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Profile of Directors
The profile of directors of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd., as of June 24, 2025, are as follows:
Director, President and Representative Executive Officer Takayuki Kasama (Aug. 9, 1973)
| Apr. 1996 | Joined The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Limited (current SBI Shinsei Bank, Limited) |
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| Dec. 1998 | Joined IBJ Securities Co., Ltd. (current Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.) |
| Oct. 2000 | Joined Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. |
| Jan. 2010 | Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. |
| Jan. 2011 | Managing Director, Head of Credit Trading, Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. |
| Jul. 2013 | CEO, Senior Portfolio Manager, GOLVIS INVESTMENT PTE. LTD. |
| Nov. 2015 | Managing Director (in charge of credit investments), Investment Division of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2016 | Managing Director, General Manager of Global Credit Investment Department, Investment Division of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| May. 2018 | Senior Managing Director, General Manager of Global Credit Investment Department, Investment Division of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Jul. 2019 | Concurrently serving as General Manager of Global Fund Investment Department, Investment Division of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2020 | Executive Managing Director (supervising bonds and credit), Investment Division of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. Concurrently serving as General Manager of Rates and FX Investment Department, Investment Division of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2020 | Senior Managing Executive Officer of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2023 | Director and Representative Executive Vice President of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2024 | Director, President and Representative Executive Officer of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Jun. 2024 | Director of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
Director of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
Director and Representative Executive Vice President Harumi Yano (Dec. 23, 1961)
| Apr. 1984 | Joined The Industrial Bank of Japan, Ltd. |
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| Feb. 2008 | Senior Manager, Administration Department, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. |
| Jul. 2009 | Senior Manager, Strategic Research Office, General Planning Department, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2010 | General Manager, Strategic Research Department, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2011 | General Manager, Research Department, Corporate Administration Division of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 2011 | Executive Officer of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Mar. 2015 | General Manager, ALM Planning Department, Corporate Administration Division of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2016 | Managing Executive Officer of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2019 | Senior Managing Executive Officer of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2023 | Executive Vice President of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2024 | Representative Executive Vice President of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2024 | Director and Representative Executive Vice President of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
None
Director and Representative Executive Vice President Kenji Ogata (May. 4, 1967)
| Apr. 1990 | Joined the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications |
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| Feb. 2012 | Deputy Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. |
| Sep. 2013 | Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Corporate Planning Division of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2015 | Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Department and Head of IR Office, Corporate Planning Division of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2016 | Executive Officer and Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Department of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. |
| Sep. 2017 | Executive Officer and Head of Secretaries Office of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2018 | Managing Executive Officer and Head of Secretaries Office of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2019 | Managing Executive Officer of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2021 | Senior Executive Officer and Director of Kinki Regional Office of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2023 | Executive Vice President of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2025 | Director and Representative Executive Vice President of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) Managing Executive Officer of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.* |
Significant concurrent positions
Managing Executive Officer of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.*
* Scheduled to be appointed in June 25, 2025.
Outside Director Kazuyuki Negishi (March. 17, 1971)
| Apr. 1994 | Joined the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications |
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| Apr. 2010 | General Manager of Sales Promotion Department of JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2011 | General Manager of Investment Planning Department of JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2012 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of Japan Post Network Co., Ltd. (currently JAPAN POST Co., Ltd.) |
| Oct. 2012 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Jan. 2014 | Executive Manager for Planning of Corporate Planning Division of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Dec. 2015 | Senior General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2017 | Executive Officer of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2019 | Senior Executive Officer of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. Managing Executive Officer of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2023 | Senior Executive Officer and Director of Tokai Regional Office of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2025 | Managing Executive Officer of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Jun. 2025 | Director of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) Director and Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.*1 Director of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd.*2 Director of JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd.(current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
Managing Executive Officer of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
Director of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd.*2
Director of JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co., Ltd
*1 Scheduled to be appointed as Director and Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. in June 25, 2025.
*2 Scheduled to be appointed in June 26, 2025.
Outside Director Miho Ichiki (July. 22, 1969)
| Apr. 1992 | Joined the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications |
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| Aug. 2008 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of Japan Post Network Co., Ltd. (currently JAPAN POST Co., Ltd.) |
| Apr. 2012 | Head of Reform Promotion Office of Japan Post Network Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 2012 | Head of Reform Promotion Office, Corporate Management Division, Postal Network Headquarters of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2013 | Head of Reform Promotion Office, Corporate Planning Division of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Spt. 2014 | Head of Women’s Workforce Participation Promotion Office, General Affairs and Personnel Division of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2015 | Head of Women’s Workforce Participation Promotion Office, Personnel Affairs Division of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2017 | Head of Human Resource Development Office, Personnel Affairs Division of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2019 | Head of Liaison Office, Corporate Planning Division of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2020 | Senior General Manager of Procurement Division of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 2020 | Senior General Manager of Financial Services Sales Promotion Division, JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2021 | Executive Officer and Director of Minami-Kanto Regional Office of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2023 | Managing Executive Officer of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd. (current position)* Senior Executive Officer of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd. (current position)* |
| Jun. 2025 | Director of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
Managing Executive Officer of JAPAN POST HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.*
Senior Executive Officer of JAPAN POST Co., Ltd.*
* Scheduled to retire in June 25, 2025.
