Hope Bancorp Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Hope Bancorp's CEO is Kevin Kim, appointed in Mar 2013, has a tenure of 11.75 years. total yearly compensation is $3.01M, comprised of 34.9% salary and 65.1% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.65% of the company’s shares, worth $9.69M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 9.3 years respectively.

Key information

Kevin Kim

Chief executive officer

US$3.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage34.9%
CEO tenure11.8yrs
CEO ownership0.6%
Management average tenure5yrs
Board average tenure9.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

Oct 31
Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

Hope Bancorp: Dividend Yield Is Attractive, Acquisition Is The Biggest Catalyst

May 06

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.14

May 02
Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.14

Hope Bancorp: Deposits Drop, So Does Shareholder Confidence

Feb 02

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

Oct 26
Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.14

Jul 27
Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.14

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

Apr 28
Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.14

Is Now The Time To Put Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) On Your Watchlist?

Mar 08
Is Now The Time To Put Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) On Your Watchlist?

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.14

Jan 27
Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.14

Hope Bancorp: Attractively Valued With A Positive Earnings Outlook

Sep 15

Do Hope Bancorp's (NASDAQ:HOPE) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jul 20
Do Hope Bancorp's (NASDAQ:HOPE) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Hope Bancorp GAAP EPS of $0.43 beats by $0.02, revenue of $154.29M beats by $4.22M

Jul 19

Hope Bancorp: Strong Topline Growth Likely To Compensate For Above-Average Provisioning

Jun 29

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Will Pay A Dividend Of US$0.14

Apr 22
Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Will Pay A Dividend Of US$0.14

Hope Bancorp: Leading Korean Bank

Feb 09

Hope Bancorp: Expansion Efforts, Well-Positioned Portfolio To Bear Fruit This Year

Feb 03

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.14

Jan 28
Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Has Announced A Dividend Of US$0.14

Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.14

Oct 29
Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.14

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kevin Kim's remuneration changed compared to Hope Bancorp's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$102m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$108m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$120m

Dec 31 2023US$3mUS$1m

US$134m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$159m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$183m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$197m

Dec 31 2022US$4mUS$1m

US$218m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$218m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$220m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$222m

Dec 31 2021US$3mUS$1m

US$205m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$181m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$156m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$129m

Dec 31 2020US$3mUS$1m

US$112m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$126m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$138m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$154m

Dec 31 2019US$3mUS$950k

US$171m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$172m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$176m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$181m

Dec 31 2018US$3mUS$916k

US$190m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$163m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$161m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$154m

Dec 31 2017US$2mUS$804k

US$139m

Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD3.01M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.51M).

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


CEO

Kevin Kim (66 yo)

11.8yrs

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

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Kim
Chairman11.8yrsUS$3.01m0.65%
$ 9.7m
Julianna Balicka
Executive VP & CFO1.7yrsUS$815.25k0.0027%
$ 39.7k
Peter Koh
Senior EVP & COO3.7yrsUS$873.83k0.083%
$ 1.2m
Thomas Stenger
Senior EVP & Chief Risk Officer5.8yrsUS$949.87k0.0035%
$ 51.8k
Kyu Kim
Senior EVP & Chief Commercial Banking Officer of Bank of Hope19.2yrsUS$842.29k0.052%
$ 779.0k
Daniel Kim
Executive VP and Chief Strategy & Administrative Officer7.6yrsno datano data
Angie Yang
Senior VP and Director of IR & Corporate Communicationsno datano datano data
Angelee Harris
Executive VP4.2yrsno data0.016%
$ 244.8k
Jason Kim
Senior EVP & President of Western Regional of Bank of Hope3.7yrsUS$343.35kno data
Andy Chan
Executive VP & Chief Internal Audit Executiveno datano datano data

5.0yrs

Average Tenure

56.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: HOPE's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Kevin Kim
Chairman12.5yrsUS$3.01m0.65%
$ 9.7m
Steven Koh
Honorary Chairman of the Board8.4yrsUS$180.60k2.68%
$ 40.0m
William Lewis
Independent Director10.3yrsUS$137.40k0.029%
$ 433.0k
Donald Byun
Independent Director8.4yrsUS$137.40k0.42%
$ 6.2m
David Malone
Director10.6yrsUS$311.88k0.062%
$ 930.6k
Lisa Pai
Non-Independent Director3yrsUS$123.00k0.037%
$ 548.3k
Yoon-Suk Whang
Lead Independent Director17.2yrsUS$195.00k0.082%
$ 1.2m
Daisy Ha
Independent Director8.4yrsUS$123.00k0.48%
$ 7.2m
Dale Zuehls
Independent Director10.8yrsUS$137.40k0.035%
$ 522.3k
Jinho Doo
Independent Director10.2yrsUS$123.00k0.010%
$ 149.7k
Rachel Lee
Independent Directorless than a yearno datano data
Joon Kyung Kim
Independent Director5.2yrsUS$137.40k0.018%
$ 274.8k

9.3yrs

Average Tenure

70.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: HOPE's board of directors are considered experienced (9.3 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 10:10
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Hope Bancorp, Inc. is covered by 16 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter WinterBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Leanne CaravaggioBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Lana ChanBMO Capital Markets U.S. (Historical)