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Chairman Lim Young-rok of KB Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of KB Financial)Chairman Lim Young-rok of KB Financial Group said the group will still go after a securities firm such as Hyundai Securities or Dongyang Securities.
In his New Year’s message, Chairman Lim said the group should continue t…
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Chairman Lee Soon-woo of Woori Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of Woori Financial)Chairman Lee Soon-woo of Woori Financial Group said he would like to tell every officer and staff member working for the group’s affiliates to be proud for working for the group, not dispirited by the pending privatiz…
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Chairman and CEO Lim Jong-ryong of Nonghyup Financial GroupThe NH Financial Group has taken over three affiliates of Woori Financial Group in a package that included Woori Investment and Securities (I&S) Co., Woori Life Insurance Co., and Woori Savings Bank in an open bidding held on Dec. 16 bea…
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Korea Asset Management Corp. President Hong Young-manPresident Hong Young-man of Korea Asset Management Corp. (KAMCO) said in his New Year’s speech that this year should be the year for KAMCO to become a state-owned company that the people love by resetting its corporate culture based on trust and …
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Chairman Hong Ky-ttack of KDB Financial Group.(Photo:Courtesy of KDB)Chairman Hong Ky-ttack of KDB Financial Group said in his New Year’s speech that KDB has been given back its role to act as a state financial group, a window of government policy loans, as it did last year in order to contribute t…
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IBK President Kwon Seon-jooKwon Seon-joo, the senior executive vice president of the Industrial Bank of Korea, has taken over as the CEO of the state-run IBK on Dec. 27
She is the first female president of a bank in Korea as she was officially installed to head the IBK on Dec. 27, last…
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Chairman Kim Yong-hwan of Korea Export and Import Bank holds a bouquet and the Dasan Financial Award for his achievements in the area of public finance, along with Chairman Shin Je-yoon of the Financial Services Commission, left.(Photo: Courtesy of Korea Exim Bank)Chairman and CEO Kim…
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President Kim Ju-ha of NH Bank.(Photo:Courtesy of NH Bank)Vice President Kim Ju-ha of NH Financial Holdings Co. was promoted to president of NH Bank and officially installed in his new position on Jan. 2 in a ceremony. The new president said in his inaugural address that he will lead the bank to be …
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Chairman Choi Kyung-soo of the Korea Exchange gives his New Year speech at a ceremony on Jan. 2 at the Korea Exchange(KRX).(Photo:Courtesy of KRX)Chairman Choi Kyung-soo of Korea Exchange (KRX) said in his New Year’s address that KRX should explore new earnings sources through Creative Finance…
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Chairman Park Jong-soo of the Korea Financial Investment Association (KFIA)Chairman Park Jong-soo of the Korea Financial Investment Association (KFIA) said in his New Year’s statement that the economy is expected to improve this year, but the financial environment would not likely favor the financi…
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Prime Minister Kim Min-seok, MSIT Vice Minister Koo Hyuk-chae, Chairman Kwon Oh-nam of the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST), and ICT Chmn. Noh Joon-hyung as well as prize winners attend a ceremony to celebrate the 2026 an…
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Chmn. Moon Dong-min of Korean Standards Association, Senior Executive Vice Presdient Moon Jong-seung of Samsung Electronics’ Digital Appliances (DA) Division, and CEO Per Ove Øyberg of Nemko Group attend a ceremony in which Samsung Electronics’ Ho…
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President Kwon Seok-yoon of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) poses with related KRIBB researchers during a briefing session on the launch of “mission-oriented visionary projects” (MVPs) at KRIBB head office in Yu…
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People Power Party (PPP) candidate Lee Cheol-woo, seeking reelection for his 3rd term as Gyeongsangbuk-do governor, exchanges greetings at the 2026 Gyeongsangbuk-do Children’s Festival, at the Gyeongbuk Millennium Forest Garden on May 5. (Photo: PPP…
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