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Namsun Kim

Chief Financial Officer, NAVER Corp

Namsun Kim is Chief Financial Officer of NAVER Corp, Korea's largest internet company and leader in search and e-commerce, where he also oversees corporate and business development, strategy, investments/M&A and global growth initiatives. He also serves on the Boards of several NAVER affiliates, including global subsidiaries Poshmark and Nasdaq-listed Webtoon Entertainment. Prior to assuming the CFO role, Mr. Kim joined NAVER in 2020 to lead corporate development and strategic investments. Before NAVER, Namsun led private equity investments in Korea at Macquarie Group, during which time he served on the Boards of ADT Korea (c/k/a SK Shieldus, a leading security and dispatch provider) and LG CNS (a leading IT services provider and LG Group affiliate). Previously, he held several investment banking positions at Morgan Stanley and Lazard across New York, Hong Kong and Seoul. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kim was a corporate attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Namsun received a B.S. in Materials Science & Engineering from Seoul National University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

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