On the 18th, comprehensive real estate management corporation S&I Corporation (hereafter S&I) announced that it has recruited digital innovation expert Yang Ho-cheol as Chief Digital Transformation Officer.
Yang Ho-cheol has a background that includes working at Kakao, NHN Business Platform (now Naver), and Daum Communications, and previously served as co-CEO and Chief Technology Officer at Kakao Commerce, an internal startup of Kakao. He also founded Blue Whale, an artificial intelligence-based data processing solution corporation (now AIMMO), demonstrating technical expertise.
Yang will join S&I to lead company-wide digital transformation efforts, including IT strategy establishment, infrastructure optimization, and information security risk management. S&I plans to accelerate its goal of achieving 1 trillion won in revenue by combining enhanced digital capabilities with specialized competitiveness in real estate management through the recruitment of Yang Ho-cheol.
In addition, S&I plans to change the name of its IT department from Chief Information Officer to Chief Digital Officer and to establish a corporate culture based on IT strategy to further bolster future growth drivers.
S&I representative Hyung Won-jun noted, "S&I has created a unique competitiveness and results in the real estate management industry based on differentiated PropTech capabilities over the past 50 years," adding, "I expect that Yang's outstanding technical skills and leadership will significantly contribute to completing S&I's innovative business roadmap."