The group’s position surged in two weeks
It seems that attention will be focused on future performance
[아시아경제 성기호 기자] Hana Financial Group was awarded as the head of Hana Bank and vice president of Digital Retail Group Seong-ho Park was selected. In the financial sector, the analysis that Park has emerged as a leading candidate for’Post Kim Jong-tae’ through this greeting is dominant. In particular, Candidate Park, who was included in the short list for the next president-elect (final candidate group) and was selected as the next president of Hana Bank, It is being evaluated as a central figure. He is drawing attention as he can emerge as a strong dark horse in the competitive landscape for the next president, depending on the legal risk situation of other leading candidates.
27 days According to the financial sector, on the 25th, Hana Financial Group held an Executive Recommendation Committee (Chuwi Lim) to recommend multiple candidates, Park and Lee Seung-yeol, vice president of Hana Bank, and recommended Candidate Park as the sole candidate at Hana Bank Lim, which was held on the same day. Candidate Park is scheduled to be elected through the board of directors and regular shareholders’ meetings held next month.
Hana Financial said, “The best person to inspire new vitality in the organization based on abundant experience and excellent insight in digital, global, and asset management, which are growing in importance in the rapidly changing financial market.”
Candidate Park, born in 1964, graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Seoul National University. He joined Hana Bank’s predecessor, Korea Investment Finance, where he served as the head of the Indonesian branch of Hana Bank, the vice president of the Wealth Management Group, and the President of Hana Financial TI. He is considered an expert who encompasses strategy, sales digital, and overseas business. In particular, he served as the head of the management support office, which is the head of the group’s chairman’s secretary office, and it is known that his relationship with Chairman Kim Jong-tae is also tight, making it easy to meet hands and feet.
Candidate Park received the attention of the financial industry by surpassing Hana Finance Vice Chairman Lee Jin-guk and Hana Bank Chairman Ji Seong-gyu at the meeting when Kim’s reappointment was decided. Candidate Park has been evaluated as a person who has steadily accumulated experience as a CEO within the group, led by Hana Bank in Indonesia and Hana Financial Group. However, in the meantime, the presence has not been revealed to the outside. For this reason, attention is being paid to the background of the rapid rise in the group’s position within two weeks, from the inclusion of the shortlist for the next chairman to the appointment of the bank president.
Digital-related business success achievements attention… Abundant overseas experience
Candidate Park is evaluated as a person who possesses both digital and global capabilities, the future food for banks. In particular, it has a track record of successfully leading digital-related large-scale businesses one after another. priority At the time of the merger between Hana and Foreign Exchange Bank in 2015, he successfully completed the merger between the two banks, which had been delayed as the head of the integration promotion. Following The following year, in 2016, as president of Hana Financial T.I. (formerly Hana I&S), he successfully completed the computerization integration work between Hana Bank and KEB. In addition, in 2017, it also built the first integrated group data center in the Korean financial sector in Cheongna International City, Incheon.
As Candidate Park’s position within the group rises rapidly, it is predicted that there may be a change in the next Hana Financial succession structure. Chairman Kim recently succeeded in re-employment, leading Hana Financial Group for another year. Therefore, Hana Financial Group’s Chairman Candidate Recommendation Committee must select the candidates for Hana Financial Group again within one year.
Meanwhile, Lim Chu-wi also announced candidates for the next CEO of Hana Financial Investment, Hana Card, Hana Capital, and Hana Savings Bank on the 25th. As the representative of Hana Financial Investment, Vice Chairman Eun-Hyung Lee, who oversees the group’s global business, will be in charge. Candidate Lee, born in 1974, will be named as the youngest CEO in the securities industry if finalized through the board of directors and regular shareholders’ meeting.
Hana Card CEO Jang Gyeong-hoon, Yoon Gyu-sun, Hana Capital CEO, and Oh Hwa-kyung, the current CEO of Hana Savings Bank, were recommended as CEO candidates for each company based on their good business performance, allowing them to be reappointed.
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