KOREA WHO

Lee Hwan-ju is the President of KB Kookmin Bank.

He is working to prevent financial accidents by improving the operational system and management structure. At the same time, he is focusing on enhancing the group's value by expanding the global business, which is considered a weakness of KB Kookmin Bank.

He was born in October 1964.

He graduated from Sunrin Commercial High School in Seoul and the Department of Business Administration at Sungkyunkwan University. He completed an MBA program at the University of Helsinki in Finland.

He began his career at Housing Bank and later worked at Kookmin Bank, serving as the Head of the Foreign Exchange Business Division, Executive Director for Personal Customers, and Deputy President of the Management Planning Group.

After serving as the Vice President in charge of finance at KB Financial Group, he was appointed CEO of KB Life Insurance in 2022.

He worked as the CEO of KB Life Insurance, which was formed through the merger of KB Life Insurance and Prudential Life Insurance, and was appointed President of KB Kookmin Bank in 2025.

He is a financial expert who served as Chief Financial Officer at KB Kookmin Bank and KB Financial Group and values communication.

#LeeHwanju #KBKookminBank #financialexpert #bankingindustry #KBLifeInsurance #KookminBank #KBFinancialGroup #globalbusiness #bankingleadership #careerpath