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Chairman and CEO of Shinhan Financial Group
Jin Ok-dong
Japan Expert Jin Wins Second Term at Shinhan
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Last Updated on Jul 6, 2026
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Chairman and CEO of Shinhan Financial Group
Life Summary
Jin Ok-dong is the chairman and CEO of Shinhan Financial Group.
He is strengthening the group’s position as one of South Korea’s leading financial holding companies by focusing on management efficiency, digital transformation and global business.
He was born on February 21, 1961, in Imsil, North Jeolla Province.
He graduated from Seoul Deoksu Commercial High School and earned a degree in business administration from Korea National Open University. He completed an MBA program at Chung-Ang University Graduate School of Business.
He began his career at the Industrial Bank of Korea.
He moved to Shinhan Bank, where he worked as deputy general manager of the credit review department and as team leader of the treasury department.
While serving as head of the Osaka branch in Japan, he led the launch of SBJ Bank, Shinhan Bank’s Japanese subsidiary, and later served as vice president and then CEO of SBJ Bank.
After serving as deputy president and head of the management support group at Shinhan Bank and vice president in charge of operations at Shinhan Financial Group, he was appointed president of Shinhan Bank in 2019.
He was appointed chairman and CEO of Shinhan Financial Group in 2023. In 2026, he secured a three-year second term.
He is known for his gentle and easygoing personality.
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He is strengthening the group’s position as one of South Korea’s leading financial holding companies by focusing on management efficiency, digital transformation and global business.
He was born on February 21, 1961, in Imsil, North Jeolla Province.
He graduated from Seoul Deoksu Commercial High School and earned a degree in business administration from Korea National Open University. He completed an MBA program at Chung-Ang University Graduate School of Business.
He began his career at the Industrial Bank of Korea.
He moved to Shinhan Bank, where he worked as deputy general manager of the credit review department and as team leader of the treasury department.
While serving as head of the Osaka branch in Japan, he led the launch of SBJ Bank, Shinhan Bank’s Japanese subsidiary, and later served as vice president and then CEO of SBJ Bank.
After serving as deputy president and head of the management support group at Shinhan Bank and vice president in charge of operations at Shinhan Financial Group, he was appointed president of Shinhan Bank in 2019.
He was appointed chairman and CEO of Shinhan Financial Group in 2023. In 2026, he secured a three-year second term.
He is known for his gentle and easygoing personality.
#JinOkdong #ShinhanFinancialGroup #ShinhanBank #SBJBank #KoreanFinance #FinancialHoldingCompany #DigitalTransformation #GlobalBusiness #BankingLeadership #KoreanCEO