Sector: Financials
Director information for HOPE BANCORP INC (data for year 2026)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Hawley | Chief Retail Banking Officer | 54 | ["Executive Vice President and Chief Retail Banking Officer of the Bank","Oversaw Retail and Small Business Banking businesses","Held senior leadership positions at MUFG Union Bank","Chief Operating Officer of Retail Banking","Executive Vice President at Countrywide Bank","Senior Vice President at Wells Fargo","Earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and an M.B.A. from the University of Washington"] | [] | 2026 |
| Daisy Y. Ha | Director Nominee | 51 | ["Attorney","Corporate governance and ethics","Executive and incentive compensation and benefits","Human capital management and succession planning","Appellate court attorney","Proficiency in the legal field","Experience in a variety of areas of law"] | ["Audit Committee","Compensation Committee","Audit","Nomination"] | 2026 |
| Dale S. Zuehls | Lead Independent Director & Director Nominee | 75 | ["Auditor","Consultant","Entrepreneur","Audit","accounting and financial reporting","Executive and incentive compensation and benefits","Human capital management and succession planning","Experience in complex auditing and accounting","Experience in fraud and forensic accounting","Experience in complex tax issues","Experience in performance measurement","Ph.D. and B.S. in Accounting","J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law","Leadership positions at KPMG and Arthur Andersen & Co.","Experience in teaching in Ph.D. and Master’s programs","Experience in holding seminars on accounting and tax issues","independent perspective and judgment","strong leadership skills","integrity","promotes open dialogue among independent directors","Financial Expert","audit committee financial expert"] | ["Compensation Committee (Chair)","Audit Committee","Nomination Committee","Audit","Nomination","Compensation"] | 2026 |
| David P. Malone | Director | [] | [] | 2026 | |
| Donald D. Byun | Director Nominee | 74 | ["Former Entrepreneur","Executive leadership and management roles","Financial services industry","Human capital management and succession planning"] | ["Nomination Committee","Executive Committee","Nomination"] | 2026 |
| Guido F. Sacchi | (New) Director Nominee | 62 | ["experienced in technology leadership","digital transformation","cybersecurity within global, regulated environments","Global Technology Advisor","Information Technology","digital transformation and strategy","cybersecurity","technology infrastructure and information systems","Executive leadership and management roles","Financial services and payments industries"] | [] | 2026 |
| Jason Kim | Chief Business Banking Officer | 59 | ["More than 35 years of experience in the banking industry","Chief Credit Officer, Chief Lending Officer, and Commercial Banking Officer","Oversaw the SBA department","Shared oversight responsibility for commercial and commercial real estate lending, equipment lease finance, and credit card units","B.A. in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles"] | [] | 2026 |
| Jinho Doo | Director Nominee | 70 | ["Former Portfolio Manager","Financial Analyst","Executive leadership and management roles","Financial services industry","Human capital management and succession planning","Experience in capital markets and investment management","Financial Expert","audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit Committee","Nomination Committee","Compensation Committee","Audit","Nomination"] | 2026 |
| Joon Kyung Kim | Deputy Lead Independent Director, Director Nominee; Chair | 67 | ["Former Auditor","Financial Expert","audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit Committee","Nomination Committee"] | 2026 |
| Julianna Balicka | Chief Financial Officer | 47 | ["Financial leadership","Investor relations","Mergers and acquisitions","Balance sheet strategy","Enterprise forecasting","Senior Vice President, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Finance at East West Bank","Equity research at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods","Investment banking analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette"] | [] | 2026 |
| Kevin S. Kim | Chairman, President & CEO; Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Chairman & Director Nominee, President & Chief Executive Officer | 68 | ["Banker","Attorney","Accountant","Deep understanding of the Company’s business","Experience in Board oversight and stakeholder messaging","Banking and regulatory compliance","Executive and incentive compensation and benefits","M&A, strategic planning and business development","Expertise in executive leadership","Mergers and acquisitions","Accounting","Deep experience in the banking industry","Practiced law for 18 years","Certified public accountant"] | ["Executive Committee (Chair)"] | 2026 |
| Kyung Kim | Deputy Lead Independent Director & Director Nominee | 67 | ["Accounting","auditing and financial reporting","Banking and regulatory compliance","Finance and capital markets","Public company board service","Risk management","Operations and controls"] | ["Audit Committee (Chair)","Nomination Committee","Risk Committee"] | 2026 |
| Lisa K. Pai | Director | [] | ["Nomination"] | 2026 | |
| Rachel H. Lee | Director Nominee | 41 | ["Former Private Equity Partner","Executive and incentive compensation and benefits","Finance, capital markets and M&A","Strategic planning, business development and operations","Deep finance and investment experience","Board membership experience at growth-oriented companies","Financial Expert","audit committee financial expert"] | ["Audit Committee","Board Risk Committee","Nomination"] | 2026 |
| Scott Yoon-Suk Whang | Director; Chair | [] | ["Nomination Committee"] | 2026 | |
| Steven S. Koh | Honorary Chairman, Director | [] | ["Audit","Nomination"] | 2026 | |
| Takaaki Nakajima | Advisor; (New) Director Nominee | 66 | ["financial services executive","over four decades of experience across banking, consulting, risk management, regulatory compliance, and strategy","supports senior partners at McKinsey & Company","developing and expanding advisory relationships with major Japanese financial institutions","International Financial Advisor","Entrepreneur","Strategic planning","business development","cross-cultural operations and relationships","Executive leadership and management roles","Banking and regulatory compliance","accomplished financial services executive and advisor","extensive relationships across the Japanese business community","leadership approach distinguished by cross-cultural fluency, strategic clarity, and steady crisis management"] | [] | 2026 |
| Thomas P. Stenger | Chief Risk Officer | 67 | ["Extensive experience in financial services industry","Managing enterprise risk and compliance frameworks","Identifying and addressing functional gaps across risk disciplines","Managing Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers","Founding partner of Mirror Lake Partners","Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at GMAC ResCap","Senior risk management roles at BankBoston and FleetBoston Financial Corporation","Vice President, Portfolio Management at Michigan National Bank"] | [] | 2026 |
