Digital Jiseonggyu, ESG Ham Youngjoo, Global Lee Eunhyung... Hana Financial's 'Three Vice Chairmen System' Restructuring

[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] Hana Financial Group is embarking on a three-vice chairman system, with each vice chairman overseeing one of the three major innovation capabilities: ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), Global, and Platform Finance.

Hana Financial Group announced on the 24th that it has carried out a 2021 holding company organizational restructuring to achieve the three major strategies of ESG, Global, and Platform.

First, to concentrate the group's innovation capabilities on platform finance, a new position of 'Digital Vice Chairman' was established. Jiseong Kyu, CEO of Hana Bank, was newly appointed as the Digital Vice Chairman to take charge. To strengthen the driving force for digital business promotion at the holding company level, 'Group Digital General Manager' and 'Group ICT General Manager' will be assigned to enhance execution power.

Vice Chairman Ham Young-joo

The newly established ESG Vice Chairman position will be held by Vice Chairman Ham Young-joo, accelerating the full-scale practice of ESG finance. Hana Financial plans to elevate ESG management to a major core issue at the board of directors level and establish ESG-related committees within the board, namely the 'Sustainable Management Committee' and the 'Consumer Risk Management Committee.' These agenda items are scheduled for final approval at the regular shareholders' meeting on the 26th.

Additionally, the soon-to-be-established Consumer Risk Management Committee will have the 'Group Consumer Risk Management General Manager' and the 'Consumer Risk Management Team' assigned to strengthen the committee's driving force. To support execution-focused ESG activities, the existing 'Social Value Team' will be reorganized into the 'ESG Planning Team.'

The Global Vice Chairman role will continue to be performed by Vice Chairman Eun Hyung Lee, who has been solidifying the growth and stability of Hana Financial Group's overseas business since last year.

Hana Financial stated, "With this organizational restructuring, to respond organically and flexibly to the rapidly changing financial environment, the collaboration system among affiliates, which was previously operated by divisions, will be transformed into a horizontal consultative body system." They added, "By reorganizing into a consultative body system, we expect to strengthen autonomous and responsible management of affiliates and activate cooperation in various areas within the group."

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