Directors and Executive Officers

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

As of April 1, 2025

Directors

  • Director
    Toru Takakura
    Director of SuMi TRUST Bank
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  • Director
    Atsushi Kaibara
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  • Director
    Yasuyuki Suzuki
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  • Director
    Kazuya Oyama
    President (Representative Director) of SuMi TRUST Bank
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  • Director
    Tetsuo Ohkubo
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  • Director
    Masaru Hashimoto
    Chairman of SuMi TRUST Bank
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  • Director
    Toshiaki Nakano
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  • Director
    Kouichi Kato
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  • Director (External Director)
    Chair of the Board of Directors
    Chair of the Nominating Committee
    Isao Matsushita
    External Director of MatsukiyoCocokara & Co.
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  • Director (External Director)
    Chair of the Compensation Committee
    Hiroko Kawamoto

    External Director of East Japan Railway Company

    External Director of Canon Marketing Japan Inc.

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  • Director (External Director)
    Nobuaki Kato
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  • Director (External Director)
    Chair of the Audit Committee
    Kaoru Kashima

    Certified Public Accountant

    Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION

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

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  • Director (External Director)
    Tomonori Ito

    External Director of Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.

    Professor of the Institute of Business and Finance of Waseda University

    Specially Appointed Professor of the Global and Transdisciplinary Studies of Kyoto University of Advanced Science

    External Director of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company, Limited

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  • Director (External Director)
    Hajime Watanabe

    Chairman of Japan Economic Research Institute Inc.

    External Corporate Auditor of Japan Freight Railway Company

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  • Director (External Director)
    Hirokazu Fujita
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  • Director (External 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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  • *1Mr. Isao Matsushita, Ms. Hiroko Kawamoto, Mr. Nobuaki Kato, Ms. Kaoru Kashima, Mr. Tomonori Ito, Mr. Hajime Watanabe, Mr. Hirokazu Fujita and Mr. Kazuo Sakakibara are external directors defined in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act.
  • *2All eight external directors are independent directors required by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.

Executive Officers as defined in the Companies Act

Position Name Responsibilities Concurrent Position (Major Position)
President & CEO
(Representative Executive Officer)		 Toru Takakura Director of SuMi TRUST Bank
Senior Managing Executive Officer CFO (Representative Executive Officer) Masakatsu Sato Financial Planning Department, Corporate Secretariat (Joint Responsibility) Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer (Representative Director) of SuMi TRUST Bank
Senior Managing Executive Officer CISO Manatomo Yoneyama Digital Transformation Department, IT System Planning and Management Department, IT Risk Control Department Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer Atsushi Matsumoto Corporate Administration Department, Planning and Coordination Department, Corporate Secretariat (Joint Responsibility) Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer CHRO Takumi Fujisawa Human Resources Department Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer CCO Yuki Takada FD and Compliance Department Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer Riro Sato Group Affiliate and Global Business Planning and Management Department Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer CSuO Chikako Matsumoto CSuO
Sustainability Management Department		 Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer Masanori Watanabe Investor & Shareholder Relations Department Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer Naoki Ishibe Corporate Planning Department, Research Department Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer CRO Takahiro Yoshida Risk Management Department, Legal Department、Business Process Management Department Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Managing Executive Officer Hisato Nakano Brand Management Office Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Kazuya Oyama President (Representative Director) of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Yuuko Nishigaya Internal Audit Department

Executive Officers as defined in our internal policy

Position Name Concurrent Position (Major Position)
Executive Officer
(GAMO*)		 Yoshio Hishida Representative Director and President of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management
Executive Officer Nobuaki Yamaguchi Deputy President (Representative Director) of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Futoshi Itani Deputy President (Representative Director) of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Junya Ueda Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Nobuhisa Takahashi Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Takehiko Iwahara Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Takehiko Sakaue Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Kazuteru Wakao Director, Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Kiyotaka Maita Managing Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Bank
Executive Officer Tomoya Hirano 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 Sanjiro Okamatsu 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
  • *Global Asset Management Officer (Responsible for uniting asset management business)
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