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Kakao aims to maximize corporate values and shareholders’ interest
through corporate management transparency.

Kakao's board of directors currently consists of two inside directors and four outside directors. It has four subcommittees within the board: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Directors Nominating Committee, and the ESG Committee. The company is striving to enhance corporate value and maximize shareholder profits through transparent management, such as appointing the chairman of the board of directors, who is an outside director.

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Inside director

Inside director
Name / Board Position Job Title Professional & Educational Background Terms
Shina Chung, CEO
CEO
- French/French Literature and business administration Bachelor of Arts, Yonsei University
- Marketing Master of Business Administration, Yonsei University
- Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Michigan

- Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group
- Manager of Strategy and Business Development, eBay APAC HQ
- General Manager, NHN Corp.
- Managing Partner, Kakao Ventures Corp.
- CEO, Kakao Ventures Corp.
- Other non- executive director,Kakao Corp.
- Reform TF Leader, Kakao Corp.
- (Current) President of Strategy and Planning Committee, Kakao Corporate Alignment Council
- (Current) Chairman, Kakao Corporate Alignment Council
- (Current) CEO, Kakao Corp.
A two- year term
(March 28, 2024 – )
Jongwhan Shin, Inside Director
CFO
Head of Group Fianance Strategy Division
- Bachelor of Business Administration, Sogang University
- MBA at Indiana Univ. Kelly School

- KPMG International Cooperative
- SeoIl Accounting Firm
- EY Gobal Limitied, Korea
- CJ Cheil Jedang
- CJ Group
- (Current) CFO, Kakao Corp.
- (Current) Head of Finance, Corporate Alignment Council
A two- year term
(March 26, 2025 – )

Independent
director

Independent
director
Name / Board Position Job Title Professional & Educational Background Terms
Choonseung Ham, Outside Director
Chairman of the Board
Chairman of Audit Committee
Member of Directors Nominating Committee
- Bachelor of Economics & Political science, Yale university

- CEO, Citigroup Global Markets Korea Securities Ltd.
- (Current) CEO, PH & Company Inc.
A two- year term
(March 26, 2026 – )
Sunwook Kim, Outside Director
Chairman of Audit Committee
Chairman of Compensation Committee.
Member of ESG Committee
- Bachelor of Laws at Hanyang University
- Master of Laws, Graduate School of Law at Hanyang University
- Master of Science, Medical Informatics at Seoul National University College of Medicine and Completion of PhD Coursework, Medical Informatics at the Same Graduate School

- (Current) Managing Partner, KIM & HYUN LLC
- (Current) Mediation Committee Member, Seoul Central District Court
- (Current) Member of the Active Administration Support Committee, Ministry of Health and Welfare
- (Current) Member of the Subcommittee, National Gambling Control Commission
A two- year term
(March 26, 2025 – )
Youngjun Kim, Outside Director
Chairman of ESG Committee
Member of Audit Committee
Member of Compensation Committee
- Bachelor of Business Administration at Korea University
- Bachelor of Economics at Columbia University
- Ph.D Economics at The George Washington University
- A.L.M Finance at Harvard University, Extension School

(Current) 2012~ Professor, KOREA UNIVERSITY, Graduate School of Management of Technology, Seoul, Korea
A three-year term
(March 26, 2026 -)
Kyungjin Cha, Outside Director
Chairman of Directors Nominating Committee
Member of Compensation Committee
Member of ESG Committee
- Business Information System Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University

- Received the Prime Minister's Award for Contribution to the Data Industry
- (Current)Associate Professor of Management Information Systems and Chair of Business Informatics Department, Hanyang University.
- (Current)Member of Advisory Committee for KoRoad Smart Future Transportation Big Data
- (Current)Member of Advisory Committee for Gyeonggi Provincial Office Big Data
- (Current) Member of Advisory Committee for Korean National Police Agency Data- based Administration
- (Current) Member of Policy Advisory Committee for Digital Government, Ministry of the Interior and Safety
A two- year term
(March 26, 2026 – )