Soomin Park

Franchise Leader at Amazon Games

Soomin Park, Franchise Leader at Amazon Games

Soomin Park is a video games executive with over 20 years of experience in the industry. He recently concluded his tenure as the Franchise Leader for Lost Ark at Amazon Games, where he spent four years contributing to the publishing business and service of the game.2

Key Highlights

Served as the Franchise Leader for Lost Ark at Amazon Games from May 2020 to May 20241
Helped bring Lost Ark to the West, with the game achieving the fourth-highest concurrent player count in Steam history at launch3
Worked to reduce player fatigue, fight bots, and listen to the community's feedback during his time at Amazon Games3
Oversaw significant updates to Lost Ark in 2023, including four new classes, four new continents, new raids and dungeons, and quality-of-life improvements4
Focused on reducing the grind and homework required for players to keep up in the game by consolidating progression tiers and easing gear honing and character setting4

Career Background

Prior to Amazon Games, Soomin Park held various leadership roles at other gaming companies, including:

Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer at WizeIoT
Vice President at KRAFTON Inc.
COO at En Masse Entertainment
VP of Technology, VP of Social Game Operations, and VP of Game Operations at Nexon America Inc.
Director of Business Management and Senior Manager at NEXON KOREA1

He holds a Bachelor's degree from Sungkyunkwan University and is fluent in Korean and English.1