Candidates for Directors and Audit Committee Members of KB Financial Group Inc.
2008-07-21Kookmin Bank, in its filing with the Korea Exchange on July 18, 2008, disclosed the list of candidates for the positions of director and audit committee member of KB Financial Group Inc. ("KB Financial Group").
The appointment of directors and audit committee mumbers will be finalized at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on August 25, 2008.
Candidates for Directors and Audit Committee Members of KB Financial Group:
| Name |
Career | Current Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Key Hwang (10/29/1952) |
• President & Chief Executive Officer, Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. • Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Woori Bank • Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd. • Senior Advisor, Shin & Kim |
Candidiate for President & Chief Executive Officer of KB Financial Group |
Candidate for Representative Director |
| Chung Won Kang (12/19/1950) |
• Chief Country Officer, Bankers Trust Group, Korea • Chief Country Officer, Deutsche Bank Group, Korea • President & Chief Executive Officer, former Seoul Bank |
President & Chief Executive Officer, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Director |
| Jung Hoe Kim (09/19/1949) |
• Assistant Governor, Financial Supervisory Service (“FSS”) • Deputy Governor, FSS • Senior Advisor, Kim & Chang |
Candidate for Chief Operating Officer of KB Financial Group |
Candidate for Director |
| Kee Young Chung (09/07/1948) |
• President, Korea Accounting Institute • Chairman, Korea Accounting Standards Board • Member, Examination Committee, FSS |
• Professor, Accounting, Keimyung Univ. • Non-executive Director, LG Corporation • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Member |
| Jacques P.M. Kemp (05/15/1949) |
• General Manager, ING Bank Brazil • Chairman, ING Bank International • Global Head of e-Business, ING Group • Chief Executive Officer, ING Insurance Asia/Pacific |
• Vice Chairman, Insurance & Investment Management Asia/Pacific • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director |
| Dam Cho (05/01/1952) |
• Lecturer, Hongik Univ. • Advisory Professor, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. • President, Korean Financial Management Association |
• Professor, Chonnam National Univ. • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Member |
| Suk Sig Lim (07/17/1953) |
• Assistant Professor, Univ. of Alberta • Member, Examination Committee, FSS • Vice President, Korea Accounting Institute • Non-executive Director, Korea Ratings |
• Professor, Univ. of Seoul • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Member |
| Bo Kyung Byun (08/09/1953) |
• President & Chief Executive Officer, LG IBM PC Co., Ltd. • Managing director, IBM Korea |
• President & Chief Executive Officer, Kolon I’net Co., Ltd. • Chief Executive Officer, Kolon Benit Co., Ltd. • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director |
| Sang Moon Hahm (02/02/1954) |
• Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech • Chief Researcher, Korea Institute of Finance • Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management |
• Dean, KDI School of Public Policy and Management • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director |
| Han Kim (02/17/1954) |
• Executive Director, Daishin Securities Co., Ltd. • Vice Chairman, Meritz Securities Co., Ltd. • Non-executive Director, Dongyang Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. |
• President & Chairman, Uclick • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Member |
| Chee Joong Kim (12/11/1955) |
• Presiding Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court • Presiding Judge, Seoul Administrative Court • Presiding Judge, Patent Court • Presiding Judge, Seoul High Court |
• Partner, Barun Law • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Member |
| Chan Soo Kang (11/23/1961) |
• Executive Director, BT Wolfensohn • Chief Executive Officer, Seoul Securities Co., Ltd. • Adjunct Professor, Ewha Womans Univ. |
• President & Chairman, Kang & Company. Ltd. • Non-executive Director, SK Holdings Co., Ltd. • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director |