HONG KONG—Roblox has poached a Meta Platforms Inc. executive for the newly created role of Asia-Pacific head of public policy, as the videogame company chases growth in the region.

Steve Park, the longtime government relations head for South Korea and Japan at Facebook parent company, will join Roblox next week, a spokeswoman for the San Mateo, Calif.-based company said.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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