Choi Hui-young Nominated as Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism... "Suitable Figure for the K-Culture 300 Trillion Won Era" [Profile]

[Financial News] President Lee Jae-myung nominated Choi Hui-young, CEO of Nol Universe (60), as the candidate for Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the 11th. He was born in Busan in 1964 and graduated from Gyeongseong High School and Sogang University with a degree in English Literature.
Kang Hoon-sik, Chief of Staff to the President, announced the nominations for the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport through a briefing at the Presidential Office in Yongsan, Seoul, on this day.
Candidate Choi is a media-originated platform management expert. He served as CEO of the game platform company NHN and as CEO of Interpark, which had a significant influence in tickets and travel, and is currently co-CEO of Nol Universe, which integrates the Yanolja platform and Interpark Triple.
He built his media career as a journalist at Yonhap News and YTN, then served as CEO at NHN, leading online-based service strategies. Later, as CEO of Interpark, he spearheaded the integrated management of travel, culture, and performance platforms, and led the launch of 'Nol Universe' by driving the merger of Yanolja platform and Interpark Triple at the end of last year.
In particular, Candidate Choi is evaluated as a figure who has focused on digital-based leisure and tourism industry innovation, such as the advancement of personalized services based on artificial intelligence (AI) and vast travel data, integration of members and points, and synergy strategies between platforms.
Chief Kang introduced in the nomination announcement, “Candidate Choi is a person with experience and expertise in various fields, such as a journalist, online portal CEO, and travel platform founder,” and “He is introduced as the new CEO in the field of culture, sports, and tourism who will make the President's vision of opening the 300 trillion won K-Culture market era a reality based on private sector expertise and novelty.”

rsunjun@fnnews.com Yoo Sun-jun Reporter