Daniel CHOI

CEO

Seoul, South Korea22 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

17 years of experience in product management.
Expertise in esports and gaming industry.
Proven track record in team and player development.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in the esports and gaming industry with extensive experience in business development and operations.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentGeneral Management

Other Skills

eSportsNew MediaMarketing StrategyProject ManagementComputer GamesMobile GamesOnline GamingSocial NetworkingVideo GamesOnline AdvertisingCommunity ManagementDigital MarketingMarketingDigital MediaMicrosoft Office

About

My 17 year long product management experience in the game and esports industry in various regions like Korea, Europe and SouthEast Asia has helped me realize that a career in building and managing teams to lead a product successfully as a product owner is the perfect career path for me. My goal is to help Games, Esports, Media and Professional esports club organizations in various regions to become a successful entertainment business worldwide. Professional Profile - Excellent planning and operating skills developed throughout years of working with various stakeholders. - Excellent player and team development skills, honed during my work as esports operations at RIOT GAMES and Electronic Arts etc. - Deep understanding of co-promotion, gained through extensive experience in acquiring sponsorship deals as well as creating media rights for esports leagues.

Experience

Afreecatv co., ltd.

2 roles

CEO

Promoted

Mar 2025 – Present · 1 yr 1 mo · 대한민국 서울 · On-site

no.1 livestreaming platform

Business DevelopmenteSportsNew MediaGeneral ManagementMarketing StrategyProject Management+2

Managing Director, GM of Global Business

Dec 2021 – Dec 2024 · 3 yrs · Seoul, South Korea

Soop co., ltd.

President, Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)

Dec 2024 – Apr 2025 · 4 mos · Seoul, South Korea · On-site

Soop

Managing Director, GM of Global Business

Dec 2021 – Dec 2024 · 3 yrs · Seoul, South Korea · On-site

- Launching SOOP livestreaming platform

One esports

Senior Director of Marketing

Sep 2021 – Dec 2021 · 3 mos · Singapore

Electronic arts (ea)

2 roles

Director, Asia CGE Business Operations at Electronic Arts (EA)

Oct 2020 – Jun 2021 · 8 mos · Singapore

Coordinating and planning for projects, and actively driving work across teams and functions.
Leading efforts to drive cross-functional planning and prep activities across the event program team.
Driving regular status update meetings to assess progress and identify risks. Work with cross functional partners to proactively mitigate risks.

Director, Head of Asia Competitive Gaming, FIFA Online 4 Commissioner

Jun 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Singapore

Building and leading the Esports discipline in both Business and operations
Developing the strategies and budget for FIFA Online 4 esports program
Building media business opportunities with partnering with top tier broadcast and production partners
Designing comprehensive Asia esports Ecosystem
Leading regional/international level esports events including onsite marketing activation with partner football clubs and leagues
Helping local teams to establish national leagues in major markets

Riot games

2 roles

Senior EU League Operations Manager

Promoted

Jan 2014 – Dec 2017 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Develope EU esports ecosystem
EU League Operation Manager
Run EU Championship Series (EU LCS)
Run EU Challenger Series (EU CS)
Support EU National Leagues
Team Relations Lead
LCS, CS and Domestic level teams

Senior Manger of KR esports

Sep 2011 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Established Korean esports ecosystem
LoL Invitational
OGN Champions (Current LCK)
Nicegame TV League of Legends Battle (NLB)
PC Bang tournament
Built the partnership with broadcast partners
OGN, NicegameTV, Afreeca TV

Wemade entertainment co., ltd.

General Manger of WeMade FOX Pro-esports club

Sep 2007 – Sep 2011 · 4 yrs · Seoul, Korea

General manager of WeMade FOX pro-game team; managing the team, sale sponsors
StarCraft : NaDa, Hero and Ty etc.
WarCraft3 : Moon, Lyn and Soccer
Counter Strike : Solo, Termi, glow etc.
Organize esports league with internal product; collaborating with OGN and GOM TV
Avalon league
Chang Chun league