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Chairman and CEO of JB Financial Group
Kim Ki-hong
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Last Updated on Nov 11, 2026
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Chairman and CEO of JB Financial Group
Life Summary
Kim Ki-hong is chairman and CEO of JB Financial Group.
He was born in Seoul on January 10, 1957.
He graduated from Kyungdong High School in Seoul and Barat College in the United States with a degree in business administration. He earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Missouri and a doctoral degree in business administration from the University of Georgia.
He served as a professor of business administration at Chungbuk National University. After working as a senior research fellow at the Korea Institute of Public Finance, he served as head of the Research Coordination Office at the Korea Insurance Development Institute and assistant governor of the Financial Supervisory Service.
He returned to Chungbuk National University as a professor before moving to Kookmin Bank, where he served as senior executive vice president and head of the Strategy Group, as well as head of the task force for establishing a financial holding company.
He became CEO of Pan Asia ReConsulting in 2014. After serving as CEO of JB Asset Management, he was appointed chairman and CEO of JB Financial Group.
He is so aggressive and determined that he has earned the nickname "Bulldozer."
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He was born in Seoul on January 10, 1957.
He graduated from Kyungdong High School in Seoul and Barat College in the United States with a degree in business administration. He earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Missouri and a doctoral degree in business administration from the University of Georgia.
He served as a professor of business administration at Chungbuk National University. After working as a senior research fellow at the Korea Institute of Public Finance, he served as head of the Research Coordination Office at the Korea Insurance Development Institute and assistant governor of the Financial Supervisory Service.
He returned to Chungbuk National University as a professor before moving to Kookmin Bank, where he served as senior executive vice president and head of the Strategy Group, as well as head of the task force for establishing a financial holding company.
He became CEO of Pan Asia ReConsulting in 2014. After serving as CEO of JB Asset Management, he was appointed chairman and CEO of JB Financial Group.
He is so aggressive and determined that he has earned the nickname "Bulldozer."
#KimKihong #JBFinancialGroup #KBKookminBank #ChungbukNationalUniversity #FinancialSupervisoryService #JBAssetManagement #FinancialExecutive #BusinessAdministration #FinancialLeadership #CorporateBiography