The final candidates for the 7th Korea Financial Investment Association chair election have been confirmed as Seo Yuseok, the current association chair; Lee Hyunseung, former KB Asset Management CEO; and Hwang Sungyeop, Shinyoung Securities CEO.

Seo Yuseok, chair of the Korea Financial Investment Association; Lee Hyunseung, former CEO of KB Asset Management; Hwang Sungyeop, president of Shinyoung Securities. /Courtesy of News1

The association said on the 1st that, after the Candidate Recommendation Committee conducted interviews with applicants, it finalized the 7th chair candidates as Seo Yuseok, the current association chair; Lee Hyunseung, former KB Asset Management CEO; and Hwang Sungyeop, Shinyoung Securities CEO (names in Korean alphabetical order).

To appoint a successor to Seo, whose term expires on the 31st, the association formed the committee at the recent board meeting. The committee confirmed the final candidates after an open call for applicants, a document review, and interviews.

With the candidates to be recommended to the general meeting now set, the association plans to convene an extraordinary general meeting on the 18th after a board resolution to appoint the next chair.

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