Chairman Park Hyeon-joo of Mirae Asset Group.Mirae Asset Daewoo took over a new logistics center being run by Amazon, the largest e-commerce firm in the world, for $78 million on Dec. 26 from its owner the USA Real Estate Co., the company said. The distribution center is located in Atlanta, Georgia,…

President Jeong Young-chae of NH Investment & Securities Co. NH Investment & Securities published a book on its achievement in having 40,000 times more capital on Jan. 16 - its 50th anniversary – than it did 50 years ago. The company also set up a memorial hall to remember the notable …

President Chung Il-moon delivers his inaugural speech at a ceremony held on Jan. 7 at Korea Investment & Securities Co.President Chung Il-moon of Korea Investment & Securities Co. (KIS) said the securities firm’s operating profit will be boosted to 1 trillion won this year and its net profi…

President Lee Dae-hoon of NH Bank explains the bank’s plan for the new year at a session of the HI Jobsite Management 2019 held at the NH Financial Group’s South Gyongsang Province Regional Headquarters in Changwon on Jan. 19. (Photo: NH Bank)President Lee Dae-houn of NH Bank in his New Year’s sp…

Chairman Eun Sung-soo of the Export-Import Bank of Korea (Eximbank).Chairman Eun Sung-soo of the Export and Import Bank of Korea (Korea Eximbank), in his New Year’s speech, said the bank will seek out export-type new growth companies in the new year, support them to expand the base of the country’…

Key executives of Woori Bank, led by President Sohn Tae-seung, are pictured holding each letter declaring 120th Anniversary of the bank at a ceremony held on Jan. 4 at Plaza Hotel in downtown Seoul. (Photo: Woori Bank)Woori Bank celebrated its 120th anniversary on Jan. 4 at the Plaza Hotel in down t…

Chairman Lee Dong-geol of Korea Development Bank(KDB) (Photo: KDB)Chairman Lee Dong-geol of Korea Development Bank(KDB) in his New Year’s address said that the bank will take care of those areas that need urgent changes one-by-one, saying that the areas that need changes include personnel, organiza…

President Jeong Won-jai of Woori Card clinched the 2018 Financial Grand Award in the credit finance sector in recognition for his achievements, including boosting the company’s profits thru a detailed analysis of Big Data on customer demand and the consumption patterns to pick the products that the…

President Ham Young-joo of KEB Hana Bank.KEB Hana Bank is out to boost its global operation this year by setting up a financial headquarters in key financial centers around the world, including the U.S., Europe and southeast Asia, among others. President Ham Young-joo announced on Dec. 30, 2018, tha…