Board of Directors
Austin Park
Chairman
Mr. Park is an educator and President of Newton International College, a private, post-secondary educational institution providing vocational courses in office computer applications and dental laboratory technology, as well as courses in English as a secondary language. Mr. Park is also a founding director.
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Leonard H. Rushfield
Vice Chairman
Mr. Rushfield is currently Adjunct Professor of Finance and Strategy at Pepperdine University and the University of Redlands. Prior to that Mr. Rushfield has over four decades of commercial banking experience in senior-level capacities with Bankers’ Trust Company of New York, Republic National Bank of New York, American Express Bank, and Bear Stearns. He has served as a board director at Safra Bank of California and American Premier Bank. He was a member of the Advisory Committee of Comerica Bank of California. He also served on the boards of Gridcore International Systems, Long Beach, California and Agriboard Industries, Dallas, Texas. In addition, Mr. Rushfield served on many non-profit and community development boards. Mr. Rushfield was founder and Managing Director of Asia Development Partners and RLR Advisors, and a Director of Capital Partners in Bratislava, Slovakia, reflecting his long experience and residence in Asia and Central Europe.
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Dong Il Kim
President & CEO
Dong Il Kim was appointed as a director and CEO of the Bank in November 2013 after spending three years at Saehan Bank, where he successfully participated in the removal of a formal regulatory order for that institution and participated in the subsequent sale of that institution to Wilshire Bancorp. Prior to that, Mr. Kim was the Bank’s founding CEO and member of USMB’s original board. Through Mr. Kim’s leadership, the two concurrent Consent Orders in place were removed within fifteen months.
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Ho Suk Gang
Director
Mr. Gang is a Certified Public Accountant and is the managing partner of GSK Accountancy Corporation, and is an original founding member of the Board. Mr. Gang is also a founding director.
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Won Ho Chun
Director
Mr. Chun is a Certified Public Accountant and President of C&Y Accountants, Inc. Mr. Chun is an experienced bank director, having previously served as a board member for Uniti Bank, Buena Park, California.
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Arthur Lee
Director
Mr. Lee was elected as a director for the Bank in November 2014. He is President and Chief Executive Officer of KCC Transport Systems, Inc., a transportation and logistics company providing air, sea and land transportation services, as well as warehousing distribution and customs clearance services. In his business position, Mr. Lee provides an extended network of business prospects to USMB, as well as a source of capital where he was a significant participant on the Bank’s last two capital offerings.
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Faiez Ennabe
Director
Mr. Ennabe was elected to the BOD in November 2015 and is President of Ennabe Properties, Inc. He is an experienced and successful business person with a long history in the business community and along with his business associate, provides a source of financial strength to USMB. Mr. Ennabe brings expanded depth to the Bank through his network of business relationships and, along with his business associate, provides broader representation of shareholder interests. Mr. Ennabe and his business associate were a significant participants in the Bank’s 2015 capital offering and maintain significant deposit relationships with USMB.
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Executive Officers
Dong Il Kim
Chief Executive Officer/President
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Ralph Wiita
Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
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Jin Soo Kim
Executive Vice President/Chief Credit Officer
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Emy Garcia
Executive Vice President/Chief Risk Officer
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Abraham Park
Executive Vice President/Chief Lending Officer
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