Samjung KPMG will transition to a specialized representative system for each field, considering the interrelations of service lines in the institutional sector for efficient operations.
Samjung KPMG announced on the 26th that it has appointed Kim Jin-kyu and Shin Jang-hoon as new representatives to lead the consulting institutional sector.
Kim Jin-kyu will be responsible for digital, risk consulting, strategy, and ESG consulting services. Shin Jang-hoon will cover operation consulting including process innovation (PI) and system implementation, as well as technology consulting, planning to provide differentiated services. This appointment will officially take effect on April 1.
Kim Jin-kyu graduated from Sungkyunkwan University with a degree in business administration and completed a master's program in financial management at the same graduate school. Since joining KPMG in 2002, he has provided auditing, IFRS, risk and interest system, and ESG information disclosure system consulting for various financial institutions such as banks and insurance companies. In particular, he has consolidated his position as a financial expert by advising on the first introduction of IFRS in South Korea. He also gained international experience while working at the KPMG Netherlands office and is currently co-leading the ESG Center of Excellence (CoE).
Shin Jang-hoon graduated from Chung-Ang University with a degree in business administration and joined KPMG in 1993. He has built expertise in the retail and consumer goods industry by conducting audits and consulting for various companies in this sector. Starting in 2024, he will also lead the "Value Up Support Center," serving as a consulting firm for medium and small enterprises at the Korea Exchange, assisting listed companies in enhancing their corporate value. In recognition of his contributions, he received the Financial Supervisory Service Chief's Award in 2014 and the Ministry of Economy and Finance Minister's Award in 2021.
Samjung KPMG plans to strengthen its expertise in various areas through this restructuring of the consulting institutional sector and to provide optimal solutions to clients in a rapidly changing business environment.
Meanwhile, new heads have been appointed within the audit sector. Park Kwan-jong has been appointed as the head of the Consumer Markets (CM1) responsible for the retail and consumer goods industry. Kim Min-kyu has been appointed as the head of Banking & Finance (B&F3) responsible for the financial industry, Kang In-hye has been appointed as the head of Information, Communication & Entertainment (ICE3) covering the electronic, information, communication, and media industries, and Kim Sung-bae has been appointed as the head of Industrial Markets (IM4) responsible for the manufacturing industry.