Woori Financial Group Holds 25th Anniversary Ceremony... IU Receives "Honorary Woori Financial Person of the Year" Award

Small Business Owners from Namdaemun Market Invited
Chairman Jongryong Lim: "We Will Be the First Financial Partner in People's Hearts"

On April 2, Woori Financial Group held a commemorative event under the theme "Roots of 1899, 127 Years Together" at its headquarters history museum "Woori 1899" and at the Goodwill Store, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the holding company's founding.

Woori Financial Group traces its origins to Woori Bank, which succeeded Daehan Cheonil Bank, the nation’s first national bank established in 1899, and was launched as Korea’s first financial holding company in 2001.

The event was attended by approximately 230 people, including Jongryong Lim, Chairman of Woori Financial Group, IU, the group’s model who is both a singer and actress, representatives of small business owners from Namdaemun Market, and employees who received the Woori Financial Person of the Year award.

This event also featured the "Namdaemun Market Special Exhibition" in collaboration with Namdaemun Market, which is located near the group’s headquarters.

Woori Financial Group explained that it has established a "virtuous cycle of mutual growth" by purchasing goods directly from Namdaemun Market, donating them to the Goodwill Store, and then having the Goodwill Store resell these items at discounted prices. This process supports small business owners and simultaneously creates jobs for people with disabilities.

Chairman Lim presented IU, who has served as the group’s model since 2022 and has taken the lead in social contribution through initiatives such as the "Woori Rookie Project" supporting children with visual and hearing impairments, with the Honorary Woori Financial Person of the Year award.

The Woori Multicultural Scholarship Foundation Children’s Choir also performed a medley of IU’s self-composed songs to celebrate the occasion.

Chairman Lim stated, "The scope of ‘Woori’ that we aspire to extends beyond the group itself to include everyone in our society, such as small business owners in Namdaemun Market. We will continue to be the first financial partner in people’s hearts, walking together with those in need based on the pioneering spirit of 1899 and our DNA of mutual growth."

Jongryong Lim, Chairman of Woori Financial Group (left), and the group model IU are taking a photo at the Goodwill Store Milal Woori Financial Branch to commemorate the 'Namdaemun Market Special Exhibition' on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Woori Financial Group.

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