Hwang Byeong-woo, the president of IM Bank, emphasized that he aims to achieve "growth based on solid fundamentals" this year, using this year's accomplishments as a stepping stone. The strategy presented at the beginning of the year, aimed at enhancing corporate value through qualitative growth, is showing effectiveness, and there are plans for more comprehensive execution in the second half of the year.
On the 11th, IM Bank held a "2025 second half management strategy meeting" at the Global Plaza of Kyungpook National University, attended by over 300 executives and department heads, and announced on the 13th that they discussed the evaluation of first half results and key tasks for the second half. This meeting was intended to review the first half's performance and share strategic directions for the second half across the organization.
This strategy meeting took place at Kyungpook National University, a local hub, embodying IM Bank's vision of "a bank growing with the community." The meeting progressed with a welcome speech by Lee Si-cheol, the vice president of academic affairs at Kyungpook National University, followed by sharing key initiatives for the second half and presentations of regional sales strategies.
Having pursued the management goal of "enhancing corporate value through qualitative growth" at the beginning of this year, IM Bank confirmed the effectiveness of the strategy through key indicators for the first half. They plan to translate this into tangible results in the second half. IM Bank intends to alleviate the burden of provisions through continuous improvement of its structure and asset rebalance. They aim to improve the qualitative structure of the credit portfolio while steadily increasing the capital ratio.
President Hwang said, "If last year was a year of change and transition, I will make this year a year of leap through performance," adding, "IM Bank will exceed market expectations through more robust and detailed execution in the second half, using the first half's achievements as a stepping stone."