Korea Exchange
The Korea Exchange (KRX) has appointed Han Koo, former Deputy Governor of the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), as its new executive director. Han will also serve as head of the derivatives market division and vice chairman of the exchange.
The KRX announced the appointment of one executive director and three public interest outside directors at an extraordinary shareholders’ meeting held at its Seoul headquarters on Tuesday.
Han, born in 1971, graduated from Seoul National University with degrees in agricultural economics and business administration, and received his MBA from Carnegie Mellon University in the United States. At the FSS, he served as chief of staff, director of the general affairs bureau, director of the human resources development office, and director of the second bank examination bureau, before becoming deputy governor in charge of small and medium-sized financial institutions.
Shin Yong-sang, senior research fellow at the Korea Institute of Finance, and Seok Won-hyuk, former CEO of SmartMediaRep, were appointed as public interest outside directors. Shin graduated from Yonsei University with a degree in economics and received his Ph.D. in economics from Texas A&M University in the United States. Seok graduated from Korea Aerospace University with a degree in information and communications engineering, and previously served as director of the media strategy bureau and head of the digital division at MBC.
Shin Hyun-han, professor at Yonsei University School of Business, was appointed as a public interest outside director who will serve on the audit committee. Shin currently serves as civilian chairman of the Public Fund Oversight Committee under the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and previously served as an outside director at Samsung SDS.
The newly appointed executive director and outside directors will serve three-year terms through May 13, 2029.