The view of iM Securities in Yeouido, Seoul. /Courtesy of iM Securities

iM Securities noted on the 30th that it has carried out regular organizational restructuring. Firstly, to strengthen the control tower function of the entire institutional sector's sales division, a new sales headquarters has been established to oversee headquarters and retail sales. A sales planning department has also been created to enhance organic collaboration with support organizations.

iM Securities also restructured its business institutional sector. The investment banking (IB) department's 1st and 2nd divisions were reorganized into 1st and 2nd headquarters. The corporate finance department under the IB 1st headquarters has been renamed into the corporate finance office, while the SME finance department of the IB 2nd headquarters was abolished and replaced with the establishment of the IB Investment Department.

To enhance the responsible management of private funds, the PI management team has been newly formed. The strategic business team of the strategic planning department has been reorganized into a swap department, and the PI management department of the management strategy headquarters has been reassigned. The over-the-counter derivatives team of the wholesale headquarters has been renamed the over-the-counter derivatives department, and the market-making department changed to the multi-asset management department.

iM Securities also established a real estate financing (PF) department to normalize the PF institutional sector and created a real estate financing headquarters along with the real estate financing 1st and 2nd departments. The PF solutions office of the existing PF financing team has been changed to the PF financing office with the addition of a PF financing center under it.

Additionally, the retail headquarters' sales planning office has been renamed the marketing planning department, and the digital information marketing department has become the digital solutions department. The risk management department and post-management department have been reorganized into a management team, placed under the risk management headquarters.

President Seong Mu-yong of iM Securities said, "Through this regular organizational restructuring, we aim to break away from the existing sales structure and methods to promote qualitative growth across all business institutional sectors," adding, "We will build a business structure that can pursue sustainability, making it a year for substantial leap. "

iM Securities also announced personnel changes in conjunction with the organizational restructuring.

◇Executive Director

▲Sales Headquarters General Manager Seo Sang-won ▲Research Headquarters Director Ko Tae-bong

◇Senior Executive Director

▲IB 1st Headquarters Director Lee Jong-hyuk

◇Senior Executive Director

▲Real Estate Financing Headquarters Director Kim Kyung-sik

◇Associate Director

▲Wholesale Headquarters Director Lee Yong-woo ▲Risk Management Headquarters Director Son Chang-woo

◇Associate Director

▲Retail Headquarters Director Seong Hong-ki