IBK Investment & Securities Appoints Seo Byung-ki, Vice President of Shin Young Securities, as Next CEO

[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] IBK Investment & Securities held a board meeting on the 17th and appointed Seobyunggi, Senior Vice President in charge of IB (Investment Banking) at Shinyoung Securities (photo), as the next CEO. Seobyunggi is scheduled to be officially appointed at the regular shareholders' meeting on the 27th.

Previously, IBK Investment & Securities formed a talent pool of 109 candidates to select the CEO nominee and conducted thorough internal and external verification of the candidates' careers and achievements. Subsequently, the Inside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee, composed of outside directors, selected Seobyunggi as the final candidate based on interviews and reputation checks conducted on the 16th.

It is known that the selection process highly valued expertise in the company's core business area of corporate finance and a sense of mission in policy finance as a securities firm specializing in small and medium enterprises.

Born in 1963, Seobyunggi graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Economics. Starting his career at Korea Exchange Bank, he was recruited as an early member of Korea Investment Corporation in 2005, where he was responsible for HR and system establishment. Since 2008, he has served as Senior Vice President in charge of IB at Shinyoung Securities and as head of the WM division.

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