Fintech security company Aton announced on the 31st that it has appointed Woo Gil-su, former Executive Vice President of Business Development, as the new CEO and will transition to a dual CEO system with Kim Jong-seo and Woo Gil-su serving as co-CEOs.
Aton held a board meeting at its headquarters in Yeouido, Seoul, and approved the agenda to elect Woo Gil-su as the new CEO. The company decided to introduce a dual CEO system and strengthen responsibility management by division to enhance decision-making efficiency. The plan is to continue growth in the domestic market, discover new business opportunities, and actively pursue full-scale entry into the global market.
New CEO Woo joined Aton in 2018 as the head of the Solution Business Division after working at KG TG, URACLE, Dream Security, and KG Mobilians. He is a strategist in mobile and fintech business. He led the company to secure a dominant market share by consecutively winning electronic signature certification business licensing projects targeting major banks. He played a significant role in Aton achieving its highest-ever sales last year.
CEO Woo will focus on scaling up the company’s business in the domestic market through swift decision-making across all divisions, including security and authentication business, service business, and solution development. In the core solution business division, he will actively promote the supply of key products through an up-selling strategy targeting the financial sector, based on the business competitiveness secured in the electronic signature certification business licensing project market.
CEO Kim Jong-seo will lead the development of sales channels for Aton’s full-scale overseas expansion and oversee the discovery and investment in new companies as well as M&A to create business synergies. As Aton enters its fourth year since listing, he plans to focus on increasing the company’s corporate value and establishing shareholder-friendly policies.
An Aton official stated, "Through the dual CEO system, introduced for the first time since the company’s founding, we plan to respond agilely to the rapidly changing external environment," adding, "This year will be the first year to lay a concrete foundation for mid- to long-term growth."
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