SEOUL – Cheil Worldwide has promoted Jeongkeun Yoo to President and CEO effective December 11, 2017 as now former President and CEO Daiki Lim expressed his decision to resign. Yoo was formerly Executive Vice President at Cheil Worldwide.
It is known that Lim revealed his decision to resign through prior consultation with the board members and recommended his successor.
Yoo is one of the most influential advertising executives in South Korea, leading the development of the agency while working in various positions that range from planning and sales to creative. He joined Cheil Worldwide in 1987 as an account executive.
His rich business acumen and the network he has built within the industry will help the company to grow into world-class advertising agency.
[Biography]
Name: Jeongkeun Yoo
- Year of birth: 1963
Education: Sogang University, BA in Journalism and Broadcasting
Sogang University, MA in Journalism and Mass Communication
Work Experience:
Dec 2015 ~ Dec 2017 Executive Vice President & Head of Business 2(domestic business), Cheil Worldwide
Dec 2013 ~ Dec 2015 Executive Vice President & Head of Solution / Creative Division, Cheil Worldwide
Dec 2012 ~ Dec 2013 Executive Vice President & Head of Campaign 2, Cheil Worldwide
Dec 2010 ~ Dec 2012 Senior Vice President & Head of the SOUTH Company (Cheil’s 2nd office in South Korea), Cheil Worldwide
May 2008 ~ Dec 2010 Vice President & Head of The SOUTH Company, Cheil Worldwide
