On April 3, 2019, Hanmi Financial Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Hanmi Bank announced that Bonita I. Lee, age 56, will succeed C. G. Kum as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and the Bank, effective May 3, 2019. The Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank have also appointed Ms. Lee as a director of the Company and the Bank, effective immediately. Currently, Ms. Lee serves as the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank.

Ms. Lee was named the President of the Company and the Bank in June 2018. Ms. Lee served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company and the Bank since August 2013.