Kakao Management
Management criteria checks 0/4
Kakao's CEO is Shina Chung, appointed in Mar 2024, has a tenure of 1.25 years. directly owns 0.002% of the company’s shares, worth ₩500.72M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.3 years and 2.3 years respectively.
Key information
Shina Chung
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | 1.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.002% |
| Management average tenure | 1.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
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Shina Chung
Ms. Shina Chung serves as its Chief Executive Officer and Director at Kakao Corp. since March 2024 and served as its Non-Executive Director since March 28, 2023 until March 2024. She is the Chief Executive...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.3yrs | no data | 0.0017% ₩ 500.7m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 1.2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Manager of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief AI Officer | 1.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Strategy Officer | 10.2yrs | no data | 0.00080% ₩ 232.9m |
Experienced Management: A035720's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 2.3yrs | no data | 0.0017% ₩ 500.7m | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 1.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Outside Director | 5.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 1.4yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: A035720's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.3 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/06/21 15:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/06/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Kakao Corp. is covered by 40 analysts. 27 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Seyon Park | Barclays |
| Justin Lee | BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) |
| A-Hyung Cho | BofA Global Research |