South Korean conglomerate CJ ENM has appointed Chang-Gun Koo as the new CEO of its entertainment division. Ku is a veteran of CJ Group and is currently tasked with overseeing plans for global expansion and accelerated growth to “lead a new paradigm in the entertainment industry.”
As part of the annual executive turnover, Koo will succeed Ho-sung Kang as co-CEO of CJ Group. Mr. Koo joined the company in 2010 and worked as an analyst at Samsung Securities before becoming CEO of CJ Foodville, a global food service and culture company, in 2017. Beauty store CJ Oliveyoung supervised by himself since 2018.
CJ ENM’s entertainment division spans media content, music, film and performing arts. Over the past few years, we have experienced aggressive growth. In 2021, he pledged to invest more than KRW 5 trillion ($4.5 billion) in content creation over the next five years.The company behind Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar winner Parasite and Fox’s i can see your voice Earlier this year, it acquired 80% of Endeavor Content’s scripting business, expanded its multi-studio structure internationally, and launched CJ ENM Studio, which specializes in content production for OTT platforms in Korea and around the world.
CJ ENM also continues to expand its digital and technology business with its recent investment in US-based concert platform AmazeVR and its partnership with Line Digital Frontier in Japan-based joint venture Studio Dragon Japan. I’m here.
