SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July 2008
Kookmin Bank
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
9-1, 2-Ga, Namdaemun-Ro, Jung-Gu, Seoul, Korea 100-703
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submission to furnish a report or other document that the registration foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes No X
Candidates for Directors and Audit Committee Members of
KB Financial Group Inc.
Kookmin Bank, in its filing with the Korea Exchange on July 18, 2008, disclosed the list of candidates for the positions of director and audit committee member of KB Financial Group Inc. (“KB Financial Group”).
The appointment of directors and audit committee members will be finalized at the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on August 25, 2008.
Candidates for Directors and Audit Committee Members of KB Financial Group:
| Name (Date of Birth) |
Career |
Current Position |
Notes | |||
| Young Key Hwang (10/29/1952) |
• President & Chief Executive Officer, Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. • Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Woori Bank • Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Woori Finance Holdings Co., Ltd. • Senior Advisor, Shin & Kim |
Candidate for President & Chief Executive Officer of KB Financial Group | Candidate for Representative Director | |||
| Chung Won Kang (12/19/1950) |
• Chief Country Officer, Bankers Trust Group, Korea • Chief Country Officer, Deutsche Bank Group, Korea • President & Chief Executive Officer, former Seoul Bank |
President & Chief Executive Officer, Kookmin Bank | Candidate for Director | |||
| Jung Hoe Kim (09/19/1949) |
• Assistant Governor, Financial Supervisory Service (“FSS”) • Deputy Governor, FSS • Senior Advisor, Kim & Chang |
Candidate for Chief Operating Officer of KB Financial Group | Candidate for Director | |||
| Kee Young Chung (09/07/1948) |
• President, Korea Accounting Institute • Chairman, Korea Accounting Standards Board • Member, Examination Committee, FSS |
• Professor, Accounting, Keimyung Univ. • Non-executive Director, LG Corporation • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Member | |||
| Name (Date of Birth) |
Career |
Current Position |
Notes | |||
| Jacques P.M. Kemp (05/15/1949) |
• General Manager, ING Bank Brazil • Chairman, ING Bank International • Global Head of e-Business, ING Group • Chief Executive Officer, ING Insurance Asia/Pacific |
• Vice Chairman, Insurance & Investment Management Asia/Pacific • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director | |||
| Dam Cho (05/01/1952) |
• Lecturer, Hongik Univ. • Advisory Professor, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. • President, Korean Financial Management Association |
• Professor, Chonnam National Univ. • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Member | |||
| Suk Sig Lim (07/17/1953) |
• Assistant Professor, Univ. of Alberta • Member, Examination Committee, FSS • Vice President, Korea Accounting Institute • Non-executive Director, Korea Ratings |
• Professor, Univ. of Seoul • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Member | |||
| Bo Kyung Byun (08/09/1953) |
• President & Chief Executive Officer, LG IBM PC Co., Ltd. • Managing director, IBM Korea |
• President & Chief Executive Officer, Kolon I’net Co., Ltd. • Chief Executive Officer, Kolon Benit Co., Ltd. • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director | |||
| Sang Moon Hahm (02/02/1954) |
• Assistant Professor, Virginia Tech • Chief Researcher, Korea Institute of Finance • Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management |
• Dean, KDI School of Public Policy and Management • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director | |||
| Han Kim (02/17/1954) |
• Executive Director, Daishin Securities Co., Ltd. • Vice Chairman, Meritz Securities Co., Ltd. • Non-executive Director, Dongyang Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. |
• President & Chairman, Uclick • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Member | |||
| Name (Date of Birth) |
Career |
Current Position |
Notes | |||
| Chee Joong Kim (12/11/1955) |
• Presiding Judge, Seoul Eastern District Court • Presiding Judge, Seoul Administrative Court • Presiding Judge, Patent Court • Presiding Judge, Seoul High Court |
• Partner, Barun Law • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Member | |||
| Chan Soo Kang (11/23/1961) |
• Executive Director, BT Wolfensohn • Chief Executive Officer, Seoul Securities Co., Ltd. • Adjunct Professor, Ewha Womans Univ. |
• President & Chairman, Kang & Company. Ltd. • Non-executive Director, SK Holdings Co., Ltd. • Non-executive Director, Kookmin Bank |
Candidate for Non-executive Director | |||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Kookmin Bank | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: July 18, 2008 |
By: /s/ Donald H. MacKenzie | |||
| (Signature) | ||||
| Name: | Donald H. MacKenzie | |||
| Title: | Senior EVP / CFO | |||
| Executive Director | ||||