Finance
KB Financial finalises six candidates for next chairman, including Yang Jong-hee
KB Financial Group has narrowed its list of candidates for the next chairman to six. The group’s Chairman Nomination Committee met on Thursday and confirmed a shortlist comprising four internal candidates and two external candidates. Internal candidates include incumbent chairman Yang Jong-hee, division heads Lee Jae-geun and Lee Chang-kwon, and Kookmin Bank CEO Lee Hwan-ju. External candidates include former Woori Bank CEO Kwon Kwang-seok and one candidate who requested anonymity.
