Yoo Sooyoung Inaugurated as KCIS President: "Accelerating AI Transformation in the Financial Industry"
Yoo Sooyoung, Former Spokesperson for the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Takes the Helm
Emphasizes Strengthening Data Protection and Security Measures
The Korea Credit Information Services (KCIS) announced on September 10, 2026, that it has appointed Yoo Sooyoung, former spokesperson of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, as its fourth president following approval at the general meeting. Yoo's term will last three years starting from this day.
Upon arriving at work on his first day, the newly appointed president, Yoo Sooyoung, immediately toured each department and began engaging with staff as he commenced his duties. Born in 1968, Yoo graduated from the Department of Law at Sungkyunkwan University and entered public service by passing the 39th Civil Service Examination. He previously held positions including Director of Public Relations, Director of Price Policy Division, Director of Future Strategy Division, Budget Review Officer for Administration and National Defense, and Director General of the Future Strategy Bureau at the Ministry of Strategy and Finance, the predecessor to the current Ministry of Economy and Finance.
In his inauguration address, Yoo stated, "When I consider the significant challenges of expanding inclusive finance and initiating a major transformation toward productive finance, I feel a profound sense of responsibility and mission. I will do my utmost to ensure that the Korea Credit Information Services grows beyond being a data infrastructure provider for the financial industry and evolves into a future innovation platform, accelerating the AI transformation (AX) of the financial sector by connecting disparate datasets."
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He also called on all executives and staff to actively communicate with the financial sector to help address its current challenges and, above all, to establish Korea Credit Information Services as a core, trusted financial data institution for the public by ensuring robust protection and security management of all data that is collected and maintained.
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