Shinhan names next card and securities CEOs
Lim will be in charge of the credit card company, while Kim will head the securities firm.
“Lim has in-depth understanding of the card business as he has been in charge of synergy strategy within the group,” the company said in a statement. It added that the committee valued Lim’s communication skills with parties both inside and outside the group, a skill they said was necessary in reacting to current market developments like big data and fintech.
Lim joined Shinhan Bank after graduating from Korea University with a degree in business administration in 1986. He held various leadership positions within the bank, including serving as branch manager in Osaka and a brief stint as the bank’s acting president in 2015.
Lim will take over Shinhan Card, which recorded 715.9 billion won ($620 million) in net profit last year, up 3 percent from a year earlier.
Kim, who will take over Shinhan Investment, once served as chief of Shinhan Data System, a subsidiary that provides financial IT services. The committee praised him for his “in-depth understanding of financial investment” after serving as a non-executive director at the securities firm.
Kim takes over Shinhan Investment after the company had a disappointing year, with net profit falling 46.4 percent to 115.4 billion won.
Both Lim and Kim’s term will last two years. Other than Lim and Kim, Yoon Seung-wook, a former vice president at Shinhan Bank, was tapped to lead Shinhan Credit Information. The tenures of Shinhan BNP Paribas Asset Management CEO Min Jeong-ki, Jeju Bank CEO Lee Dong-dae and Shinhan Savings Bank CEO Kim Young-pyo were extended for one more year.
The nominees will assume their respective offices upon approval from shareholders later this month.
BY CHOI HYUNG-JO [choi.hyungjo@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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