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Kakao Bank CEO’s term extended for another 2 years

By Park Ga-young

Published : March 31, 2021 - 17:51

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Kakao Bank CEO Yoon Ho-young (Kakao Bank) Kakao Bank CEO Yoon Ho-young (Kakao Bank)

Kakao Bank, the banking arm of mobile giant Kakao, on Wednesday said that its board decided to extend CEO Yoon Ho-young’s term for another two years.

Yoon has led the country’s second internet-only bank since 2016.

On Tuesday, the board also appointed three new members -- Jin Woong-sub, former head of the Financial Services Commission, Oh Pyeong-seob, former vice president of KB Kookmin Bank, and Choi Soo-yeol, a partner at Samdo Accounting Firm. 

By Park Ga-young (gypark@heraldcorp.com)