Life Summary
Park Yong-hyun is the CEO of Nexon Games.

He is focusing on the expansion of new intellectual properties (IP) for the Nexon Group.

He was born on November 19, 1970.

After graduating from Korea University with a degree in electrical engineering in 1993, he began his career as a software developer.

He served as the head of Studio E&G at NCSoft and later as the head of Bluehole Studio (now Krafton). In May 2013, he founded NetGames and took on the role of CEO. The company entered the KOSDAQ market through a merger with NH Corporation Acquisition Purpose No. 9 in 2017.

In 2018, Nexon Korea acquired a 30% stake in NetGames, increasing its total ownership to 48.3%, thus integrating it as a subsidiary. In March 2022, Nexon Games was established through a merger with another subsidiary, Nexon GT.

Park Yong-hyun has been serving as CEO for over 11 years since the NetGames era and has also been the Vice President in charge of development at Nexon Korea since April 2024.

Nexon Games is focusing on the long-term success of its shooting game "The First Descendant," which was released in July 2024, along with the launch of large new game projects by Nexon Korea.

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