SOOP Appoints Choi Young-woo, CSO, as Co-Representational With CEO Seo Soo-gil

Mar 28, 2025

SOOP Appoints Choi Young-woo, CSO, as Co-Representational With CEO Seo Soo-gil
Choi Young-woo, new CEO of SOOP



SOOP (former Africa TV) announced on the 28th that it appointed Choi Young-woo (Chief Strategy Officer) as its new CEO and switched to Seo Soo-gil and Choi Young-woo's respective representative system through the regular shareholders' meeting and board resolution held on the 28th.

The reorganization is a decision to promote global expansion in earnest by increasing mid- to long-term strategy execution power and seek new growth opportunities, the company said. Accordingly, CEO Suh Soo-gil will focus on securing future growth engines centered on new businesses and projects, while CEO Choi Young-woo will lead the overall establishment and implementation of strategies centered on expanding B2B partnerships. Former CEO Chung Chan-yong will serve as a full-time advisor to support maintaining foreign relations and expanding cooperation.

CEO Choi Young-woo has led the overall global business since joining SOOP in December 2021. Based on the experience of establishing Korean and global e-sports leagues and content strategies at EA and Riot Games, it officially launched global platform SOOP in Southeast Asian markets centered on Thailand and launched ON LIVE through partnership with Vietnam's VTVLive. Choi Young-woo, CEO, said "Expanding content sharing between domestic and foreign platforms and expanding the foundation for linking SOOP ecosystems.""Based on our experience in designing global business and content strategies together, we will continue to increase the scalability and efficiency of the platform so that domestic and foreign streamers and users can enjoy practical opportunities" he said.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.