Hana Financial Group and Hana Bank Announce "2026 Organizational Restructuring and Executive Appointments"
New Productive Finance Support Team Established at Group Level
Inclusive Financial Product Department Created at Hana Bank
Hana Financial Group announced on December 23 that it has carried out its "2026 Organizational Restructuring and Executive Appointments," focusing on productive finance, consumer protection, and AI and digital innovation.
In this restructuring, Hana Financial Group has reorganized the existing Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Division, previously under the Synergy Division, by separating it into the "Investment Banking Division" and the "Corporate Banking Division," and rebranding it as the "Investment & Productive Finance Division" to strengthen investment-driven productive finance.
Additionally, under the "Investment & Productive Finance Division," a new Productive Finance Support Team has been established. Through this, the company plans to systematically establish productive finance strategies at the group level and further enhance collaboration and execution among its affiliates.
To strengthen digital finance, consumer protection, and ESG (environmental, social responsibility, and corporate governance) management, a new "New Business & Future Value Division" has been created, under which the following have been organized: ▲New Business & Digital Division ▲Consumer Protection Division ▲ESG Division.
Hana Bank, which serves as the control tower for the group's 84 trillion won in productive finance supply, will reorganize its existing Investment Banking Division under the Investment Banking Group into the "Productive Investment Division." The "Investment Banking Department" within the "Productive Investment Division" will take charge of overall functions for promoting productive finance.
Furthermore, the bank will merge its existing Retail Product Department, which was responsible for in-house products, and the Policy Finance Department, which handled policy-based financial products for low-income customers, to create a new "Inclusive Financial Product Department."
To strengthen the retirement pension business, the existing Retirement Pension Division will be expanded and reorganized into the Retirement Pension Group, under which the Retirement Pension Business Division and the Retirement Pension Management Department will be newly established.
To enhance competitiveness in the foreign exchange business, the existing Foreign Exchange Business Division will be separated from the Corporate Group and expanded into the Foreign Exchange Business Unit.
To strengthen fund management in foreign exchange and derivatives, a new "S&T (Sales & Trading) Division" will also be established within the Fund Market Group.
In addition, the executive appointments stand out for strengthening consumer protection and securing leadership diversity.
First, to strengthen the responsibility and role of consumer protection, the position of Head of Consumer Protection Group has been elevated from Executive Director to Deputy President. Park Youngmi, Regional Head of the Southern Business Division, has been appointed to this post. Deputy President Park is recognized for her extensive experience and expertise in the field.
Furthermore, Kim Misook, Head of Human Resources at Hana Financial Group, who has led changes in the group’s corporate culture, has been appointed as the first female head of a sales group, becoming Deputy President and Head of the Central Sales Group.
The increased roles and proportion of female executives in this organizational restructuring and executive appointments are also noteworthy. The number of female executives at the division head level or higher has increased by four from last year, reaching a total of ten. Notably, Choi Eunmi, born in 1977 and previously Head of Pension Product Support, has been promoted to Head of the Retirement Pension Business Division, highlighting the prominent placement of female leaders.
To further strengthen the bank’s leadership in capital and foreign exchange markets, which are core strengths, the number of executives within the Fund Market Group has been increased from one to two. This is intended to enable timely responses to highly volatile markets and to secure competitiveness. Park Jonghyun, Head of Fund Market Operations, has been newly appointed as Head of the newly established S&T Division within the Fund Market Group.
Additionally, to maximize strengths in the foreign exchange business, Lee Junghyun, Regional Head of the Gangnam Business Division, who has field experience and leadership skills, has been appointed as Head of the Foreign Exchange Business Unit.
Other new appointments include Kim Jongmin, Regional Head of the Eastern Business Division; Na Okhee, Regional Head of the Southern Business Division; Park Sunghwan, Regional Head of the Northern Business Division; Park Jeongchun, Regional Head of the Gangnam Business Division; Park Jinseok, Regional Head of the Seocho Business Division; Yang Geonyong, Regional Head of the Busan-Gyeongnam Business Division; Yoo Chungseon, Regional Head of the Western Business Division; and Cho Myungsang, Regional Head of the Gangnam-Seocho Business Division.
A Hana Financial Group representative stated, "We have established a function-centered organization to more systematically and swiftly execute the group’s core tasks for 2026, such as the transition to productive finance, innovation in consumer protection, expansion of inclusive finance, and leadership in digital finance. Through this, we will further strengthen our internal stability and business competitiveness, and actively promote inclusive finance for financially vulnerable groups such as small business owners, the self-employed, and young people facing economic difficulties."
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