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Chairman of NongHyup Financial Group
Lee Chan-woo
Elite Economic Bureaucrat from Ministry of Finance and FSS—Focused on Trust Restoration and Internal Controls
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Last Updated on Mar 11, 2025
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Chairman of NongHyup Financial Group
Life Summary
Lee Chan-woo is the CEO and Chairman of NongHyup Financial Group.
He is strengthening internal controls to restore trust in NongHyup Financial Group and focusing on improving the holding company's profitability.
He was born on February 13, 1966, in Yeongdeok, North Gyeongsang Province.
He graduated from Busan National University High School and earned a degree in Political Science from Seoul National University.
He received a Master’s degree in Policy Studies from the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University and completed an MBA program at Yale School of Management in the United States.
He entered public service through the 31st Higher Civil Service Examination and worked at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, serving as Director General of the Future Social Policy Bureau and Director General of the Economic Policy Bureau before stepping down from his government position as Vice Minister.
After serving as Chairman of the Gyeongsangnam-do Economic Innovation Promotion Committee, he joined the Financial Supervisory Service as Senior Deputy Governor and later served as Acting Governor.
In 2025, he was appointed CEO and Chairman of NongHyup Financial Group.
Since the establishment of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, he was the longest-serving Vice Minister and played a key role in shaping the early economic policies of the Moon Jae-in administration.
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He is strengthening internal controls to restore trust in NongHyup Financial Group and focusing on improving the holding company's profitability.
He was born on February 13, 1966, in Yeongdeok, North Gyeongsang Province.
He graduated from Busan National University High School and earned a degree in Political Science from Seoul National University.
He received a Master’s degree in Policy Studies from the Graduate School of Public Administration at Seoul National University and completed an MBA program at Yale School of Management in the United States.
He entered public service through the 31st Higher Civil Service Examination and worked at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, serving as Director General of the Future Social Policy Bureau and Director General of the Economic Policy Bureau before stepping down from his government position as Vice Minister.
After serving as Chairman of the Gyeongsangnam-do Economic Innovation Promotion Committee, he joined the Financial Supervisory Service as Senior Deputy Governor and later served as Acting Governor.
In 2025, he was appointed CEO and Chairman of NongHyup Financial Group.
Since the establishment of the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, he was the longest-serving Vice Minister and played a key role in shaping the early economic policies of the Moon Jae-in administration.
#LeeChanwoo #NongHyupFinancialGroup #finance #banking #economicpolicy #publicservice #SeoulNationalUniversity #YaleMBA #Korea #CEO