Gwangju Bank Holds Meeting Inviting Former Bank Presidents to Celebrate 54th Anniversary

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Gwangju Bank announced on the 17th that it held a meeting of former bank presidents on the 16th at 63 Square in Seoul to celebrate its 54th anniversary.

At the event, including Gwangju Bank President Song Jong-wook and former Gwangju Bank presidents from the 7th to the 12th terms, they looked back on the bank's history and discussed future development directions to become a sustainable bank.

The former Gwangju Bank presidents praised and encouraged the efforts of the executives and employees for Gwangju Bank's achievements, which include record-high net income despite the challenging management environment caused by rapidly changing financial conditions, interest rate hikes, prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and economic recession, as well as fulfilling its role as a representative regional bank.

They urged, "Going forward, as a regional hometown bank, it should focus on playing a leading role in revitalizing the regional economy and strengthening competitiveness by leading the digitalization and globalization of finance."

In particular, they emphasized that "based on the management philosophy of ‘coexistence with the region and walking together with local residents,’ the bank will grow as the closest bank to the local people by fulfilling corporate social responsibility in various fields such as financial support and social contribution activities."

Gwangju Bank President Song Jong-wook said, "We will further solidify the status as the representative bank of Gwangju and Jeonnam, and all executives and employees will do their best with one heart and one mind to grow into a 100-year bank that is most loved and trusted by local residents and customers."