Outside Director Makoto Kaiwa (Sept. 25, 1949)
| Apr. 1973 | Joined Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. |
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| Jun. 2005 | Director and General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept. of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. |
| Jun. 2007 | Senior Executive Officer and General Manager of Niigata Branch Office of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. |
| Jun. 2009 | Representative Director & Executive Vice President in charge of Investor Relations of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. |
| Jun. 2010 | Representative Director & President of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. |
| Jun. 2015 | Representative Director & Chairman of the Board of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. |
| Jun. 2019 | Director of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Apr. 2021 | Director & Chairman Emeritus of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. |
| Jun. 2021 | Chairman Emeritus of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. |
| Jun. 2022 | Special Advisor of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
Special Advisor of Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Outside Director Hiroshi Kawamura (Jan. 16, 1952)
| Apr. 1977 | Appointed as Public Prosecutor of Tokyo District Prosecutors Office |
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| Jul. 2008 | Director-General, Trial Department of Supreme Public Prosecutors Office |
| Jan. 2009 | Chief Prosecutor of Chiba District Public Prosecutors Office |
| Apr. 2010 | Chief Prosecutor of Yokohama District Public Prosecutors Office |
| Jan. 2012 | Superintending Prosecutor of Sapporo High Public Prosecutors Office |
| Jan. 2014 | Superintending Prosecutor of Nagoya High Prosecutors Office |
| Mar. 2015 | Outside Corporate Auditor of Asahi Glass, Limited. (current AGC Inc.) |
| Apr. 2015 | Professor, Faculty of Law of Doshisha University |
| Jun. 2015 | Outside Auditor of ISHII IRON WORKS CO., LTD. |
| Jun. 2016 | Outside Director of ISHII IRON WORKS CO., LTD. (current position) |
| Jun. 2020 | Director of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Apr. 2022 | Registered as Attorney-at-law (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
Attorney-at-law
Outside Director of ISHII IRON WORKS CO., LTD.
Outside Director Kenzo Yamamoto (Jan. 21, 1954)
| Apr. 1976 | Joined the Bank of Japan |
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| Feb. 2002 | Director-General, Financial Markets Department of the Bank of Japan |
| May. 2003 | Associate Director-General, Representative Office in New York of the Bank of Japan |
| Dec. 2003 | General Manager for the Americas and Chief Representative in New York of the Bank of Japan |
| Jul. 2005 | Director-General, Payment and Settlement Systems Department of the Bank of Japan |
| Jul. 2006 | Director-General, Financial System and Bank Examination Department of the Bank of Japan |
| May. 2008 | Executive Director of the Bank of Japan |
| Jun. 2012 | Chairman of NTT Data Institute of Management Consulting, Inc. |
| Mar. 2016 | Member of the Board as Outside Director of Bridgestone Corporation (current position) |
| Jun. 2018 | Representative of Office KY Initiative (current position) |
| Feb. 2019 | Director of TOMIYAMA CULTURAL FOUNDATION (current position) |
| Jul. 2019 | Outside Director of SUMITOMO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (current position) |
| Jun. 2020 | Director of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
Representative of Office KY Initiative
Member of the Board as Outside Director of Bridgestone Corporation
Outside Director of SUMITOMO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Outside Director Keiji Nakazawa (Jan. 2, 1956)
| Apr. 1978 | Joined Sony Corporation |
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| Apr. 2000 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Electronics Headquarters of Sony Corporation |
| Apr. 2003 | Chief Financial Officer, Home Network Company of Sony Corporation |
| Jun. 2004 | Group Executive Officer of Sony Corporation, and Representative Director and Chief Financial Officer of S-LCD Corporation |
| Jun. 2010 | Executive Officer, Senior Vice President of Sony Corporation |
| Apr. 2015 | Executive Officer of Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd. |
| Oct. 2015 | Senior Adviser of McDonald’s Company (Japan), Ltd. |
| Aug. 2017 | Vice President of McDonald’s Company (Japan), Ltd. |
| Jun. 2022 | Director of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
None
Outside Director Atsuko Sato (Jun. 7, 1966)
| Apr. 1989 | Joined Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. |
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| Dec. 2000 | Managing Director, Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. |
| Feb. 2002 | Managing Director and Head of Capital Market Division, Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd. |
| Jul. 2005 | Founded Ciel Bleu Co., Ltd. and became Representative Director and President |
| Aug. 2007 | Director, Investor Relations, Unison Capital Inc. |
| Sep. 2013 | Professor, School of Hospitality & Tourism Management of Meikai University |
| Apr. 2017 | Associate Professor, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Economics of Takasaki City University of Economics (current position) |
| Apr. 2018 | Adjunct Faculty, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies |
| Jun. 2019 | Outside Corporate Auditor of DeNA Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Feb. 2022 | Outside Director of Japan Management Succession Support Co. Ltd. |
| Jun. 2022 | Director of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Jun. 2024 | Outside Director of Yomeishu Seizo Co., Ltd. (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
Associate Professor, Department of International Studies, Faculty of Economics of Takasaki City University of Economics
Outside Corporate Auditor of DeNA Co., Ltd.
