Woori Bank on Jan. 19 narrowed down the list of contenders for its president and CEO role to six nominees after the first screening process.

A search committee of the bank's board said it picked six candidates from a total of 11 applicants, including Lee Kwang-goo, the bank's current president and CEO, and Lee Dong-gun, head of business support group and executive vice president.

The committee's members will interview the six candidates on Jan. 23.