Exhibit 99.1
Hanmi Financial Corp. Appoints
Jack Hall to its Board of Directors
LOS ANGELES February 5, 2009 Hanmi Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: HAFC), the holding company
of Hanmi Bank, announced that John A. (Jack) Hall has been appointed to the Companys Board of
Directors and to the Board of Directors of Hanmi Bank.
Until his retirement in 2005, Mr. Hall, 59, spent more than three decades with the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a division of the U.S. Treasury Department. He received his
commission as a National Bank Examiner in 1979 and eventually served as Examiner-in-Charge of many
of the nations premier banks, including Union Bank of California, First Interstate Bancorp, Fleet
Boston, and Treasury Bank in Los Angeles, Countrywides national bank subsidiary. Mr. Hall, who has
a B.A. from the University of Iowa, also served as the lead examiner for credit for Wells Fargo
Bank.
I am pleased to welcome Mr. Hall to the Board, said Jay S. Yoo, President and Chief Executive
Officer. His longstanding familiarity with the financial services industry, including the
requirements and expectations of bank regulators, will be especially valuable as Hanmi addresses
the challenges of the current recession. He brings a deep and well-rounded knowledge of
risk-management issues, particularly on matters concerning internal audits, compliance, and credit
management.
Mr. Yoo also mentioned with appreciation the service of Robert Abeles, who effective January 31,
2009 resigned from Hanmi Financial Corporations Board of Directors, as well as from the Board of
Directors of Hanmi Bank. Among the considerations cited by Mr. Abeles in announcing his
resignation was his recent return to full-time employment.
About Hanmi Financial Corporation:
Headquartered in Los Angeles, Hanmi Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hanmi Financial Corporation,
provides services to the multi-ethnic communities of California, with 26 full-service offices in
Los Angeles, Orange, San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Diego counties, and six loan production
offices in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Virginia and Washington. Hanmi Bank specializes in
commercial, SBA and trade finance lending, and is a recognized community leader. Hanmi Banks
mission is to provide a full range of quality products and premier services to its customers and to
maximize shareholder value. Additional information is available at www.hanmifinancial.com.
Contact:
Stephanie Yoon
Investor Relations
213-427-5631
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