Hanmi Financial Corporation announced Lonny Robinson is resigning as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hanmi and the Bank to pursue another professional opportunity, effective November 13, 2012.

Hanmi also announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Shick (Mark) Yoon as interim chief financial officer, effective November 13, 2012. Yoon currently serves as Hanmi’s senior vice president and chief strategy officer and will continue in those roles while he serves as interim chief financial officer. Yoon has served at Hanmi since 2008, and previously held the positions of deputy chief financial officer, treasurer and senior planning officer. Hanmi intends to appoint a permanent chief financial officer in the future.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Hanmi Bank provides services to the multi-ethnic communities of California, with 27 full-service offices in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Diego counties, and a loan production office in Washington State. Hanmi Bank specializes in commercial, SBA and trade finance lending.