• CEO of KakaoBank
    Yun Ho-young

    Fintech Visionary Secures Fifth Term, Joins Ranks of Longest-Serving Bank CEOs

    Last Updated on Aug 19, 2025

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Life Summary
Yun Ho-young is the CEO & President of Kakaobank.

He is leading the company's full-fledged expansion into overseas markets, starting with Indonesia and Thailand, while also diversifying Kakaobank's platform services into financial investment and everyday lifestyle sectors.

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

After graduating from Shinsung High School in Anyang, he earned a degree in Business Administration from Hanyang University.

He began his career at Daehan Fire Insurance and later held key roles in business planning and management support at Ergo Daum Direct and Daum Communications, where he primarily oversaw internal operations.

At Kakao, he served as Vice President of the Mobile Bank Task Force Team and was appointed Co-CEO of Korea Kakao in 2016. In 2017, with the founding of Kakaobank, he was named CEO and has since been reappointed five consecutive times.

Recognized as an expert in both finance and information and communication technology (ICT), he played a central role in launching and growing Kakaobank.

He is known for leading the organization through autonomous and innovative management.

He has expressed a strong commitment to securing future competitiveness by evolving Kakaobank into an AI-optimized financial platform.

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