Recruitment of 33 high-level practical personnel in July completed
Target to recruit over 100 additional employees within a year,
Nam Kicheon, CEO of Woori Investment & Securities. Reporter Oh Seung-hyeon 2024.07.30,
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, ‘It is understood that Woori Investment & Securities has hired a large number of practical personnel from major securities companies such as Mirae Asset, Samsung, and Meritz Securities ahead of its launch on the 1st of next month.’,
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, “According to the financial industry on the 31st, Woori Financial Group hired 33 practical employees from major companies in the industry in anticipation of the launch of Woori Investment & Securities on the following day. Woori Investment & Securities is confirmed to have hired many practical employees from Mirae Asset. These individuals were ‘scouted’ as department heads and assistant department heads in the ESG & Corporate Culture Department, IB Business Division, and Digital Finance Department.”,
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, ‘Woori Investment & Securities has also secured department heads from top-tier companies such as Korea Investment & Securities and ‘, Samsung Securities(016360), ‘. A department head from Korea Investment & Securities will take charge of the FI Management Department, while department heads from Samsung Securities will be assigned to the Management Administration Department and Strategic Planning Department respectively. Additionally, Woori Investment & Securities prepared for its launch by appointing many practical employees from the securities industry background, such as a deputy department head of Digital Finance from SK Securities, a department head of Investment Finance from Multi Asset Asset Management, and a department head of Risk Assessment from Meritz Securities. In addition, two external experts were hired for research and analysis tasks in order to obtain a trading license.’,
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, ‘Prior to this, under the leadership of CEO Nam Kicheon of Woori Investment & Securities, Woori Investment & Securities had employed a number of executives from Mirae Asset, including Yang Wankyu, Assistant Department Head of IB Division, Park Hyun-joo, Executive of CM Division, Lee Hyoung-rak, Executive of Alternative Investment Division, Kim Beom-gyu, Manager of Digital Division, Hong Sun-man, Manager of HR Division, and Kim Jin-soo, Manager of Management Planning Division. Furthermore, they hired over 10 key executives from outside the company, including Park Gi-woong, Assistant Department Head of S&T (Sales and Trading) Division from Korea Investment & Securities, and Park Sang-woo, Manager of Bond Management Division.’,
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, ‘While swiftly recruiting talent, Woori Investment & Securities plans to launch with a workforce of around 400 employees, including additional recruits. Furthermore, they have set a plan to recruit over 100 securities industry professionals within the next year.’,
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, ‘An official from Woori Financial Group stated, “We plan to strengthen not only our sales force but also our middle and back-office staff such as risk management and IT,” and added, “Currently, various recruitment processes for S&T, IT, digital, IB, process planning, sales promotion, risk, payment, and other positions are underway.”‘,
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, ‘On the 24th of this month, the Financial Services Commission approved the merger of Woori Jong-geum and Force Securities, along with granting short-term financial business licenses, approval for changes to securities trading business, and additional registration for investment intermediaries. The merged securities firm, Woori Investment & Securities, will officially launch on the 1st of next month.’,
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