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Lim Jea-taek is the CEO of Hanyang Securities.

He aims to diversify the business portfolio for sustainable growth.

He was born on June 22, 1958, in Buyeo, Chungcheongnam-do.

He graduated from Yeouido High School in Seoul and Seoul National University with a degree in Business Administration. He obtained a master's degree in accounting from Seoul National University's Graduate School of Business.

In 1987, he joined Ssangyong Investment & Securities.

He later moved to Good Morning Securities (now Shinhan Investment Securities) and served as the Head of Corporate Finance and Marketing.

After holding positions such as CEO of IM Investment Securities, advisor at Meritz Financial Group, and Vice Chairman of GB Private Equity, he was appointed as the CEO of Hanyang Securities in 2018.

In the securities industry, he is known as an investment banking (IB) expert who transitioned from a 'well seller' to a securities professional.