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CEO of Samsung Asset Management
Kim Uh-seog
33-Year Samsung Veteran Leads ETF Assets to 100 Trillion
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Last Updated on Mar 17, 2026
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CEO of Samsung Asset Management
Life Summary
Kim Woo-seok is the CEO of Samsung Asset Management.
He is working to expand the firm's global management infrastructure and strengthen its competitiveness in the pension sector in order to maintain its leading position in South Korea's exchange-traded fund (ETF) market.
He was born on November 13, 1969, in Donghae, Gangwon.
He graduated from Gangneung High School and the Department of Applied Statistics at Yonsei University. He completed an MBA course at Korea University Graduate School of Business.
He joined Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and worked as head of the Planning Team, head of the Actuarial RM Team and chief risk officer, and head of the Long-term Insurance Compensation Team, before moving to Samsung Life Insurance, where he served as executive vice president of the Financial Competitiveness Enhancement TF and head of the Asset Management Division.
In 2024, he was appointed CEO of Samsung Asset Management.
He is meticulous in handling his work and is active in communicating with employees.
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He is working to expand the firm's global management infrastructure and strengthen its competitiveness in the pension sector in order to maintain its leading position in South Korea's exchange-traded fund (ETF) market.
He was born on November 13, 1969, in Donghae, Gangwon.
He graduated from Gangneung High School and the Department of Applied Statistics at Yonsei University. He completed an MBA course at Korea University Graduate School of Business.
He joined Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and worked as head of the Planning Team, head of the Actuarial RM Team and chief risk officer, and head of the Long-term Insurance Compensation Team, before moving to Samsung Life Insurance, where he served as executive vice president of the Financial Competitiveness Enhancement TF and head of the Asset Management Division.
In 2024, he was appointed CEO of Samsung Asset Management.
He is meticulous in handling his work and is active in communicating with employees.
#SamsungAssetManagement #KimWooseok #ETF #pension #assetmanagement #SamsungLifeInsurance #SamsungFireMarineInsurance #KoreaUniversity #YonseiUniversity #finance