Hope Bancorp Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Hope Bancorp's CEO is Kevin Kim, appointed in Mar 2013, has a tenure of 11.08 years. total yearly compensation is $3.01M, comprised of 34.9% salary and 65.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.64% of the company’s shares, worth €7.93M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.3 years and 8.6 years respectively.

Key information

Kevin Kim

Chief executive officer

US$3.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	34.9%
CEO tenure	11.1yrs
CEO ownership	0.6%
Management average tenure	4.3yrs
Board average tenure	8.6yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kevin Kim's remuneration changed compared to Hope Bancorp's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Dec 31 2023	US$3m	US$1m	US$134m
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$159m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$183m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$197m
Dec 31 2022	US$4m	US$1m	US$218m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$218m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$220m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$222m
Dec 31 2021	US$3m	US$1m	US$205m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$181m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$156m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$129m
Dec 31 2020	US$3m	US$1m	US$112m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$126m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$138m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$154m
Dec 31 2019	US$3m	US$950k	US$171m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$172m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$176m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$181m
Dec 31 2018	US$3m	US$916k	US$190m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$163m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$161m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$154m
Dec 31 2017	US$2m	US$804k	US$139m

Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD3.01M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.62M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kevin's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Kevin Kim (65 yo)

11.1yrs

Tenure

US$3,007,465

Compensation

Mr. Kevin Sung Kim has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Hope Bancorp, Inc. since March 7, 2013 and serves as its Executive Director since December 2011. Mr. Kim has been Chairman of the Bo...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kevin Kim	Chairman	11.1yrs	US$3.01m	0.64% $ 7.9m
Julianna Balicka	Executive VP & CFO	less than a year	US$815.25k	0% $ 0
Peter Koh	Senior EVP & COO	3yrs	US$873.83k	0.083% $ 1.0m
Thomas Stenger	Senior EVP & Chief Risk Officer	5.2yrs	US$949.87k	0.0076% $ 93.5k
Kyu Kim	Senior EVP & Chief Commercial Banking Officer of Bank of Hope	18.5yrs	US$842.29k	0.051% $ 634.3k
Daniel Kim	Executive VP and Chief Strategy & Administrative Officer	6.9yrs	no data	no data
Angie Yang	Senior VP and Director of IR & Corporate Communications	no data	no data	no data
Angelee Harris	Executive VP	3.5yrs	no data	0.0090% $ 110.8k
Jason Kim	Senior EVP & President of Western Regional of Bank of Hope	3yrs	US$343.35k	0% $ 0
Andy Chan	Executive VP & Chief Internal Audit Executive	no data	no data	no data

4.3yrs

Average Tenure

55.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: NRB's management team is considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kevin Kim	Chairman	11.8yrs	US$3.01m	0.64% $ 7.9m
Steven Koh	Honorary Chairman of the Board	7.8yrs	US$180.60k	2.78% $ 34.3m
William Lewis	Independent Director	9.6yrs	US$137.40k	0.023% $ 285.1k
Donald Byun	Independent Director	7.8yrs	US$137.40k	0.41% $ 5.1m
David Malone	Director	9.9yrs	US$311.88k	0.086% $ 1.1m
Lisa Pai	Non-Independent Director	2.3yrs	US$125.87k	0.032% $ 389.0k
Yoon-Suk Whang	Lead Independent Director	16.5yrs	US$195.00k	0.073% $ 903.7k
Mary Thigpen	Independent Director	2.7yrs	US$123.00k	0.0060% $ 73.4k
Daisy Ha	Independent Director	7.8yrs	US$123.00k	0.50% $ 6.2m
Dale Zuehls	Independent Director	10.1yrs	US$137.40k	0.029% $ 358.8k
Jinho Doo	Independent Director	9.5yrs	US$123.00k	0.017% $ 212.9k
Joon Kyung Kim	Independent Director	4.5yrs	US$137.40k	0.013% $ 154.4k

8.6yrs

Average Tenure

69.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: NRB's board of directors are considered experienced (8.6 years average tenure).

Hope Bancorp Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Key information

Recent management updates

Hope Bancorp, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 23, 2024

Independent Director recently bought €91k worth of stock

Independent Director recently sold €107k worth of stock

Hope Bancorp and Bank of Hope Announce Executive Changes

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Announces Management Resignations

Recent updates

Hope Bancorp, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 23, 2024

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 29, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.12 (vs US$1.82 in FY 2022)

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.14 announced

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$1.11 (vs US$1.82 in FY 2022)

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About February 23, 2024

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 30, 2024

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Reports Net Charge Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2023

Third quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.25 (vs US$0.45 in 3Q 2022)

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 23, 2023

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About August 17, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.32 (vs US$0.43 in 2Q 2022)

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 24, 2023

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 24, 2023

Hope Bancorp, Inc.(NasdaqGS:HOPE) dropped from S&P Banks Select Industry Index

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Independent Director recently bought €91k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.33 (vs US$0.51 in 1Q 2022)

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15%

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.82 (vs US$1.67 in FY 2021)

Full year 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$1.82 (vs US$1.67 in FY 2021)

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About February 16, 2023

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 23, 2023

Third quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.45 (vs US$0.45 in 3Q 2021)

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Reports Net Charge Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2022

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 24, 2022

Independent Director recently sold €107k worth of stock

Second quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.43 (vs US$0.43 in 2Q 2021)

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or About August 12, 2022

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 19, 2022

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.51 (vs US$0.35 in 1Q 2021)

First quarter 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.51 (vs US$0.35 in 1Q 2021)

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on or about May 12, 2022

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 18, 2022

Hope Bancorp and Bank of Hope Announce Executive Changes

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Hope Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqGS:HOPE) announces an Equity Buyback for $50 million worth of its shares.

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.45 (vs US$0.25 in 3Q 2020)

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.43 (vs US$0.22 in 2Q 2020)

Independent Director has left the company

Independent Director has left the company

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Reports Net Charge Offs for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2021

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.35 (vs US$0.21 in 1Q 2020)

Hope Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend Payable on or About May 21, 2021

Independent Director has left the company

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.90 (vs US$1.35 in FY 2019)

New 90-day high: €10.50

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.90 (vs US$1.35 in FY 2019)

New 90-day high: €10.10

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q4, 2020 Results on Jan 26, 2021

New 90-day high: €8.95

New 90-day high: €8.80

Market bids up stock over the past week

Market bids up stock over the past week

New 90-day high: €8.10

Third quarter 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.25

Revenue beats expectations

Third quarter earnings released

Third-quarter earnings released: Revenue beats expectations

Hope Bancorp, Inc. Announces Management Resignations

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q3, 2020 Results on Oct 20, 2020

New 90-day low - €6.75

First half earnings released

New 90-day low - €6.90

Hope Bancorp, Inc. to Report Q2, 2020 Results on Jul 21, 2020

CEO Compensation Analysis

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