Hungkuk Life Insurance's Lim Hyung-jun and Hungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance's Lim Kyu-jun Appointed as CEOs

Hyeongjun Lim, Nominee for CEO of Heungkuk Life Insurance

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] Heungkuk Life Insurance and Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance announced on the 13th that they have appointed Lim Hyung-jun, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Korea, and Lim Kyu-jun, former spokesperson of the Financial Services Commission, as their new CEOs, respectively.

Appointee Lim Hyung-jun (60) graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Economics and completed graduate studies at the same university. He joined the Bank of Korea in 1987. He served in the Financial Markets Department, Monetary Policy Department, and as Deputy Governor in charge of management. He is currently serving as a full-time auditor at KB Life Insurance.

Recognized as a financial expert, Lim Hyung-jun is highly regarded not only for his expertise in finance but also for his organizational management and internal and external communication skills.

Im Gyu-jun, Nominee for CEO of Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance

Appointee Lim Kyu-jun (59) graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in Business Administration and joined Maeil Business Newspaper Group in 1987.

He worked as head of the International Department, Real Estate Department, Securities Department, Economic Department, and as director at Maeil Business Newspaper and MBN. Since 2016, he has served as spokesperson (director) of the Financial Services Commission, overseeing financial industry and financial supervision policies, actively working in both government agencies and media. He is currently serving as Secretary-General of the Financial Creditors Adjustment Committee.

Heungkuk Life Insurance and Heungkuk Fire & Marine Insurance plan to establish new leadership capable of building a healthy organizational culture by recruiting experts with diverse experience in the financial sector. In particular, they intend to accelerate efforts to strengthen digital business competitiveness and customer-centric management tailored to consumer expectations.

The appointees of both companies are scheduled to be officially appointed through the regular shareholders' meeting and board of directors meeting to be held in March.

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