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WEBTOON Entertainment restructures leadership; eliminates CTO, COO roles, adds CBO
WEBTOON Entertainment Inc.
- CTO Chankyu Park resigned April 10, 2026; will transition to advisor through May.
- David J Lee no longer COO, remains CFO; also named President of Wattpad subsidiary.
- Leah Goeun Yeon appointed first Chief Business Officer; Yuki Chae elevated to Chief Product Officer.
- Teo Taeyeong Jang named Head of AI; Sean Shinhyung Kim becomes Head of IP Business.
- COO role eliminated; all new roles report to President Yongsoo Kim.