"Becoming a Good CEO is to Love People"… Proxy Planet CEO Park Youngmok's Global CEO Talk 

The Global CEO Talk, hosted by Korea University Business School (Dean= Kim Sangyong), was held on September 22nd in the LG-POSCO Business Hall, room 433. The special speaker for this event was Park Youngmok, the CEO of Proxy Planet. The talk covered topics such as △ Introduction of Park Youngmok's career △ Trends and future of the gaming industry △ Q&A. 

First, Park Youngmok introduced his career in the gaming industry. He had a distinguished career, working for leading companies in the gaming industry such as Microsoft, NCSOFT, and Blizzard and was involved in launching major games like 'Age of Empires,' 'Lineage 2,' 'World of Warcraft,' and 'StarCraft 2.' He also held positions like CEO of 'Crytek' Korea and Asia-Pacific, head of Naver's smartphone game development subsidiary 'Orange Crew,' and CEO of the mobile game startup company 'Inchant Interactive.' Currently, Park Youngmok serves as the CEO of 'Proxy Planet,' a consulting company specializing in the gaming industry, as well as the chief advisor of GTR, an accelerating company in the gaming field, and an advisor for OP.GG. 

 Following this, CEO Park Youngmok explained the trends and changes in the gaming industry in the order of △ platforms △ payment methods △ industry concentration areas. He introduced the changes in payment models based on the platforms that have evolved through arcade, package, multiplayer, online, and mobile gaming. He discussed the 'Freemium' strategy, where basic services are offered for free, but premium features are monetized. Park Youngmok explained, "With the advent of the mobile gaming era, startups and smaller companies have been able to reduce marketing costs and easily attract users through the Freemium strategy." He further explained the changes of the game industry saying, "The gaming industry is currently changing their strategies, shifting its focus from distributing products to attracting users and providing 'services’ instead of products.” 

Park Youngmok then introduced the future and vision of the gaming industry, emphasizing that “from now on, the gaming industry should prioritize going back to basics and creating 'fun'." He also mentioned, "As much as it's still a young industry, we need to increase our industrial maturity." 

Finally, the lecture concluded with a Q&A session and career advice. Park Youngmok highlighted the quality of a businessman, saying, "Since you will be working with many people, the most important quality for becoming a good CEO is to love people."