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Jin Ok-dong is the Chairman and CEO of Shinhan Financial Group.

By strengthening management efficiency, he is solidifying the group’s position as a leading financial holding company in Korea through digital transformation and global business expansion.

After confirming his reappointment, he is laying out the blueprint for a second-term management structure.

He was born on February 21, 1961, in Imsil, North Jeolla Province.

He graduated from Seoul Deoksu Commercial High School and the Department of Business Administration at 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 later moved to Shinhan Bank, where he worked as Deputy General Manager of the Credit Review Department and as Team Leader of the Treasury Department.

During his tenure 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 of SBJ Bank and Head of the SBJ Bank corporation.

He went on to serve as Executive Vice President in charge of the Management Support Group at Shinhan Bank and as Vice President in charge of operations at Shinhan Financial Group, before being appointed CEO of Shinhan Bank in 2019.

In 2023, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of Shinhan Financial Group.

He is known for his gentle and down-to-earth personality.

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