| Masayuki Takanashi |
Masayuki Takanashi currently works at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., as Chief Sustainability Officer. |
| Teiko Kudo |
Teiko Kudo currently works at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., as Director & Senior Managing Executive Officer from 2022 and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., as Director & Chief Compliance Officer from 2024. Ms. Kudo also formerly worked at Toyota Motor Corp., as Independent Outside Director from 2018 to 2023. Ms. Kudo received her undergraduate degree in 1987 from Keio University. |
| Kazuyuki Yasuchi |
Kazuyuki Yasuchi currently works at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., as Group Chief Financial & Scientific Officer. |
| Samejima Natsuhiro |
Samejima Natsuhiro has been associated with Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. since 2019. Currently, Mr. Natsuhiro holds the position of Group Chief Research Officer, starting in 2024. |
| Hideo Takamatsu |
Hideo Takamatsu currently works at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., as Chief Investment, Data & Analytics Officer. |
| Daisuke Shirai |
Daisuke Shirai currently works at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., as Chief Information Security Officer. |
| Hiroo Isowa |
Hiroo Isowa currently works at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., as Chief Digital Information Officer from 2023. |
| Makoto Takashima |
Makoto Takashima currently works at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (Investment Management), as President & Chief Executive Officer from 2017, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., as Chairman, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., as Chairman from 2025, and Kao Corp., as Independent Outside Director from 2024. Mr. Takashima also formerly worked at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., as Director. |
| Toru Nakashima |
Mr. Toru Nakashima is a President, CEO & Representative Director at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing Co., Ltd. Mr. Nakashima was previously employed as a Director, Head-Public Relations & Planning by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. |
| Katsuyoshi Shinbo |
Katsuyoshi Shinbo is currently an Independent Outside Director at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., an Outside Director at Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd., and a Director at Shoei Chemical, Inc. He was previously an Auditor at Nidec Instruments Corp. |
| Shozo Yamazaki |
Mr. Shozo Yamazaki is an Independent Outside Director at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Mr. Yamazaki was previously employed as an Independent Outside Director by Ebara Corp. and a Professor by Tohoku Iniversity Accounting School. |
| Eriko Sakurai |
Eriko Sakurai is currently Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Dow Corning Toray Co. Ltd. since 2009. Serving as Independent Outside Director at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. since 2015, Kao Corp. since 2022, Astellas Pharma, Inc. since 2022, and Hitachi Ltd. starting 2025. Holds the position of Director at The U.S.-Japan Business Council, Inc. since 2021. President & Representative Director at Dow Corning Holding Japan KK since 2015. Senior Advisor at Carlyle Japan Asset Management YK. Former Independent Outside Director at Sony Group Corp. and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. |
| Yoshinobu Tsutsui |
Yoshinobu Tsutsui is currently Independent Outside Director at Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. since 2017, Director at Nippon Venture Capital Corp., President & Representative Director at Nippon Life Insurance Co. (Investment Portfolio) since 2013, Director at The Geneva Association, Director at Organization for Promoting Urban Development, and Independent Outside Director at West Japan Railway Co. since 2020. Former positions include Chairman at Nippon Life Insurance Co. from 2018 to 2025, Independent Outside Director at Imperial Hotel, Ltd., and Independent Outside Director at Panasonic Holdings Corp. |
