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Message from the Chair

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Dear Shareholders of Shinhan Financial Group

On behalf of my fellow Board members, I would like to extend my deepest gratitude for your unwavering trust at the 23rd Annual General Meeting held on March 26th. Thanks to the support of our shareholders, all proposed resolutions, including the appointment of new independent directors, were approved. As a result, we welcome Ms. SONG Seongjoo, a renowned financial risk management expert from Korea University, and Mr. CHOI Young-Gwon, a seasoned portfolio manager and ESG investor, to our Board. With our new members to the Board, we hope the expertise and diversity of our Board increase.

This year, Shinhan Financial Group has set rigorous internal controls, thorough risk management, enhancement of consumer convenience and shareholder value as its key management agendas under the strategic vision of 'Excellence, Shinhan'. Our Board members will commit to work together with the management team towards achieving these objectives. At the same time, we will diligently fulfil our role of oversighting management through transparent and accountable decision-making. Furthermore, we will continue to implement robust capital policies to ensure that Shinhan's corporate value is properly evaluated in the capital market.

We earnestly request your ongoing enthusiastic support, and extend our heartfelt wishes for abundant happiness to all of you.

Thank you.

Members of
Board of Directors

  • Jaewon Yoon

    Independent Director (Chair)

    - Professor, College of Business Administration, Hongik University (current)
    - Vice Chairman, Korean Academic Society of Taxation (current)
    - Non-executive member of the Accounting Standards Board of the Korea Accounting Institute (current)

    Date of appointment: Mar.26,2024
    (Term in office 1year)

  • Okdong Jin

    Executive Director (CEO)

    - CEO, Shinhan Financial Group (current)
    - CEO, Shinhan Bank
    - Deputy President, Shinhan Financial Group

    Date of appointment: Mar.23,2023
    (Term in office 3years)

  • Sukeun Kwak

    Independent Director

    - Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University, Business School (current)
    - Chair, Corporate Governance Advisory Committee, Korea Listed Companies Association (current)
    - Chair, Corporate Citizenship Committee, POSCO (current)

    Date of appointment: Mar.26,2024
    (Term in office 1year)

  • Joseol Kim

    Independent Director

    - Professor Emeritus, Shinshu University of Economics (current)
    - Professor, Osaka University of Commerce Department of Economics (current)
    - Standing Director and President, Northeast Asian Society (current)

    Date of appointment: Mar.26,2024
    (Term in office 1year)

  • Hoon Bae

    Independent Director

    - Certified Public Accountant of Japan
    - Representative Attorney, Orbis Legal Profession Corporation (current)
    - Co-President, LAZAK (Lawyers Association of Zainichi Korea)

    Date of appointment: Mar.26,2024
    (Term in office 1year)

  • Seongjoo Song

    Independent Director

    - Professor, Statistics, Purdue University (current)
    - Director of the Korea Risk Management Society (current)
    - Member of KRX CCP Risk Management Committee (current)

    Date of appointment: Mar.26,2024
    (Term in office 2years)

  • Yongguk Lee

    Independent Director

    - Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP New York·Hong kong office Partner/Seoul office Representative /Senior Counsel(current)
    - Adjunct Professor, Seoul National University, School of Law (current)

    Date of appointment: Mar.26,2024
    (Term in office 1year)

  • Hyunduk Jin

    Independent Director

    - CEO, PHOEDRA Co., Ltd. (current)
    - Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Utsunomiya University, Japan (current)
    - Councilor, Korea Education Foundation (current)

    Date of appointment: Mar.26,2024
    (Term in office 1year)

  • Younggwon Choi

    Independent Director

    - Adjunct Professor, Sogang University, Business School (current)
    - CIO, Government Employees Pension Service
    - CEO, Woori Asset Management

    Date of appointment: Mar.26,2024
    (Term in office 2years)

  • Jaeboong Choi

    Independent Director

    - Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, SungKyunKwan University (current)
    - Vice President and Head of Industry- Academia Cooperation Center, Sungkyunkwan University (current)
    - Deliberative Member of the Presidential Advisory Council on Science and Technology(PACST) (current)

    Date of appointment: Mar.26,2024
    (Term in office 1year)

  • Sanghyuk Jung

    Non-Executive Director

    - CEO, Shinhan Bank (current)
    - Deputy President, Shinhan Bank

    Date of appointment: Mar.23,2023
    (Term in office 2years)