Fascinating look at the CEO of Yahoo! Korea who's stepping down after 2 plus years.
A chemical engineering major in Yonsei University, Sung worked for three years at the trading department of Samsung Corp. and earned an MBA degree from the University of California, Berkeley. After returning to Korea in 1996, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company and Accenture, and was hired by Yahoo Korea in December 2004. He served as chief operation officer for the company before getting promoted to CEO in October 2005.Sung has allegedly had views that conflicted with Yahoo headquarters, as he wanted to acquire several tech firms in South Korea while the U.S. headquarters stuck to a tight budget.
What is more interesting is to consider who Yahoo! Inc. will hire to take that role. It's got to be a really tough role- trying to get out from underneath Naver, Daum and Nate.
The Korea Times : Yahoo Korea CEO to Resign
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