Hanmi Financial Corporation announced that Mr. Kiho Choi has been appointed to its Board of Directors, effective April 2, 2018. Kiho brings significant accounting and financial expertise, as well as extensive executive leadership experience to the Bank. Mr. Choi has more than 30 years of assurance and business advisory experience and specializes in serving middle-market companies in banking, health care, manufacturing, and wholesale distribution. Mr. Choi is currently the managing partner and a founding partner of CKP, LLP. In addition, he also has extensive audit and consulting experience with several financial institutions. Mr. Choi has served as President of the Korean American CPA Society of Southern California and as an Advisory Member to Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency of Los Angeles. He is currently an independent director of the Board of Directors of Netlist Inc.