Kim Beom-su, chairman of Kakao's management innovation committee who promised to return half of his wealth, has donated over 100 billion KRW cumulatively.
According to the public interest corporation Brian Impact's website on the 27th, Kim's total donations have reached 101 billion KRW. On the 14th, Kim donated 200,000 shares of Kakao stock to Brian Impact, surpassing the 100 billion KRW donation milestone.
Kim began his steady donation activities 18 years ago, starting with a 100 million KRW donation to his alma mater, Konkuk University High School of Education, in 2007, and has continued supporting recovery efforts for the Gangneung wildfire and flood damage during the monsoon season.
In particular, after announcing in 2021 his intention to donate more than half of his wealth to solve social issues, he sold Kakao shares worth 500 billion KRW and established the public interest corporation Brian Impact that same year, actively continuing his social contributions.
In a New Year's message sent to all employees of Kakao and its affiliates at the time, he confirmed his firm resolve, stating, "Witnessing social problems intensify in various ways during turbulent times, I felt I could no longer delay this decision."
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