dead after suspected workplace bullying". The Korea Times. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  10. ^ Watson, Rana Wehbe (7 November 2022). "Asia's Power Businesswomen 2022". Forbes. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  11. ^ Lim, Young-shin; Hwang, Soon-min; Cho, Jeehyun (17 March 2022). "Naver's ex-CEO Han Seong-sook to command business expansion in Europe". Pulse (in Korean). Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Han Seong-Sook | 2021 Most Powerful Women International". Fortune. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Han Seong-Sook". Fortune. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Han Seong-sook". Forbes. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
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