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Woori Financial Group s next chairman nominee Yim Jong-ryong stands to be tasked with a drastic organizational reshuffle and non-banking portfolio expansion if he takes the position, a possibility that could become reality by as early as March. Yim has been nominated as the sole candidate for the position last week to replace outgoing Chairman Son Tae-seung. Woori s decision to nominate the former bureaucrat, however, has taken the flak, as Son was forced to leave the group in response to repeated political pressure from financial authorities.
Woori Financial Group said Friday that Yim Jong-ryong, a high-profile, retired financial bureaucrat, has been nominated as the firm s next chief. A former Financial Services Commission (FSC) chairman, Yim will be officially appointed for a three-year term at the financial holding company if he receives confirmation from shareholders and the board of directors in their meeting on March 24.
The government is bolstering efforts to lift regulations in the finance industry to achieve President Yoon Suk Yeol s vision of a market-driven economy. But at the same time, financial regulators are apparently ratcheting up efforts to bolster their influence on the management of banking groups, fueling skepticism over the government s commitment to serve the interests of financial firms. Concerns are rising over double standards in the Yoon administration s market-driven economic vision as financial authorities have been increasingly targeting bank CEOs at a time when their tenures are close to ending.