Finance
KB Financial generational shift puts bank CEO appointments in focus
A long-standing expectation of CEO reappointment in South Korea’s financial sector is being tested after KB Financial Group chose Lee Jae-geun as its next chairman instead of reappointing Yang Jong-hee. Attention is turning to Sh Suhyup Bank’s selection of its next chief executive, with a final candidate due on Sept. 22. Major bank CEO terms also end on Dec. 31, while the Financial Supervisory Service plans tighter checks of succession processes.