Kyu S. Kim

Kyu S. Kim is the SEVP & Regional President of Bank of Hope's Eastern Region. Kyu previously served as SEVP & Chief Operating Officer at BBCN Bank from December 2012 to July 2016, and as EVP & Regional Manager at Nara Bank from October 2005 to December 2012.

Kyu S. Kim attended the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking and the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin - Madison for their banking education. Kyu also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh in finance.

They work with Alex Ko - EVP & CFO, Jason K. Kim - SEVP & Western Regional President, and Thomas P. Stenger - EVP & Chief Risk Officer. Their manager is Kevin S. Kim, President & CEO.