BNK Financial Group Establishes "Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Growth Strategy Committee" in Line with "Five Major Regions, Three Special Zones" Initiative

2026 Organizational Restructuring Implemented
Expansion of Productive Finance and Strengthening of Financial Consumer Protection

BNK Financial Group announced on January 5 that it has implemented an organizational restructuring for 2026, aiming to contribute to balanced regional development in line with the government's transition to the "Five Major Regions, Three Special Zones" system and region-led growth. The restructuring also actively responds to the Financial Services Commission and Financial Supervisory Service's directions for expanding productive finance and strengthening financial consumer protection.

According to BNK Financial Group, this restructuring focuses on supporting region-led growth, strengthening sustainable finance based on productive finance, enhancing financial consumer protection and integrated internal control systems, and increasing shareholder value. The group aims to improve its overall structure and boost execution capabilities through these measures.

First, the group plans to establish the "Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Growth Strategy Committee," which will be responsible for identifying and executing growth agendas for the Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam region, in line with the government's ongoing regional balanced development initiatives such as the "Five Major Regions, Three Special Zones" transition.

The group will also establish the Sustainable Finance Division and the Productive Finance Support Department to build a group-wide governance structure for productive finance and systematically support the initiatives of its affiliates. To strengthen financial consumer protection, BNK Financial Group will launch the Group Consumer Protection and Internal Control Division. This division will establish an integrated management system to ensure consistent monitoring and improvement across all processes, from product development to sales and after-sales management. The group will also advance its internal control system, which is currently dispersed by function, into a single financial safety model to substantially enhance consumer rights protection.

To systematically promote shareholder communication and capital market-friendly policies, BNK Financial Group will set up the "Value-Up Promotion Team." This team will refine and advance profitability improvement, capital efficiency, and shareholder return policies at the group level. Based on objective financial data, the group will simultaneously enhance corporate value and group credibility through both internal and external communication.

A BNK Financial Group representative stated, "This restructuring focuses on strengthening the group's fundamentals and securing future growth engines amid an uncertain financial environment at home and abroad. We will unwaveringly pursue support for Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam growth, productive finance, enhancement of financial consumer rights, and our value-up strategy to become a trusted financial group among shareholders, customers, and the local community."