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JPMorgan’s Top Korean Banker Kim to Join Tech Giant Naver
- Young-ki Kim set to become CFO of Naver Z, KREAM units
- Zepeto metaverse platform has more than 300 million users
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JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s head of investment banking in South Korea Young-ki Kim is leaving the US bank to join internet giant Naver Corp.
Kim, a managing director based in Seoul who was named to his current role in April, is set to become chief financial officer for two of Naver’s units, a Naver spokesperson said in response to a Bloomberg News query. The businesses include Naver Z, which houses metaverse platform Zepeto, and resale and trading platform KREAM, the spokesperson said.