Life Summary
Kang Byoung-kwan is the CEO and President of Shinhan EZ General Insurance.

As the head of a digital insurance company, he is focusing on devising monetization strategies to establish the company’s presence in the market.

He was born on January 2, 1977.

Kang majored in Mathematics and Computer Science at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), and earned a master’s degree in Mathematics from New York University in the United States.

During his university years, he worked as a programmer developing IT solutions and services for startups, including Cafe24.

He began his career at Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, gaining broad experience in global business, external partnerships, investment strategy, corporate management, and risk management. He later moved to the Samsung Group’s Future Strategy Office, where he served as Deputy General Manager on the Financial Advancement Task Force.

He went on to serve as Senior Manager of Corporate Planning and Business Management, then as Head of Investment Cooperation at Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance. In 2022, he joined Shinhan Financial Group as the head of the acquisition task force for BNP Paribas Cardif General Insurance and became the inaugural president of the newly launched Shinhan EZ General Insurance.

He is widely recognized for his deep understanding of both finance and IT.

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