NH NongHyup Bank CEO Kang Tae-young visits Changwon, pledges expanded on-site financing

Kang Tae-young, CEO of NH NongHyup Bank, visited key industrial sites in South Gyeongsang Province to review business strategy and discuss ways to expand what the bank called productive financing, with a focus on on-the-ground support.

NH NongHyup Bank said April 15 that Kang toured the region for two days, from April 13 to 14, to inspect local strategic industries.

The bank said the trip was aimed at strengthening financial support for South Gyeongsang’s core sectors — maritime, aviation and defense — and improving customer-focused service through communication with frontline staff.

On April 13, Kang attended the opening ceremony at the bank’s South Gyeongsang headquarters for the Southeast Regional NongHyup Financial Group Comprehensive Support Center for maritime, aviation and defense industries. The center is to serve as a base for tailored financial consulting and specialized products for companies in shipbuilding and marine industries, aerospace and defense in the province.

On April 14, Kang visited Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard and Hanwha Aerospace’s plant in Changwon. Meeting with company officials, he discussed financial support and cooperation measures to help expand exports and shift toward higher value-added industries.

“South Gyeongsang is a key hub of Korea’s manufacturing base, and continued growth in the maritime, aviation and defense industries will strengthen the nation’s economic competitiveness,” Kang said. “We will continue to expand NongHyup Bank’s productive financing by providing on-site, field-centered financial support and growing together with local communities.”