Portrait of Sukrin Hong

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    Introduction

    A professional specializing in financial-sector business transformation, M&A, and regulatory response

    • Senior Partner Sukrin Hong is a financial-sector professional with 30 years of service at the Financial Supervisory Service, where he gained extensive experience in risk management and financial-system advancement through the Asian financial crisis, the global financial crisis, and major corporate restructurings. His experience and network developed within the financial authorities enable him to offer clients optimal solutions for business transformation, M&A, and regulatory response.

    Profile

    Career

    • 1996.01 - 2026.03: Served at the Bank of Korea and in supervisory coordination and key banking departments at the Financial Supervisory Service (Director General, Supervisory Coordination Department in 2023; Director General, Consumer and Livelihood Affairs Department in 2024); 2026.04 - Present: Deal Advisory Executive Office, Samjong KPMG

    Selected experience

    • - Restructuring of the banking sector immediately after the Asian financial crisis (exit of five distressed banks and mergers of major banks)
    • - Restructuring of major corporate groups including Daewoo, Hyundai, and Kumho (launch of Hynix and sale of Asiana Airlines); licensing reviews for internet-only banks KakaoBank and K Bank
    • - Resolution of the Legoland liquidity crisis and workout of Taeyoung E&C