South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is placing his hopes on former Naver Chief Executive Han Seong Sook to help better use the nation¡¯s tech expertise for future growth and ensure its benefits spread more widely through the economy.
Han will become the country¡¯s second female premier, assuming her appointment is approved by the national assembly, elevating a former technology executive to one of the nation¡¯s highest political posts.
The tapping of Han underscores Lee¡¯s commitment to shoring up future growth of the domestic economy and the need to leverage a wider range of industries. During her five years at the helm of Naver, a company sometimes called the Google of Korea, Han helped broaden its revenue streams beyond its search engine model to also draw on e-commerce, fintech and content generation.
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