https://www.moneys.co.kr/article/2024121008100254553
Kim Hyung-joon, CEO of Krafton’s Enjoy Studio, reportedly holds Krafton shares worth 213.7 billion won.
According to the electronic disclosure system of the Financial Supervisory Service on the 10th, CEO Kim Hyung-joon holds 710,060 Krafton shares. This is equivalent to 1.45% of Krafton's total shares.
According to the Korea Exchange, Krafton's share price closed at 301,000 won on the 9th when the announcement was made. Based on the closing price of the day, the value of the shares held by Representative Kim is approximately 213.728 billion won.
Krafton recently established a new company, Enjoy Studio, and appointed executive producer Kim Hyung-jun as CEO. As a result, CEO Kim Hyung-jun was named a senior executive of the Krafton subsidiary and his stock holdings were made public.
According to reports, representative Kim Hyung-jun ranks third in personal shareholding, behind chairman Jang Byung-gyu (the largest shareholder) (14.89%) and Rising Wings representative Kim Jung-hoon (affiliated senior executive) (1.76%). It exceeds Krafton CEO Kim Chang-han’s 1.16% shareholding ratio.
Representative Kim Hyung-jun served as the head of development of "Aion" at his former employer NCSoft, and later joined Bluehole Studio, the predecessor of Krafton, as ▲General Manager of Development of "Elion" ▲AD of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" ▲Served as "Terra" Live Department Manager and other positions.
Currently, CEO Hyungjun Kim leads Enjoy Studio, which becomes Krafton’s 14th creative studio. Early access to the life simulation game “Enjoy” is scheduled to launch in March 2025.
When announcing the establishment of Enjoy Studio, President Kim Hyung-joon said, "We will do our best to develop Enjoy, with the goal of launching early access in March next year," and added: "We plan to continue communicating with users around the world and lead new changes in the life simulation genre. "