• CEO of Kakaobank
    Yun Ho-young

    Banking-IT Veteran Drives AI Transformation and Nonbank Expansion

    Last Updated on Nov 3, 2026

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Life Summary
Yun Ho-young is CEO of Kakaobank.

He is focusing on advancing artificial intelligence (AI)-based financial services and expanding the bank's growth base through overseas businesses in Indonesia, Thailand and Mongolia, as well as nonbank businesses.

He was born in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, on June 20, 1971.

He graduated from Shinsung High School in Anyang and Hanyang University with a degree in business administration.

He began his career at Daehan Fire & Marine Insurance.

After working at Ergo Daum Direct and Daum, he served as executive vice president of the Mobile Bank Task Force at Kakao.

He was appointed co-CEO of Korea Kakao in 2016.

He became CEO when Kakaobank was established in 2017.

As an expert in finance and information and communications technology (ICT), he played a leading role in the launch and growth of Kakaobank.

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