Former Hana Bank CEO Kim Jung-tai took office as chairman of Hana Financial Group on Monday.
The 60-year-old figure has been working for Hana Financial and its flagship unit Hana Bank for 20 years since its foundation in 1992. His term is three years until 2015 as the second chairman of the group.
The new chief will take on the role of integrating the corporate cultures of Hana Bank and Korea Exchange Bank, which was acquired by the group this month, over the next few years.
After serving as an executive vice president of Hana Financial between 2005 and 2006, he took the post of CEO of Hana Daetoo Securities from 2006-2008.
He graduated from Sungkyunkwan University before starting his career as a banker at Seoul Bank and Shinhan Bank.
