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Kakao Chairman Kim Beom-su signs the Giving Pledge, officially pledging to give away half his fortune

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Tuesday, March 16, 2021

SEOUL, South Korea, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Kim Beom-su, chairman of Kakao, has signed the Giving Pledge, officially pledging to donate more than half of his personal assets to society.

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  • SEOUL, South Korea, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Kim Beom-su, chairman of Kakao, has signed the Giving Pledge, officially pledging to donate more than half of his personal assets to society.
  • Kakao announced that Kim became the 220th pledger of the Giving Pledge on March 16.
  • The Giving Pledge is a moral commitment by the world's wealthiest to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes.
  • Daum Communications, established in 1995, and Kakao, founded in 2006, merged on October 1, 2014 to become Daum Kakao.