Directors and Executive Officers

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited ("SuMi TRUST Bank")open link in new window

As of June 19, 2026

Directors

  • Director
    Kazuya Oyama
    Director of SuMi TRUST Bank
    Career Summary
  • Director
    Masanori Watanabe
    Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
    Career Summary
  • Director
    Chikako Matsumoto
    Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
    Career Summary
  • Director
    Toru Takakura
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  • Director
    Kouichi Kato
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  • Director (Outside Director)
    Chairperson of the Audit Committee
    Kaoru Kashima

    Certified Public Accountant
    Outside Director of NTT, Inc.

    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kirin Holdings Company, Limited

    Career Summary
  • Director (Outside Director)
    Tomonori Ito

    Outside Director of Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

    Professor of the Institute of Business and Finance of Waseda University

    Specially Appointed Professor of the Institute for International Academic Research of Kyoto University of Advanced Science

    Outside Director of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited

    Career Summary
  • Director (Outside Director)
    Chairperson of the Nominating Committee
    Hajime Watanabe

    Chairman of Japan Economic Research Institute Inc.

    Outside Corporate Auditor of Japan Freight Railway Company

    Outside Auditor of TOKYU CORPORATION

    Outside Director of Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company

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  • Director (Outside Director)
    Hirokazu Fujita
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  • Director (Outside Director)
    Kazuo Sakakibara

    Attorney-at-law

    Of Counsel of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune

    Auditor of Tokyo Dental College

    Outside Director of Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.

    Acting Chairman of the Board of Governors of Japan Broadcasting Corporation

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  • Director (Outside Director)
    Chairperson of the Board of Directors
    Hideki Kobori

    Chairman & Director of ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION

    Outside Director of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.

    Outside Director of SEIKO GROUP CORPORATION

    Outside Director of Japan Investment Corporation

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  • Director (Outside Director)
    Chairperson of the Compensation Committee
    Etsuko Kobayashi

    Outside Director of Nissay Asset Management Corporation

    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

    Career Summary
  • Director (Outside Director)
    Satoko Shisai

    Outside Director of Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.

    President of AISHIS CONSULTING., Inc.

    Outside Director of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha

    Outside Director of The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.

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  • *1Ms. Kaoru Kashima, Mr. Tomonori Ito, Mr. Hajime Watanabe, Mr. Hirokazu Fujita, Mr. Kazuo Sakakibara, Mr. Hideki Kobori, Ms. Etsuko Kobayashi and Ms. Satoko Shisai are outside directors defined in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.
  • *2All eight outside directors are independent directors required by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
  • *3“Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.” is referred to as “SuMi TRUST Group” in this page.
  • *4“Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited” is referred to as “SuMi TRUST Bank” in this page.

Executive Officers as defined in the Companies Act

Position Name Responsibilities Concurrent Position (Major Position)
President & CEO (Representative Executive Officer) Kazuya Oyama   Director of SuMi TRUST Bank
Senior Managing Executive Officer CHRO Takumi Fujisawa Human Resources Department Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Senior Managing Executive Officer Riro Sato Global Business Planning and Management Department Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer CSuO Chikako Matsumoto Sustainability Management Department Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer CFO(Representative Executive Officer) Masanori Watanabe Financial Planning Department, Investor & Shareholder Relations Department, Research Department Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer CCO Yuki Takada FD and Compliance Department, Legal Department Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer Naoki Ishibe Corporate Planning Department, Planning and Coordination Department Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer CRO Takahiro Yoshida Risk Management Department, Business Process Management Department Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer Hisato Nakano   Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer CISO Junya Ueda IT Risk Control Department Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer Takahiro Ishige Corporate Administration Department, Corporate Secretariat Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer Kazue Yamazaki Internal Audit Department Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Manatomo Yoneyama Information & Technology Strategy Planning Department President (Representative Director) of SuMi TRUST Bank

Executive Officers as defined in our internal policy

Position Name Concurrent Position (Major Position)
Executive Officer Futoshi Itani Deputy President (Representative Director) of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Kazuteru Wakao Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Kiyotaka Maita Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Tomoya Hirano Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Yasuhiro Takeyama Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Tadashi Ejima Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Natsuhiko Yonezawa Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Kenichi Kajihara Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Munemitsu Takanabe Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer GAMO* Stefanie Drews President & CEO of Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer Hirohiko Doi Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Takayuki Okamoto Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Hisato Hirakata Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Shin Kato Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Hiroshi Shinkai Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
  • *Global Asset Management Officer

Audit Dedicated Executive Officer

Position Name Concurrent Position (Major Position)
Audit Dedicated Executive Officer* Atsushi Matsumoto Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member) of SuMi TRUST Bank
Audit Dedicated Executive Officer* Fumikazu Miyajima
  • *An officer who assists the Audit Committee in its duties under the direction and orders of the Audit Committee.
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