Members of the Board of Directors

• SUNG HYUN KIM CEO

  

  • Roles
    • Chairman of Board of Directors
    • Chairman of Management Committee
    • Member of Non-executive Director Nomination Committee
    • Member of ESG Committee
  • Career Background
    • CEO of KB Securities (present)
    • Vice President of IB Division of KB Securities

• HONG KU LEE CEO

  

  • Roles
    • Member of Management Committee
    • Member of Auditor Nomination Committee
  • Career Background
    • CEO of KB Securities (present)
    • Vice President of Wealth Management Sales General Division of KB Securities

• CHANG LOK KIM Non-executive director

  

  • Roles
    • Chairman of Compensation Committee
    • Chairman of Auditor Nomination Committee
    • Member of CEO Nomination Committee
  • Career Background
    • First Senior Deputy Governor, Financial Supervisory Service
    • Governor of Korea Development Bank

• KON SIK KIM Non-executive director

  

  • Roles
    • Chairman of CEO Nomination Committee
    • Chairman of ESG Committee
    • Member of Compensation Committee
  • Career Background
    • Professor of Law at Seoul National University
    • Honorary professor of Seoul National University School of Law (Present)

• SEOK WOO JEONG Non-executive director

  

  • Roles
    • Chairman of Audit Committee
    • Member of CEO Nomination Committee
    • Member of Non-executive Director Nomination Committee
  • Career Background
    • Chairman of Korean Accounting Association
    • Professor of Accounting at Korea University (Present)

• JEUNG WON YANG Non-executive director

  

  • Roles
    • Chairman of Management Committee
    • Member of Compensation Committee
    • Member of Audit Committee
    • Member of Auditor Nomination Committee
  • Career Background
    • Senior Managing Director of Marketing Solution in Samsung Asset Management
    • CEO of Samsung Active Asset Management

• JONG HOON HYUN Non-executive director

  

  • Roles
    • Chairman of Non-executive Director Nomination Committee
    • Member of Risk Management Committee
    • Member of Audit Committee
    • Member of ESG Committee
  • Career Background
    • CEO of ING Bank of Korea
    • Chairman of Korea Foreign Bank Association

• SEUNG JONG LEE Non-Standing director

  

  • Roles
    • Member of Risk Management Committee
  • Career Background
    • Chief Strategy Officer of KB Financial Group

Independence and Transparency

• The Board of Directors (BOD) of KB Securities makes decisions on matters prescribed statutorily or by the Articles of Association, matters consigned from the shareholders' meeting and key matters on the basic guideline for corporate management and business execution in accordance with the BOD regulations. The BOD consists of a total of eight directors: two executive directors, five Non-executive directors and one Non-Standing director. The number of Non-executive directors are required to be a majority or more than three in the total number of directors to secure independence of the BOD and enable the BOD to fulfil its functions in checks and balance. The chairman of the BOD is the CEO, and is appointed at the BOD annually.
  KB Securities discloses a quarterly list of decisions made at the BOD and committees in the quarterly report. Moreover, the ‘Annual Report on Corporate Governance and Compensation Scheme' is disclosed to transparently disclose matters on the overall corporate governance including yearly BOD activities, management succession and the compensation scheme.

Expertise and Diversity

• The BOD of KB Securities is comprised of specialists in each field to ensure expertise and diversity. It is made sure that they are titled to specific backgrounds or occupations by forming the BOD with three directors from corporate management, one from legal, three from finance as of January 2024. In addition, regular and non-regular meetings among members are regularly organized to guarantee optimal convergence of expertise among directors and complement any shortcomings, thereby efficiently addressing diverse tasks and challenges on the way. KB Securities fully utilizes advice of outside specialists, if necessary.
  The Non-executive Director Nomination Committee appoints qualified Non-executive directors with expertise by verifying the qualifications of Non-executive directors prescribed by related laws and the Articles of Association and recommending them at the shareholders' meeting.