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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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President Yoon Dae-hee of Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) attends a ceremony to launch the 2021 business at KODIT headquarters in Daegu on Jan. 4. (Photo: KODIT)Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KODIT) will expand guarantee support as its top priority for the New Year to help the Korean economy overc…
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President Kim Ki-hwan of KB Insurance gives his inaugural speech as he took office at KB Insurance headquarters. (Photo: KB Insurance)KB Insurance announced on Jan. 4 that Kim Ki-hwan officially took office as the new CEO of KB Insurance. Kim exchanged his first official greetings with KB Insurance …
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Chairman Cho Yong-byoung of Shinhan Financial Group. (Photos: Shinhan Financial Group)(from left) Shinhan Bank President Jin Ok-dong, Shinhan Card President Lim Young-jin.Shinhan Life President Sung Dae-kyu.Shinhan Financial Group reshuffle its executives ranks, with CEOs of the financial group’s m…
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Joo Yong-tae (fourth from left), head of Seoul Water, poses for a photo with participants in the 2026 Seoul Waterworks Workshop. (Photos: Seoul Metropolitan Government)From May 18 to May 28, the Seoul Metropolitan Government invited water officials f…
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President Kwon Suk-yoon of the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB). One of the most widely used chemotherapeutic agents for colorectal cancer is 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a cornerstone treatment that has improved outcom…
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On May 20, the IFEZ Authority holds a meeting for the Songdo International Eco Center Project at Songdo G Tower. (Photo: IFEZ)The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority announced that it held a meeting of the Songdo International Eco Center Proj…
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Park Se-woong speaks about the ETRI’s future in his inaugural ceremony. (Photos: ETRI)Park Se-woong took office as the 11th President of the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI). Park is an ICT expert who has led research, ed…
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