NCSOFT taps ex-Pearl Abyss US head to lead N.America unit

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Jin said in the statement: “I will do my utmost to ensure that NCSOFT’s game development capabilities and values are more widely recognized on the global stage and to help the company reach new heights.” As South Korea’s first-generation videogame developer, NCSOFT has gained its popularity with massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) such as the Lineage, AION, Blade & Soul and Guild Wars in the 2000s.

He is taking over from Yoon Songyee, NCSOFT’s former chief strategy officer and wife of its founder and co-CEO Kim Taek-jin.“With over 15 years of leadership experience in both Western and Korean gaming companies, she brings extensive expertise in game publishing and global business expansion in the Western market,” NCSOFT said in a statement, referring to the incoming CEO Jin.

NCSOFT Corp., South Korea’s major gaming company, said on Monday it has appointed Jin Jeonghee, a former head of the US operations of local rivals Pearl Abyss Corp.and Kakao Games Corp., as chief executive of NC America, its North America unit.