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Lee Young-jong is the CEO and President of Shinhan Life Insurance.

After securing his second term, he is focusing his efforts on solidifying internal unity within the merged entity, Shinhan Life Insurance, aiming to elevate the company to the second-largest life insurer in the country.

He was born in February 1966.

He graduated from Baejeong High School in Busan and earned a degree in Business Administration from Seoul National University.

He joined Shinhan Bank and held various positions including Head of the Future Strategy Department and Branch Manager of the Shinchon Central Branch. He later served as Head and Director of the Strategic Planning Team at Shinhan Financial Group, and as Regional Head of Shinhan Bank’s Gangseo Division. He then moved to Orange Life and took charge as Head of the Newlife Initiative. In January 2021, he was appointed CEO of Orange Life.

After the merger of Shinhan Life and Orange Life, which led to the establishment of Shinhan Life Insurance, he served as Head of the Strategic Planning Group and Head of the Retirement Pension Business Group. In January 2023, he was appointed CEO and President of Shinhan Life. In 2024, he was appointed Chairman of the Board at Shinhan Life, and in 2025, he successfully secured his reappointment as CEO.

He is regarded as one of the leading strategy experts in the Shinhan Financial Group.

He played a leading role in major mergers and acquisitions (M&As), including the merger of Shinhan Bank and Chohung Bank, the merger of Shinhan Life and Orange Life, and the acquisition of Asia Trust by Orange Life.

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