Lee Woo-yeol Appointed as President of KB Bukopin Bank

Lee Woo-yeol, President of KB Bukopin Bank

[Asia Economy Reporter Song Hwajeong] KB Kookmin Bank announced on the 25th that Lee Woo-yeol has taken office as the president of KB Bukopin Bank.

Lee Woo-yeol, president of KB Bukopin Bank, previously served as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHO) at KB Financial Group, as well as head of the IT Group at KB Kookmin Bank. In particular, he successfully completed the development of KB Kookmin Bank's next-generation IT system, enhancing the overall efficiency of the organization, which has led to his evaluation as the ideal person to successfully lead the introduction of the next-generation system at KB Bukopin Bank.

A KB Kookmin Bank official stated, "The newly appointed president Lee Woo-yeol has extensive experience and capabilities within KB Financial Group, having held key positions in strategy, HR, and IT," and added, "He is regarded as the optimal CEO to lead the normalization of KB Bukopin Bank through the introduction of the next-generation system and risk management."

President Lee of KB Bukopin Bank presented improving soundness, strengthening sales capabilities, and becoming a bank loved by customers as the core management directions, and stated, "I will grow KB Bukopin Bank to provide customers with more convenient and safer services."

Since acquiring a 67% stake in KB Bukopin Bank, a mid-sized Indonesian bank, in August 2020, KB Kookmin Bank has been continuously working to enhance KB Bukopin Bank's competitiveness in Indonesia through governance improvements and capability transfers.

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