Korea Securities Depository (KSD) announced Wednesday that Lee Yoon-soo, former standing commissioner of the Financial Services Commission's Securities and Futures Commission, has been inaugurated as president. His term is three years.
Lee, who entered public service through the 39th Senior Civil Service Examination, previously served as head of the Korea Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and director-general of the Capital Markets Bureau at the Financial Services Commission. He also served as an executive secretary in the Presidential Office's Economic Affairs Office.
"As a core infrastructure of the capital market, we will proactively prepare for both quantitative expansion and qualitative changes, and actively seek roles in supporting government policies," Lee said in his inauguration speech. "We will pursue service advancement for market participants to enhance convenience and efficiency."