{
  "id": 9277480,
  "title": "Bank CEOs on edge over year-end reappointment as governance scrutiny grows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bank-ceos-on-edge-over-year-end-reappointment-as-governance-scrutiny-9277480",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T05:32:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20260923/bank-ceos-on-edge-over-year-end-reappointment-as-governance-scrutiny-grows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that the government is urging financial holding companies to improve the transparency and fairness of their CEO reappointment processes as the terms of 54 top executives at major financial groups expire at the end of the year. This includes the CEOs of all five major commercial banks. Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin emphasized the need for a transparent and fair process in selecting new leaders based on their capabilities, without influence from particular factions or personal relationships. The FSS is also calling for financial groups to address any procedural shortcomings, particularly in terms of clearly defining qualifications for the top job and establishing a minimum period for assessing candidates at each stage of the appointment process.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Bank CEOs on edge over year-end reappointment as governance scrutiny grows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bank-ceos-on-edge-over-year-end-reappointment-as-governance-scrutiny",
        "published": "2026-09-23T05:17:03.000Z"
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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."
}