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Corporate Governance - Management

Highlights | Committee Composition | Management | Board of Directors
Jae Whan Yoo
Chief Executive Officer, President & Director
Jae Whan Yoo
Chief Executive Officer, President & Director


Jae Whan (J.W.) Yoo was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Center Financial in January 2007. He joined Center with three decades of experience in the banking industry. From July 2003 to December 2004, Mr. Yoo served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Hanmi Financial Corporation. During his tenure at Hanmi, he executed the successful acquisition and integration of Pacific Union Bank. Mr. Yoo is al... 
Douglas J. Goddard
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Douglas J. Goddard
Interim Chief Financial Officer


Douglas J. Goddard was appointed interim Chief Financial Officer of Center Financial Corporation in June 2010 and brings more than 25 years of experience in financial reporting for the commercial banking sector. Most recently, he performed financial management consulting engagements for community banks. Projects involved the integration of financial functions of combining banks in an FDIC-assisted transaction, including the development of the required accounting for those loans acquired as par... 
Lisa Kim Pai
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer & Corporate Secretary
Lisa Kim Pai
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer & Corporate Secretary


Lisa Kim Pai joined Center Financial Corporation in February 2007 as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. In April 2007, Ms. Pai was also assigned concurrent duties in the newly created position of Chief Risk Officer, responsible for managing all aspects of the Bank’s risk related matters, including overseeing the special assets department and compliance and risk management. She brings to Center more than 20 years of experience in the legal profession, primarily s... 
Jason K. Kim
Senior Vice President & Chief Credit Officer
Jason K. Kim
Senior Vice President & Chief Credit Officer


Jason K. Kim was promoted to Chief Credit Officer of Center Bank in April 2007. Having served as Senior Vice President and Manager of Center Bank’s SBA Department since 1991, Mr. Kim developed the company’s strategic plan and established an extensive out-of-state loan production office network. Under his tenure, Center Bank’s SBA Department maintained the highest asset quality among more than 800 lenders across the nation, contributing to the company’s receipt of the “Lender of the Year Award”... 
Sook Kyong Goo
Senior Vice President & Chief Operations Officer
Sook Kyong Goo
Senior Vice President & Chief Operations Officer


Sook Kyong Goo was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of Center Bank in August 2007, bringing with her more than two decades of experience in banking operations. Ms. Goo most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of Hanmi Bank, where she oversaw all operations functions of the company. She was also instrumental in the merger process during Hanmi’s acquisition of Pacific Union Bank in 2004, where she was previously employed since 1990. ...