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Nam Ki-cheon is the CEO of Woori Investment & Securities.

He is working to build a balanced business portfolio by diversifying the company’s product lineup, which has been centered on bonds, into stocks and global solutions.

He aims to expand the company’s scale and help it grow into a comprehensive financial investment business operator.

He was born on April 20, 1964, in Hadong, South Gyeongsang Province.

He graduated from Daedong High School in Busan and Seoul National University’s Department of Business Administration. He earned a master’s degree in business administration from Seoul National University’s graduate school and completed an MBA program at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley in the United States.

He began his career at Daewoo Securities. He served as head of Daewoo Securities’ London subsidiary and as managing director in charge of proprietary asset management.

In 2016, he moved to Multi Asset Global Investments, formerly KDB Asset Management and a subsidiary of Mirae Asset Global Investments, where he served as CEO in charge of overall asset management.

He was appointed CEO of Woori Asset Management and later named CEO of Woori Investment Bank. In 2024, when Woori Investment Bank merged with Foss Securities and relaunched as Woori Investment & Securities, he took office as its first CEO. He was reappointed in 2026.

He is an alternative investment expert who has worked at securities firms and asset management companies for more than 20 years, and he is the first outside executive recommended by Woori Financial Group Chairman Yim Jong-yong.

He invests boldly when he spots an opportunity.

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