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Son Byung-hwan, the new chairman of the NH NongHyup Financial Group. (Photo: NHFG)Under rapidly changing internal and external conditions, NH NongHyup Financial Group is tasked with two missions: serving customers as a financial institution and playing the role of a profit-generating center for agri…
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Shinhan Bank President Jin Ok-dong. (Photo: Shinhan Bank)Shinhan Bank will strengthen its non-financial platform business and focus on the digital PB business with its new mobile asset management channel in 2021. In particular, the bank will push for digital innovation and lead the digitalization of…
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On Jan. 4, President Ji Sung-kyu appears as a hologram figure due to the COVID-19 pandemic and greets employees at the headquarters of Hana Bank in Seoul in a non-face-to-face manner. (Photo: Hana Bank)Hana Bank announced on Dec. 28, 2020 that it has executed its reorganization and executive reshuff…
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On Jan. 4, Yoon Jong-won, president of IBK’s gives a New Year’s message through the bank’s own broadcasting system during a ceremony to mark the first business day of 2021 in consideration of the COVID-19 situation. (Photo: IBK)The Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) replaced its annual ceremony to ki…
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Kwon Joon-hak, president of NH NongHyup Bank.Kwon Joon-hak, president of NH NongHyup Bank, who took office on January 1st, listens to the opinions of the head of Farm and Joy, a smart farm run by young farmers during his visit to the farm in Asan, South Chungcheong Province, on Jan. 5. (Photos: Nong…
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Chairman Sohn Byung-doo of Korea Exchange (KRX) delivers his inaugural speech as he took office at an inauguration ceremony at the KRX headquarters in Busan on Dec. 21.Former Vice Chairman Sohn Byung-doo of the Financial Services Commission (FSC) started his three-year term as chairman of Korea Exch…
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Executive Vice Chairman Choi Hyun-man of Mirae Asset Daewoo. (Photo: Mirae Asset Daewoo)In 2020, Mirae Asset Daewoo enjoyed record-high sales in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis with differentiated risk management, the ability to deal with crises and a balanced profit structure. By focusing on expand…
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Chairman Chung Hee-soo of the Korea Life Insurance Association. (KLIA) (Photo: KLIA)Chung Hee-soo, chairman of the Korea Life Insurance Association (KLIA), pledged to support the expansion of the healthcare market for the life insurance industry by preparing a construction insurance information shar…
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Shinhan Life Insurance CEO Sung Dae-kyu. (Photo: Shinhan Life Insurance)Sung Dae-kyu has been tapped as head of integrated Shinhan Life Insurance, the combination of Shinhan Life Insurance and Orange Life. Sung is set to take office as CEO of Shinhan Life Insurance in July 2021. The Shinhan Financia…
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Jung Ji-won, chairman of the GIAK.Chairman Jung Ji-won took office as the 54th chairman of General Insurance Association of Korea (GIAK) on Dec. 23. In his inaugural speech, GIAK Chairman Jung said, “Now is a significant time for GIAK to explore new growth models to brace for a paradigm shift in th…
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Vice Chairman & CEO Kim Jung-soo of Samyang Foods. (Photos: Samyang Foods)Samyang Foods, once a Korean ramen pioneer and legend, is making a splash in the global ramen market with Buldak Ramen, a spicy ramen brand. Buldak Ramen has establish…
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LG Chem CEO and Vice Chmn. Shin Hak-cheol and Sinopec Chmn. Hou Qijun applaud as both sides signed a deal to jointly develop core materials of the sodium-ion battery at LG Twin Tower in Yeouido, Seoul, Oct. 30. (Photo: LG Chem)LG Chem is joining forc…
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Chairman & CEO Choi Jin-shik of the Federation of Middle Market Enterprises of Korea (FOMEK), Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo and Malaysian Amb. to Korea Dato' Mohd Zamruni bin Khalid pose with other attendees at speaking at “2025 MME Internation…
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Dignitaries, including Chmn. Shin Dong-bin of Lotte Group and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, applaud as they participated in a ceremony to dedicate a petrochemical plant, dubbed “Lotte Chemical New Ethylene (LINE),” in Cilegon on the island…
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