Kim Jong-hyun is President and CEO of Cheil Worldwide.
He was born on July 18, 1966.
He graduated from Sangmun High School in Seoul and the Department of Korean Language and Literature at Sogang University. He received a master's degree in communication from Boston University in the United States.
He joined Cheil Worldwide and worked as head of the Internet Business Team and head of the Strategic Planning Team.
After serving as head of China operations and head of the China subsidiary (managing director), head of the Digital Division (executive vice president), and head of Business Division 1 (senior executive vice president), he was appointed President and CEO in December 2022.
Through strategic overseas business expansion, he grew the company into the world's 11th-largest player in the industry.
He faces tasks such as reducing the company's dependence on Samsung affiliates and turning AI investment into meaningful profits.
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