KB Kookmin Bank Recommends Professor Moon Su-bok of KAIST as New Outside Director Candidate

Professor Munsu Bok

[Asia Economy Reporter Bu Aeri] KB Kookmin Bank announced on the 10th that it has recommended Professor Moon Subok of KAIST's Department of Computer Science as a candidate for a new outside director.

The KB Kookmin Bank Outside Director Candidate Recommendation Committee (Nomination Committee) selected Professor Moon as the final candidate through five meetings, three rounds of candidate pool narrowing, and qualification verification procedures. The term is two years.

Professor Moon is an expert in the digital and ICT fields, having served as the head of the Open Energy Cloud Platform Research Group selected by the National Research Foundation of Korea, a policy advisory member of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's Electronic Administration Division, director of the KAIST Cyber Security Center, and dean of the KAIST Graduate School of Information Security.

KB Kookmin Bank explained the reason for the selection, stating, "As competition with big tech companies accelerates and the bank's platform capabilities emerge as a core factor, we selected Professor Moon, who possesses professional knowledge and extensive experience in the digital and ICT fields, as a candidate for a new outside director."

Outside directors Lim Seungtae, Ahn Kanghyun, and Yoo Yonggeun were recommended as candidates for reappointment with a one-year term.

The candidates recommended through the Nomination Committee are scheduled to be officially appointed as outside directors of KB Kookmin Bank after approval at the regular shareholders' meeting to be held on the 24th.

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