Hana Financial Group has begun CEO succession procedures for six major affiliates including Hana Bank. It plans to narrow each company’s shortlist to no more than three candidates by late October, then pick one final candidate for each in early December. The group’s executive candidate recommendation committee, chaired by outside director Won Sook-yeon, is made up of 75 percent outside directors. The group will expand the role of the bank-level committee in selecting the next Hana Bank chief.

Hana Financial Group has begun moving into its Cheongna headquarters in Incheon, bringing affiliates together and linking the site with a nearby integrated data centre. The group plans a phased relocation through November, with about 2,200 staff joining the Cheongna workforce to total about 4,000. The headquarters emphasises collaboration through open floor plans, internal stairways and a 5G wireless work environment. The data centre operates group security monitoring and is expanding AI capabilities, including a planned second facility.