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Kim Sung-tae is the CEO of the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK).

He is focusing on expanding financial support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small business owners while strengthening capital supply to foster promising ventures.

He was born in 1962 in Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do.

He graduated from Daejeon Commercial High School and earned a degree in business administration from Chungnam National University. He also completed an MBA program at the Helsinki School of Economics in Finland.

He joined the Industrial Bank of Korea and held positions such as Head of Future Planning, Head of Comprehensive Planning, Head of Marketing Strategy, Head of the Busan-Ulsan Regional Headquarters, and Head of the Gyeongdong Regional Headquarters.

He later served as Head of the Consumer Protection Group and Head of the Management Strategy Group before being appointed CEO of IBK Capital, a subsidiary of the Industrial Bank of Korea, in 2019.

After returning to the Industrial Bank of Korea as Senior Executive Vice President, he was appointed CEO of the Industrial Bank of Korea in 2023.

He is regarded as a strategic expert with exceptional planning skills and execution capabilities.

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