The final candidates for the next chairman of the Korea Financial Investment Association have been confirmed... Seo Yu-seok, Lee Hyun-seung, and Hwang Seong-yeop are competing.

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Final Candidates for the Next Chairperson of the Korea Financial Investment Association Confirmed

The final candidates for the 7th election of the Financial Investment Association are confirmed to be Seo Yoo-seok, the current chairman of the association, Lee Hyun-seung, former CEO of KB Asset Management, and Hwang Seong-yeop, CEO of Shinyoung Securities.

According to industry news, the Korea Financial Investment Association's Candidate Recommendation Committee ( has announced that it has finally selected candidates for the 7th president: Chairman Seo, former CEO Lee, and CEO Hwang.

First term re-election challenge for Seo Yoo-seok, Chairman of the Korea Financial Investment Association

Seo Yu-seok, the chairman of the Korea Financial Investment Association, is an industry expert with extensive experience in securities, asset management, and associations. He emphasized the need for “continuity of leadership” as he challenges for a second term for the first time since the establishment of the association.

Chairman Seo graduated from Baejae High School and the Department of Economics at Korea University, and obtained a Master's degree in Financial Management from Korea University's Graduate School of Business. He started his career at Hana Securities in the Sales Promotion Department, and served as the CEO of the Retail Business Division and the Retirement Pension Promotion Division at Mirae Asset Securities, gaining experience in sales and organizational management.

He has served as the president of Mirae Asset Maps Asset Management, the head of marketing and ETFs at Mirae Asset Asset Management, and the CEO of Mirae Asset Asset Management. In addition, he has held multiple roles in policy and regulatory fields, including as a member of the Macroeconomic Supervision Forum at the Financial Supervisory Service, an advisory member of the Self-Regulatory Committee at the Korea Financial Investment Association, and a member of the Stock Price Index Committee at the Korea Exchange.

Chairman Seo, who has over 30 years of experience in the industry, emphasizes the expanded role of the Korea Financial Investment Association in light of the new government's market-friendly policy changes. Chairman Seo stated upon announcing his decision to run, “Now is a golden time for significant changes brought about by the new government's market-friendly policies, and the continuity of leadership is crucial.”

Candidates with Various Backgrounds Competing in the 3-way Race

Lee Hyun-seung, the former CEO of KB Asset Management, is a former bureaucrat who passed the administrative examination and worked at the Ministry of Finance and Economy. After that, he served as CEO for 16 years at companies including Merrill Lynch Securities, SK Securities, Coramco Asset Management, and KB Asset Management. He has a background that includes experience in public service, global investment banking, securities firms, and asset management companies.

The former representative emphasizes that he has both a background in bureaucratic experience and expertise in public relations and the financial investment industry. After retiring from public office, he served in top positions in the industry, including as the president of SK Securities, and has proposed the establishment of the “Financial Investment Support Center”) as a pledge to support the licensing process in the financial investment sector.

Hwang Seong-yeop, the CEO of Shin Young Securities, has been with the company for nearly 40 years since joining in 1987, making him a 'Shin Young man'. CEO Hwang started as the Chief Risk Officer in 2005 and has gained experience across the management spectrum, including planning, human resources, finance, and financial products. He later served as the Head of Asset Management Division(, Head of Corporate Business Division), IB General Manager(, Vice President), and Senior Vice President in charge of WM(, developing his field sense throughout the securities industry. Since June 2020, he has been leading Shin Young Securities as CEO.

CEO Hwang believes that the Korea Financial Investment Association should take on the role of a 'policy proposer' that communicates closely with the National Assembly and financial authorities, emphasizing that particularly at this point when the financial system is shifting its center from banks to capital markets, the rapid development of the stock market and the pension market is essential.

Schedule for the Next Chairperson Appointment

The Korea Financial Investment Association formed a nomination committee ahead of the current president's term expiration, and after a candidate solicitation, document review, and interview evaluation, finalized the candidate.

As the candidates recommended for the general meeting have been finalized, the Korea Financial Investment Association plans to hold an extraordinary general meeting on the 18th to elect the next chairman after board approval.