Outside Director of Yomeishu Seizo Co., Ltd.
Outside Director Reiko Amano (Jan. 21, 1954)
| Apr. 1980 | Joined KAJIMA CORPORATION |
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| Mar. 2004 | Visiting Professor of International Center for Urban Safety Engineering, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo |
| Apr. 2005 | Senior Manager, Civil Engineering Technology Department, Civil Engineering Management Division of KAJIMA CORPORATION |
| Apr. 2011 | General Manager, Intellectual Property and License Department of KAJIMA CORPORATION |
| Feb. 2014 | Divisional Advisor, Intellectual Property and License Department of KAJIMA CORPORATION |
| Oct. 2014 | Executive Director, Research Center for Reinforcement of Resilience Function, Independent Administrative Agency National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (current National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
| Apr. 2015 | Auditor of the National Institute for Environmental Studies |
| Apr. 2016 | Executive Director of the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience |
| Jun. 2016 | Outside Director of East Japan Railway Company |
| Sept. 2019 | Auditor of Japan Atomic Energy Agency |
| Jun. 2021 | Outside Director of Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp. (current position) |
| Jun. 2023 | Director of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
Outside Director of Yokogawa Bridge Holdings Corp.
Outside Director Akane Kato (Sept. 3, 1963)
| Nov. 1984 | Joined ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD. |
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| Jul. 1994 | Instructor, Inflight Services Training Department, Inflight Services Center of ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD. |
| Jul. 2007 | Chief, Training Division of ANA Learning Co., Ltd. (current ANA Business Solutions Co., Ltd.) |
| Apr. 2012 | Manager of VIP Service Department, Tokyo Airport Branch of ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD. (current ANA AIRPORT SERVICES CO., LTD.) |
| Jul. 2014 | Representative Director of AKANE IDENTITIES INC. (current position) |
| Jun. 2016 | Outside Director of SAN-EI Corporation |
| Apr. 2018 | Part-time Lecturer of Toho College of Music |
| Aug. 2019 | Registered as a Career Consultant |
| Mar. 2020 | Outside Director of SUMCO CORPORATION (current position) |
| Jun. 2023 | Director of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
Representative Director of AKANE IDENTITIES INC.
Outside Director of SUMCO CORPORATION
Outside Director Shigeki Mori (July. 22, 1958)
| Apr. 1981 | Joined Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. |
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| Apr. 2003 | General Manager of Planning Dept., Architectural Glass Company of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. |
| Jan. 2005 | General Manager of Functional Glass Production & Technology, Architectural Glass Company of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. President of NSG Kanto Co., Ltd. (currently NSG Building Products Co., Limited) |
| Jul. 2010 | Head of Production, Fabrication and Marketing, UK and South Europe, Architectural Glass (UK) of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. |
| May. 2012 | Senior Corporate Officer, Head of Architectural Glass Japan of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2012 | Senior Corporate Officer, Head of Technical Glass SBU of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2015 | Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2015 | Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2023 | Director, Representative Executive Officer, Chairperson of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. |
| Jun. 2023 | Executive Officer, Chairperson of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (current position) |
| Jun. 2025 | Director of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
Executive Officer, Chairperson of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
Outside Director Junko Moro (May. 31, 1963)
| Apr. 1986 | Joined Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (currently Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.) |
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| Jun. 2014 | General Manager of Secretaries Office of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. |
| Apr. 2017 | Associate General Manager of Corporate Planning Division and General Manager of One MOL Business Strategy Execution Office, Corporate Planning Division of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. |
| Apr. 2018 | General Manager of Corporate Marketing Division of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. |
| Apr. 2019 | Executive Officer of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. |
| Apr. 2021 | Managing Executive Officer of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. |
| Apr. 2023 | Adviser of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. |
| Jun. 2023 | Director of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (current position) |
| Jun. 2025 | Director of JAPAN POST BANK Co., Ltd. (current position) |
Significant concurrent positions
Director of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.
