Kookmin Bank

Kookmin Bank was established in 1963. It is South Korea's largest bank and financial institution, both on the basis of market capitalization and for total asset value.

Activities:

Kookmin Bank's main area of business is consumer banking. In recent times, the bank has introduced internet banking to tap the growing market of customers who prefer to bank online.

Performance:

Kookmin Bank's turnover in the last fiscal year was $17.85 billion, a rise of 49.5% over 2004.
Kookmin's profits in the last fiscal year grew 358.8% from 2004, reaching $2.18 billion.
Total assets: $180.93 billion at the end of the last fiscal year.

Organization

Kookmin Bank is headed by CEO Won Kang Chun.
The bank employs over 43,000 people.
Kookmin Bank's head office is located at:
9-1 Namdaemun-ro 2-ga,
Jung-gu,
Seoul, 100-703
Tel: 82-2-2073-2114
Website (in Korean): www.kbstar.com