Seoul bank races to find a foreign buyer

As Seoul Bank faces being dragged into the government's financial holding company, CEO Kang Chungwon explains how he plans to get the bank back on track.

Kang Chungwon, Seoul Bank’s president and CEO, is a man on a mission. The ex-Citi and Deutsche banker has been given until June to get the bank back on track and sold to a foreign investor. If not, it faces the prospect of being dragged into the government’s financial holding company. That’s something Kang definitely doesn’t want. Chris Cockerill caught up with him just before he disappeared on a roadshow attempting to entice a foreign buyer.

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