{
  "id": 6745884,
  "title": "Who is Lee Jae-keun?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/who-is-lee-jae-keun",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T11:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20260911/who-is-lee-jae-keun"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lee Jae-keun is set to become the next chairman of KB Financial Group, a major South Korean financial institution. He has spent over three decades working for the company, originally joining as a finance professional after graduating from Sogang University with a degree in mathematics. Lee holds a master's degree in financial engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Over the years, he has held various senior roles within KB, including head of financial planning and chief financial officer (CFO) of the holding company. His responsibilities included spearheading acquisitions such as LIG Insurance, Hyundai Securities, and Woori Financial, which expanded the group's non-bank assets. In 2022, at the age of 56, Lee became the youngest bank chief in the industry, overseeing the banking unit before being appointed as the new chairman of KB Financial Group.",
  "summary": "Lee Jae-keun, who was named KB Financial Group's next chairman on Friday, is a KB veteran who has held senior roles spanning finance, strategy, global operations and wealth management for more than three decades. Lee, born in 1966, graduated from Sogang University with a degree in mathematics before studying financial engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. In 1993,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Lee Jae-keun to chair KB Financial Group.",
    "30+ years at company, started as finance professional.",
    "Led acquisitions of LIG Insurance, Hyundai Securities, Woori Financial."
  ],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Who is Lee Jae-keun?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/who-is-lee-jae-keun-6747812",
        "published": "2026-09-11T11:12:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}