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Junkoo Kim is the founder of our Company and has served as a member of our Board and Chief Executive Officer since September 2016. Mr. Kim is the Chairman of our Board. Mr. Kim also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of NAVER WEBTOON Ltd. (NAVER WEBTOON), our wholly-owned subsidiary in Korea, since May 2017. Mr. Kim joined NAVER (then known as Search Solution Corp.) as a developer in 2004 and has over 19 years of experience in comics or digital content. Mr. Kim received his Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry from Seoul National University.

David J. Lee joined our Company as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer in November 2023, has been a member of our Board since April 2024, and oversees global corporate, financial and operations teams of the Company and two of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Wattpad Corp. and Wattpad WEBTOON Studios Corp. Mr. Lee has over two decades of experience across retail and consumer industries driving business transformation, supply chain optimization, operations and finance. Mr. Lee previously served as (i) President of AppHarvest, Inc., a leading AgTech and sustainable food company building some of the country's largest indoor farms, leveraging cutting-edge technology, from January 2021 to November 2022 and thereafter served on its board through November 2022, (ii) the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Impossible Foods Inc. from December 2015 to January 2021 and from December 2015 to March 2019, respectively, where he led the business functions to transform it from a pre-revenue to hyper-growth company with global sales and a comprehensive commercial manufacturing and supply chain capability, and (iii) Chief Financial Officer at Zynga Inc. from April 2014 to December 2015 and was responsible for leading the finance and corporate development teams. Mr. Lee also served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and Strategy for Best Buy Co. Inc. from December 2012 to April 2014, and as Senior Vice President of Consumer Products along with various other roles at Del Monte Foods Inc. from February 2004 to December 2012, where he ran the global food business. Earlier in his career, Mr. Lee (i) worked at Leo Burnett Worldwide, Inc., an advertising company, (ii) helped turn around PG&E during the California Energy Crisis as Director of Strategic Planning, (iii) served as strategy consultant at McKinsey & Company, and (iv) spent time in venture capital investing at EPVC. Mr. Lee has also been serving as founder and board chair of Inevitable Tech, Inc., a private company pioneering technology and plant science, since December 2022 and was its CEO from December 2022 to October 2023. Mr. Lee also has served on the board of directors for Zevia PBC, a public growth beverage company, and Benson Hill, Inc., a publicly traded food technology company, from July 2022 and from January 2021, respectively. Mr. Lee is also a Fellow at the Council of Korean Americans and the Network of Korean American Leaders. Mr. Lee received a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Harvard College and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago. Mr. Lee's title was changed from Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer to Chief Financial Officer. Effective April 10, 2026, Mr. Lee ceased serving as the Company's Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Lee will continue to serve as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Board of Directors. In addition, effective April 1, 2026, Mr. Lee has been appointed as the President of Wattpad Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company in Canada.

On March 2, 2026, the Board of Directors of WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. unanimously appointed Yongsoo Kim to serve as the President of the Company, effective March 2, 2026. Mr. Kim's new title is President of the Company. In addition, on March 2, 2026, the Board increased the size of the Board and appointed Yongsoo Kim to fill the newly created vacancy on the Board, effective March 2, 2026. Yongsoo Kim has served as the Company's Chief Strategy Officer since December 2023. Mr. Kim has been concurrently serving as Head of Global WEBTOON, leading global strategic initiatives and the Company's Rest of the World business to accelerate organic and inorganic growth and global integration, since August 2024. Mr. Kim joined the Company in November 2022 as Head of Strategy and served in the position until December 2023, leading company-wide transformation in 2023. Since April 2025, Mr. Kim has also been leading operations of WEBTOON Productions (formerly Wattpad WEBTOON Studios), the Company's North American entertainment business. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kim served as Chief Operating Officer at Mars Auto and as Principal at KKR, from January 2022 to October 2022 and from January 2018 to January 2022, respectively. Mr. Kim also served as Project Manager at Tesla from April 2017 to January 2018, and served as Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company from October 2012 to April 2017. Mr. Kim has been serving as a member of the board of directors at LD CARBON Co., Ltd. since April 2025 and previously served as a member of the board of directors at ECORBIT Corp. (formerly TSK Corporation) from December 2020 to March 2022. As CSO, Kim drove global strategic initiatives to accelerate growth and deepen global integration, most notably leading the company's collaboration with The Walt Disney Company in 2025. Further, Mr. Kim served as an auditor at HD Hyundai Marine Solution Co., Ltd. from June 2021 to January 2022. Mr. Kim received a Bachelor of Business Administration at Yonsei University in 2012.

Saeju Jeong has served as a member of our Board since June 2025. Mr. Jeong has served as the Executive Chairman of Noom, a leading digital health company, since July 2023. Mr. Jeong co-founded Noom in 2008, and served as the CEO from July 2006 to July 2023. Mr. Jeong is also a board member of the Foundation for the NIH and co-founder of United Korean Founders.

Hyeeun Son has been serving as our Chief Design Officer since May 2022. Ms. Son also has served as the Head of Design at NAVER WEBTOON, since September 2017, and was appointed as Vice President of NAVER WEBTOON in March 2019. Previously, Ms. Son served as designer at NAVER since 2006. Ms. Son received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication Design from Hongik University.

