KDB Names Lee Bong-hee Senior Executive Vice President

Korea Development Bank said Monday it has appointed Lee Bong-hee, head of its corporate finance division, as executive director and senior executive vice president.

Lee joined the bank in 1993 and has handled key functions for about 30 years, including strategy and planning, organizational management, corporate finance, restructuring, international finance and dealing, the bank said. Since being named head of corporate finance in 2024, he has strengthened KDB’s role as a core policy lender by providing tailored support to semiconductors and other advanced strategic industries aimed at securing future growth engines.

KDB said Lee also led major restructuring issues, including final approval of the Korean Air-Asiana Airlines business combination, efforts to boost HMM’s corporate value, and a preemptive workout for Taeyoung Construction.

Separately, KDB appointed Vice President Yoon Tae-jung to lead its innovation growth division. Yoon has served in the human resources department since 2016 and later worked in the indirect investment finance office, as head of the Jongno branch and as head of the New York branch, the bank said.

Vice President Kim Chun-ho was appointed to lead the corporate finance division. Born in 1971, he is regarded as an expert in corporate restructuring and corporate finance, KDB said.