Lee Ho-sung, president of Hana Card, has been nominated as the new president of Hana Bank.
According to the financial sector on the 12th, Hana Financial Group held a group executive candidate recommendation committee that day and recommended President Lee Ho-sung as the president of Hana Bank.
Lee's appointment will be confirmed through the Hana Bank board of directors and the shareholders' meeting.
The nominee was born in 1964 in Daegu and joined Hana Bank in 1992. He served as the head of the Central Sales Group, head of the Yeongnam Sales Group, and head of the Sales Group before taking office as the CEO of Hana Card in 2023.
A committee member noted, "In an uncertain financial environment, we evaluated Lee Ho-sung, who possesses extensive field experience and sales know-how, as the right person to overcome the crisis and achieve sustainable growth by solidifying the customer base." They added, "Especially during his tenure as CEO of Hana Card, he spread positive energy throughout the organization, boosted sales and revenue by making Travelogue cards a hit, and was highly regarded for his leadership in transforming the company."
Meanwhile, the current president of Hana Bank, Lee Seung-yeol, will focus on his position as vice chairman of Hana Financial Group.
Sung Young-soo, vice president of Hana Bank, has been recommended as the candidate for president of Hana Card. Born in 1965, Sung graduated from Korea University with a degree in public administration and has served as the head of the Gyeonggi Sales Headquarters, head of the Foreign Exchange Business Division, head of the Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Group, and is currently serving as head of the Corporate Group while also holding the position of Group CIB Head at Hana Financial Group.
A committee member explained, "We determined that Hana Card could grow into a company capable of taking charge of a non-bank sector of the group by establishing its position in the corporate card market, which has shown recent growth, and in global-related products such as Travelogue while continuously maintaining a growth trend and enhancing collaboration with affiliated companies such as Hana Bank."
Kang Sung-mook will be reappointed as the representative of Hana Securities. Born in 1964, Kang graduated from Sogang University with a degree in sociology and has served in various roles including head of sales support, head of management support, head of the Central Sales Group, vice president overseeing the retail division at Hana UBS Asset Management (now Hana Asset Management), and CEO of Hana Alternative Investment Asset Management before currently serving as the CEO of Hana Securities.
A committee member assessed Kang by stating, "Hana Securities, which handles securities and asset management within Hana Financial Group, a comprehensive financial group, must strengthen its customer base, improve its operational performance, address imbalances across business sectors, and continuously tackle the challenges it faces to achieve a second leap forward."
The selection of each candidate will be confirmed through the respective affiliate's executive candidate recommendation committee, board of directors, and shareholders' meeting to be held in the future.