The ministry said Min is scheduled to take up the post on June 1. With the appointment, the number of South Koreans in senior World Bank posts will expand to one vice president and one director.
Min is a risk management specialist with about 20 years of experience. After working at private financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, she joined MIGA in 2017 as a senior credit risk officer. Since 2021, she has led credit risk for MIGA’s state-owned enterprise and reinsurance division.
Director-level posts in the World Bank Group are key senior positions overseeing organizational operations. The ministry said South Koreans have held such posts only three times, and there has been no Korean director-level official at the World Bank since 2025.
In July last year, Kim Sang-bu was appointed the World Bank’s first Korean vice president.
The government has promoted policies to expand the hiring and advancement of South Koreans at international financial institutions, including operating junior professional officer and midcareer expert programs and holding recruitment briefings.
A ministry official said the government will continue to strengthen cooperation with international financial institutions and create more hiring opportunities to support Korean talent seeking overseas careers.
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