BNK Financial's Next Chairman Race in Three-Way Contest... Final Result on the 19th

An Gam-chan, Bin Dae-in, and Kim Yun-mo Three-Way Race

[Asia Economy Reporter Yu Je-hoon] The selection process for the next CEO Chairman of BNK Financial Group has turned into a three-way contest. Internal candidates An Gam-chan, President of Busan Bank, Bin Dae-in, former President, and external candidate Kim Yoon-mo, Vice Chairman of Notic Investment, are competing fiercely, with the final result expected to be revealed on the 19th.

According to the financial sector on the 15th, BNK Financial Group held an Executive Candidate Recommendation Committee meeting on the 12th, where presentations and interviews were conducted for the first round of six CEO Chairman candidates, and a final shortlist of three candidates was confirmed.

The shortlist includes two internal candidates and one external candidate. Among the internal candidates, current Busan Bank President An was named. An graduated from Hongcheon High School and Pusan National University, joined Busan Bank in 1989, and has worked in the Management Planning Headquarters, Marketing Headquarters, and Credit Operations Group. His merits include being the incumbent president and achieving the highest performance in the bank’s history during his tenure.

Former President Bin also graduated from Dongnae Horticulture High School and Kyungsung University, joined in 1988, and has served in the Northern Sales Headquarters, Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters, New Financial Business Headquarters, and Future Channel Headquarters, before becoming Busan Bank President in 2017. During his presidency, he led the bank’s digital innovation by launching the mobile financial platform 'Sum Bank.'

The external candidate, Vice Chairman Kim, graduated from Daedong High School and Korea University, worked at major commercial banks such as Hanmi and Hana Bank, and has been active in capital markets including securities, capital, and private equity funds (PEF). He has held positions such as President of Solomon Investment Securities, Vice Chairman of KTB Private Equity, and CEO of AJ Capital Partners.

All three candidates are evaluated as relatively distant from CEO risks and factional groups that financial authorities have raised concerns about. BNK Financial Group has experienced the disgrace of mid-term resignations by former Chairmen including Kim Ji-wan, as well as previous Chairmen Lee Jang-ho and Sung Se-hwan. Additionally, there have been numerous issues raised inside and outside the financial sector regarding a specific faction linked to Busan Commercial High School and Dong-A University.

Meanwhile, BNK Financial Group will hold the Executive Candidate Recommendation Committee meeting on the 19th to conduct in-depth interviews with the three final candidates and recommend the final CEO candidate. On the same day, the Board of Directors will convene to confirm the final candidate. The final candidate is expected to be appointed as the next CEO Chairman at the regular shareholders’ meeting and board meeting in March.

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