The candidates for the next chairman of Woori Financial Group have been narrowed down to four: Lee Won-deok, CEO of Woori Bank (61), Shin Hyun-seok, head of Woori America Corporation (62), Lim Jong-ryong, former chairman of the Financial Services Commission (63), and Lee Dong-yeon, former president of Woori FIS (61).
On the 27th, the Executive Candidate Recommendation Committee of Woori Financial Group confirmed the 2nd group of candidates (short list) for the next chairman of Woori Financial Group. The Imchu Committee intends to recommend one final candidate through a presentation presentation (PT) and interview for these four persons on February 1 and 3.
When Lim, a former orthodox financial and economic officer, was shortlisted, a ‘governance debate’ is raging inside Woori Financial.
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