Inaugural event for KB Kookmin Bank chief protested

The inaugural ceremony for new KB Kookmin Bank president Lee Keon-ho was aborted due to a blockade by its labor union on Monday.

Union members blocked him from attending the ceremony in protest over what they claimed was the government’s influence on his appointment. They called for Lee’s immediate withdrawal from the post.

But Lee said he would seek to settle the dispute through dialogue with the labor union.

Lee, a former professor, joined the bank in 2011 and had served as senior executive vice president of the lender.

(joonwonc@heraldcorp.com)