Yang Jong-hee "The Role of Female Leaders is Important"... KB Financial Female Deputy Branch Manager Mentoring

Yang Jong-hee, Chairman of KB Financial Group (center), is taking a commemorative photo with Oh Jin-sook, Head of KB Insurance (left), and Lee Jae-ok, Executive Director of KB Securities (right). Photo by KB Financial Group

KB Financial Group announced on the 21st that it held the 'WE STAR Mentoring Program' to strengthen the leadership capabilities of female deputy branch managers.

The 'WE STAR Mentoring Program' is a program where senior male and female executives serve as mentors to help newly appointed female deputy branch managers establish balanced competencies and proper leadership role models by imparting the leadership skills and know-how required by the company.

This year, various programs such as coaching and group mentoring, special lectures on leadership and communication, and networking with senior leaders will be conducted for 48 newly appointed female deputy branch managers.

At the event, a special lecture by an external instructor was held under the theme of 'The Infinite Potential of Women.' There was also a 'Conversation Time with Seniors' with three female executives and a 'Meeting Time with Group CEOs.'

Yang Jong-hee, Chairman of KB Financial Group, said, "The role of female leaders is very important for companies to innovate and develop," adding, "I hope they will play a proactive role in the development of KB Financial as empathetic leaders who can embrace diverse opinions within the group."

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