Former COO of Kakao Pay Appointed
"Accelerating Transition to Comprehensive Platform Business"

Sektanine, a marketing, artificial intelligence (AI), and IT specialist company affiliated with Sangmidang Holdings, announced on the 28th that it has appointed Han Soonwook, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Kakao Pay, as its new CEO.

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Sektanine, a marketing, artificial intelligence (AI), and IT specialized company affiliated with Sangmidang Holdings, announced on the 28th that it has appointed Han Soonwook, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of KakaoPay, as its new CEO. Photo by Sangmidang Holdings

Sektanine, a marketing, artificial intelligence (AI), and IT specialized company affiliated with Sangmidang Holdings, announced on the 28th that it has appointed Han Soonwook, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of KakaoPay, as its new CEO. Photo by Sangmidang Holdings

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CEO Han is a business professional with experience in management strategy, business operations, finance, and digital platforms. Born in 1974, he graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Business Administration, served as a director at Accenture overseeing the manufacturing, distribution, consumer goods, and service industries, conducted management strategy and process innovation (PI) consulting, and was responsible for financial planning at Coupang.


After joining Kakao Pay in 2017, he served as Head of Corporate Planning and Head of Growth Support, and from 2022, he led company-wide strategy and overall business operations as Chief Operating Officer.


Sektanine plans to leverage CEO Han’s capabilities and experience to strengthen the competitiveness of its membership, commerce, and platform businesses, as well as to drive the development of new businesses utilizing data and AI and to innovate the customer experience. Through these efforts, the company aims to accelerate its transformation into a comprehensive platform enterprise and reinforce its role in supporting digital innovation and advanced experiences (AX) for affiliates of Sangmidang Holdings.



A representative from Sektanine stated, “CEO Han is an executive with extensive experience and expertise in management strategy and platform business operations. He will actively respond to the rapidly changing digital environment and discover new growth opportunities based on AI and data.”


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