HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)
Sector: Financials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Financials
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for HOPE
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE | 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 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Donald D. Byun is an entrepreneur and the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Jay Dee, Inc. and OTO Sportswear, apparel manufacturers that he founded. Mr. Byun is a serial entrepreneur, having founded and managed several successful apparel and sportswear companies, and has deep knowledge of the financial services industry. Mr. Byun has served on the Board, including as a director of Bank of Hope s predecessor bank boards, since 2004. He earned his B.A. in Economics from the College of Economics and Business Administration at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea. Mr. Byun founded Jay Dee, Inc. in 1993 and served as President and Chief Executive Officer until his retirement in 2013. Mr. Byun is also the Founder of OTO Sportswear, where he served as its President and Chief Executive Officer for over 22 years. Mr. Byun previously also served as a director of Los Angeles-based Pacific Union Bank for 4 years until its acquisition by Hanmi Bank in 2004.