Isabelle Winkles has been a member of our Board since April 2024 and has been the Chief Financial Officer of Braze, Inc., a publicly traded platform technology company, since January 2020. Previously, Ms. Winkles was the Vice President, Finance and Chief of Staff to the Chief Financial Officer of Cognizant Technologies Solutions Corp., a professional services company, from April 2018 to January 2020. Ms. Winkles also served in various roles at Morgan Stanley & Co. from July 2000 to April 2018, including as Managing Director from January 2016 to April 2018. During her tenure at Morgan Stanley & Co., Ms. Winkles held a number of operating roles including Head of Financial Planning & Analysis and Treasurer to some of the largest legal entities. Ms. Winkles received her M.B.A. from Harvard University and her B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Nancy Dubuc has been a member of our Board since May 2024. Ms. Dubuc has served as a member of the board of directors and chair of the Audit Committee and member of Executive Committee of Warner Music Group Corporation since July 2021, and on the board of directors of Flutter Entertainment Plc since April 2021, serving as a member of its Compensation and Human Resources Committee, Risk and Sustainability Committee, Audit Committee, Compensation and Human Resources Committee, and NCG & Remuneration Committee. From May 2018 to February 2023, Ms. Dubuc held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Vice Media, LLC. Ms. Dubuc also served several positions at A&E Television Networks, LLC from November 1993 to April 2018, including her position as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2013 to 2018. Ms. Dubuc's engagement with the media, digital and publishing industries started earlier in her career, when she served various positions at Lifetime Entertainment Services, Big Rock Productions and WGBH Educational Foundation Inc. Ms. Dubuc received her B.S. in Communication from Boston University in 1991.

Haejin Lee has served as a member of our Board since October 2020. Mr. Lee also served as the Global Investment Officer of NAVER from March 2017 until March 2025. Mr. Lee co-founded NAVER in June 1999, served as chair of the board of NAVER from January 2004 until March 2017 and resumed his service as chair of the board again in March 2025. Prior to co-founding NAVER, from February 1992 to June 1999, Mr. Lee served in several roles at Samsung SDS Co., Ltd., an information technology services provider. Mr. Lee received a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science from Seoul National University and a Master of Science in computer science from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.

Jun Masuda has been a member of our Board since October 2020. Mr. Masuda has also served as a member of the board of directors of LINE Digital Frontier Corporation (LDF), our subsidiary, since August 2020, Executive Corporate Officer at LY Corporation since October 2023, Domain Lead of Content & Membership Domain at LY Corporation since October 2025, succeeding his role as Entertainment Company CEO from October 2023 to September 2025, and Representative Director of LINE MUSIC Corporation since December 2014. Previously, Mr. Masuda served as President and Representative Director, Chief Product Officer of Z Entertainment Corporation, formerly a subsidiary of Z Holdings Corporation (Z Holdings), between April 2021 and September 2023 and Director and Senior Managing Corporate Officer of Z Holdings between March 2021 to September 2023.

Namsun Kim has served as a member of our Board since May 2024. Mr. Kim has served as President of Investments of NAVER since April 2025, where he oversees global strategic investments, including M&A and a refocused global venture capital investment program. Mr. Kim has also served as the Executive Chairman of Poshmark Inc., a subsidiary of NAVER, since April 2025, overseeing the business operations and strategic decision-making. Since October 2025, Mr. Kim has also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Poshmark Inc. Previously, Mr. Kim served as NAVER's Chief Financial Officer from March 2022 to March 2025, during which time he oversaw corporate and business development, M&A and global growth initiatives. Prior to his role as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Kim joined NAVER in 2020 as Vice President of corporate development and M&A. He also led the finance function for the Company including as our Chief Financial Officer from March 2022 to October 2023. Prior to joining NAVER, Mr. Kim led Private Equity Investments in Korea at Macquarie Group from April 2017 to July 2020, during which time he served on the boards of ADT Korea (c/k/a SK Shieldus, a leading security and dispatch provider) and LG CNS (a leading IT services provider and LG Group affiliate). Between 2012 and 2017, Mr. Kim held several investment banking positions at Morgan Stanley and Lazard across New York, Hong Kong and Seoul. Earlier in his career, Mr. Kim was a corporate attorney at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP. Mr. Kim received a Bachelor of Science degree in Materials Science & Engineering from Seoul National University and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School.

Yuki Chae is the Chief Product Officer for WEBTOON Entertainment, a role he assumed in April 2026. In this capacity, he oversees the global product strategy and planning for the company's webcomic and webnovel platforms, following his successful tenure as Head of Korean Content Services. Chae joined NAVER in 2013, before transitioning to WEBTOON to support the company's webcomics and webnovel business in 2014. As senior manager, Chae oversaw strategic planning, data analysis, content management, and platform operations for content services across the United States, Korea, and Japan. In 2021, he transitioned to product planning and service operations for LINE Digital Frontier in Japan and was appointed as Vice President at NAVER WEBTOON in 2022, before leading Operations for WEBTOON's US business In 2023. Chae holds a bachelor's degree in Media & Communications from Korea University.

Leah Goeun Yeon has joined WEBTOON Entertainment as the company's first Chief Business Officer (CBO). In the newly created role, Yeon will oversee WEBTOON's Korean and Rest of World webcomic platform business (excluding Japan), leading growth, marketing, content, and creator management. She was previously Chief Growth & Marketing Officer at Woowa Brothers, a top food delivery app in Korea. Yeon was also co-founder and CEO of Simply O, a Korea-founded e-commerce lifestyle brand that expanded to the global market. Yeon has also held roles at McKinsey, Google, Samsung Electronics, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.