Exhibit 99.1
Hanmi Financial Corp. Appoints
Paul Kim to its Board of Directors
LOS ANGELES February 18, 2009 Hanmi Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: HAFC), the holding company
of Hanmi Bank, announced that Paul Seon-Hong Kim has been appointed to the Companys Board of
Directors and to the Board of Directors of Hanmi Bank.
Mr. Kim, who began his banking career in 1971 with the Korea Long Term Credit Bank, was most
recently president and chief executive officer of Uniti Financial Corporation in Buena Park; prior
to that he spent nine years as president and CEO of Center Financial Corporation; and from 1986 to
1998 he served at Hanmi Financial in various capacities, including chief marketing officer, chief
credit officer, and chief financial officer.
We are delighted to welcome Mr. Kim to the Board, said Jay S. Yoo, Hanmis president and CEO.
With a career that spans almost four decades, he possesses a wealth of experience in commercial
banking and is thoroughly familiar with the Southern California marketplace, notably the
Korean-American community. He has also acquired a deep understanding of regulatory issues facing
community banks like Hanmi.
Mr. Kim has a B.S. in engineering from Seoul National University and an M.B.A. from the University
of California at Berkeley.
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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