Kevin Sung Kim

Chief Executive Officer at HOPE BANCORP, INC.

Net worth: 13 M $ as of 2026-05-30

68 year

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Kevin Sung Kim is currently Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Bank of Hope since 2026, Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at Hope Bancorp, Inc. since 2019, Director at United Way of Greater Los Angeles, Director at Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, and Attorney at Kevin S.
Kim & Associates.
Former roles include Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer at BBCN Bancorp, Inc. from 2013 to 2016, Chairman at Nara Bank (Los Angeles, California) from 2012 to 2013, Chairman at Center Financial Corp.
(California) in 2011, Senior Manager at KPMG LLP, and Senior Accountant at Arthur Andersen LLP.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in 1980, a graduate degree from Loyola Law School in 1993, an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management, and an undergraduate degree from Aba Stonier Graduate School of Banking.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
HOPE BANCORP, INC. 0.8%	2026-04-13	1,026,051 ( 0.8% )	13 M $	2026-05-30

Kevin Sung Kim active positions

Companies	Position	Start
HOPE BANCORP, INC.	Chief Executive Officer	2013-02-28
Bank of Hope Bank of Hope Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state chartered commercial bank	Chief Executive Officer	2014-03-31
Kevin S. Kim & Associates	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Chamber of Commerce	Director/Board Member	-
United Way of Greater Los Angeles United Way of Greater Los Angeles Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Provides fund raising services for creating pathways out of poverty	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Kevin Sung Kim

Companies	Position	End
BBCN Bancorp, Inc. BBCN Bancorp, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company	Chief Executive Officer	2016-07-28
Nara Bank (Los Angeles, California) Nara Bank (Los Angeles, California) Major BanksFinance Nationally chartered commercial bank	Director/Board Member	2013-01-16
Center Financial Corp. (California) Center Financial Corp. (California) Financial ConglomeratesFinance Bank holding company	Chairman	2011-10-31
KPMG LLP KPMG LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides auditing, tax and advisory services	Corporate Officer/Principal	-
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Private companies	14
KPMG LLP KPMG LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides auditing, tax and advisory services	Commercial Services
Nara Bank (Los Angeles, California) Nara Bank (Los Angeles, California) Major BanksFinance Nationally chartered commercial bank	Finance
Center Financial Corp. (California) Center Financial Corp. (California) Financial ConglomeratesFinance Bank holding company	Finance
Arthur Andersen LLP Arthur Andersen LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides accounting services	Commercial Services
Bank of Hope Bank of Hope Regional BanksFinance Operates as a state chartered commercial bank	Finance
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
United Way of Greater Los Angeles United Way of Greater Los Angeles Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Provides fund raising services for creating pathways out of poverty	Miscellaneous
Loyola Law School Loyola Law School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Chamber of Commerce	Commercial Services
Kevin S. Kim & Associates
BBCN Bancorp, Inc. BBCN Bancorp, Inc. Regional BanksFinance Operates as a bank holding company	Finance
UCLA Anderson School of Management UCLA Anderson School of Management Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Aba Stonier Graduate School of Banking Aba Stonier Graduate School of Banking Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Hope Bancorp, Inc. Hope Bancorp, Inc. Major BanksFinance Operates as bank holding company whose subsidiary functions as national bank	Finance