Mirae Asset Taps Securities Vice President Roh Yong-woo as New DigitalX CEO
Summary
- Mirae Asset Group said it has appointed Roh Yong-woo, a vice president at Mirae Asset Securities, as the new chief executive of DigitalX, formerly Korbit.
- Roh Yong-woo will be formally appointed after the FIU accepts the filing to change the representative director of the virtual asset service provider (VASP) and after procedures including next year’s shareholders’ meeting.
- A Mirae Asset Group official said DigitalX would serve as a key pillar in realizing Mirae Asset 3.0 by maximizing the integration of traditional finance and digital assets and business synergies.
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Mirae Asset Group has named Roh Yong-woo, a vice president at Mirae Asset Securities, as the new chief executive officer of DigitalX, formerly Korbit.
DigitalX said on November 5 that Roh had been nominated as its next CEO. He will be formally appointed after the Financial Intelligence Unit accepts a filing to change the representative director of the virtual asset service provider, or VASP, and after procedures including next year’s shareholders’ meeting.
Roh, born in 1968, graduated from Seoul National University with a degree in economics. At Mirae Asset Securities, he has served as head of management innovation and head of group risk management. He has led the firm’s innovation task force since November 2025.
A Mirae Asset Group official described DigitalX as a key pillar of the group’s “Mirae Asset 3.0” strategy. The official said the company would maximize the integration of traditional finance and digital assets, as well as business synergies.
