Hope Bancorp Inc - Company Profile
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The following section provides information on Hope Bancorp Inc’s senior management, executives, CEO and key decision makers and their roles in the organization. For more insight into Hope Bancorp Inc's management and employees, unlock the full data with our company analytics monitoring tool.
Executives
Kevin S. Kim
Chief Executive Officer; Chairman; President Executive BoardMr. Kevin S. Kim has been the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hope and the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer at Bank of Hope since May 2019. He has also been the President and Chief Executive Officer of BBCN Bancorp since March 2013. Prior to this, Mr. Kim was a Director at Central Financial Corporation and Center Bank from 2008 till 2011.
Julianna Balicka
Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer Senior ManagementMs. Julianna Balicka has been an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company since April 2023. Previously, she served as Senior Vice President, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Finance at East West Bank. Prior to this, Ms. Balicka served at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from 2005 to 2016.
Thomas P. Stenger
Senior Executive Vice President; Chief Risk Officer Senior ManagementMr. Thomas P. Stenger has been a Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the company since 2022. Earlier, he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the company from 2019 to 2022. Previously, he was a Managing Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers. He was a founding partner of Mirror Lake Partners from 2008 to 2011. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at the GMAC Residential Mortgage Corporation from 2001 to 2007.
Karan Kapoor
Executive Vice President; Chief Credit Officer Senior ManagementMr. Karan Kapoor is an Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the company. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Credit Officer and Senior Managing Director of East West Bank. Previously, he served as the Executive Director and Head of Americas Restructuring and Special Assets Management at Standard Chartered Bank.
Kyu S. Kim
Senior Executive Vice President; Chief Relationship Banking Officer; Head-Korean Subsidiaries Group Senior ManagementMs. Kyu S. Kim has been a Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Relationship Banking Officer of the company since 2025. He also serves as the Head of Korean Subsidiaries Group of the company. Previously, she served as a Senior Executive Vice President and Eastern Regional President of the bank from 2017 to 2023. Prior to this, she was a Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Community Banking at the company from 2016 to 2017.
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