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Lee Auh-ryung is the Chairperson of Daishin Financial Group. As the only female owner-manager in Korea’s securities industry, she leads the group alongside her eldest son, Yang Hong-seok, Vice Chairman of Daishin Securities, and Oh Ik-keun, CEO of Daishin Securities.

In celebration of the group's 60th anniversary, the group rebranded itself as Daishin Financial Group, now Daishin Financial Group, with a strategic goal of achieving "10 trillion won in equity capital" through expanded global business and investment initiatives.

She is also pursuing the title of the 10th comprehensive investment finance company (general investment company) in Korea, aiming to broaden the group’s business scope and drive growth using this status as a platform.

Born on September 9, 1953, in Goesan, North Chungcheong Province, she graduated with a degree in Physical Education from Sangmyung Women's Teachers College.

She married Yang Hoe-mun, the former Chairman of Daishin Securities, with whom she had two sons and one daughter. Initially a homemaker, she began participating in management, both directly and indirectly, during her husband’s three-year illness. After his passing, she promptly assumed the chairmanship of Daishin Securities and later became the Chairperson of Daishin Financial Group upon its establishment.

Known for her shy and gentle nature, she practices “warm management,” yet she makes bold decisions when necessary.