• Chairman of KB Financial Group
    Yang Jong-hee

    First Internal Chairman of KB Financial, Strong in Finance and Strategy Despite No Bank CEO Experience

    Last Updated on Jan 3, 2025

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Life Summary
Yang Jong-hee is the CEO and Chairman of KB Financial Group.

He is focusing on strengthening a stable portfolio of banking and non-banking sectors to respond to increasingly uncertain external management environments.

He was born on June 10, 1961, in Jeonju.

He graduated from Jeonju High School and earned a degree in Korean History from Seoul National University. He completed a master's program at Sogang University Graduate School of Business Administration.

He joined Housing Bank, served as the branch manager of KB Kookmin Bank's Seocho Station branch, and worked at KB Financial Group as the head of the Board Secretariat, head of the Strategic Planning Department, and executive director in charge of strategic planning.

He was promoted to Vice President after leading practical operations related to the acquisition of LIG Insurance (now KB Insurance).

In 2016, he was appointed President and CEO of KB Insurance.

After serving as Vice Chairman of KB Financial Group, he was appointed Chairman of KB Financial Group in 2023.

He is known for his expertise in finance and strategy.

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