{"id":777038707,"date":"2026-03-04T08:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T11:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777038707"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:51:30","slug":"kangwon-land-names-nam-han-gyu-interim-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/kangwon-land-names-nam-han-gyu-interim-ceo","title":{"rendered":"Kangwon Land names Nam Han-Gyu as interim CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The appointment follows Choi Cheol-Kyoo\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

South Korea.- Kangwon Land<\/strong>, South Korea\u2019s only casino open to locals, has announced the appointment of Nam Han-Gyu<\/strong> as its new interim chief executive officer. The leadership change follows the departure of Choi Cheol-Kyoo<\/strong>, who had been serving as vice-president and executive director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nam had been head of the company\u2019s management support division since June 2024. Before joining the gaming operator, he served as the director of the Regulatory Reform and Legal Affairs Division of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. He’s now tasked with steering the public-enterprise casino operator while a permanent CEO search progresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kangwon Land reported that total sales for 2025 reached almost KRW1.48tn<\/strong> (US$1.03bn), a 3.5 per cent increase from a year earlier. The company plans to invest KRW126.4bn<\/strong> (US$88.0m) in 2026 for casino VIP floor renovations, construction of a second casino, resort room upgrades, and replacement of gaming equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> SJM Resorts is latest Macau casino operator to confirm extension of paid parental leave<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The appointment follows Choi Cheol-Kyoo\u2019s resignation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777029785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Kangwon Land, South Korea's exclusive casino for local patrons, has appointed Nam Han-Gyu as interim chief executive officer, succeeding Choi Cheol-Kyoo. Nam, previously from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, assumes leadership as the public-enterprise operator reports KRW1.48tn in 2025 sales and outlines significant KRW126.4bn capital expenditure for 2026, targeting casino and resort enhancements.","focusai_entities":"Kangwon Land, Nam Han-Gyu, Choi Cheol-Kyoo, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy","focusai_location":"South Korea","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.8), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Interim CEO's Strategic Focus","query":"Given Nam Han-Gyu's background in regulatory reform, what immediate shifts in governance frameworks or compliance priorities can be anticipated for Kangwon Land under his interim leadership?"},{"label":"Capital Allocation Impact","query":"How will the planned KRW126.4bn capital expenditure for VIP floor renovations and a second casino impact Kangwon Land's GGR and NGR projections, and what is the expected ROI timeline for these investments?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[24939,24826,16471,152],"class_list":["post-777038707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-appointment","tag-business","tag-kangwon-land","tag-south-korea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777038707"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038707\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777038721,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777038707\/revisions\/777038721"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777029785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777038707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777038707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777038707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}