iM Bank Recommends Executive VP Kang Jung-hoon as New CEO

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By Daegu - Son Seong-Rak
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iM Bank has recommended Executive Vice President Kang Jung-hoon as the final candidate for its new CEO.

iM Financial Group announced Thursday that its Group Executive Candidate Recommendation Committee has selected Kang as the final candidate for iM Bank's chief executive position.

Born in 1969, Kang joined Daegu Bank in 1997 and has held key positions including Head of Group Future Planning and Head of Management Support at iM Financial Group.

He currently serves as Head of the Management Planning Group at iM Bank, overseeing strategy and finance.

Kang is expected to be recommended as the final candidate by iM Bank's Executive Candidate Recommendation Committee next week. Following approval at iM Bank's shareholders' meeting, he is set to be appointed as the 15th CEO of iM Bank within this year.

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Original reporting by Daegu - Son Seong-Rak for Seoul Economic Daily.

AI-translated from Korean. Quotes from foreign sources are based on Korean-language reports and may not reflect exact original wording.

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