1. About JPX
  2. About JPX
  3. Board of Directors and Executive Officers
  4. Japan Exchange Group
  5. Biography

Board of Directors and Executive Officers

Director (Chairperson of the Board of Directors), Independent Director, Outside Director

Kinoshita Yasushi

Apr. 1979Joined Ministry of Finance(MOF)
May 1994The Mission of Japan to the European Union
Jul. 1997Director, Office of the Financial System Stabilization, Bank Bureau, MOF
Jul. 1999Budget Examiner(responsible for transport/the postal system), Budget Bureau, MOF
Oct. 1999Secretary to the Chief Cabinet Secretary
Jul. 2001Budget Examiner(responsible for general affairs),Budget Bureau, MOF
Jul. 2004Director of the Policy Planning and Research Division, Minister's Secretariat, MOF
Jul. 2006Director of the Administration and Legal Division, Minister's Secretariat, MOF
Jul. 2007Deputy Director-General of the Budget Bureau, MOF
Jul. 2010Deputy Vice-Minister for Policy Planning and Coordination, Minister's Secretariat, MOF
Aug. 2011Director-General of the International Bureau, MOF
Aug. 2012Director-General of the Budget Bureau, MOF
Jun. 2013Vice-Minister of Finance, MOF
Jul. 2014Retired
Jun. 2015Deputy President, Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Jun. 2018Chairman, Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Jun. 2023Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Company (current position)

Director and Representative Executive Officer, Group CEO

Yamaji Hiromi

Apr. 1977Joined The Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. (currently Nomura Holdings, Inc.)
Jun. 1997General Manager, Personnel Department
Jun. 1998Member of the Board in charge of Investment Banking Products Division
Jun. 2000Managing Director, Head of Global Investment Banking Division
Apr. 2002President & CEO, Nomura Europe Holdings plc (London) and Chairman, Nomura Holding America Inc. (New York)
Apr. 2007Executive Vice President, Global Investment Banking, in charge of Corporate Finance Division, Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2013Director of the Company (current position)
President & CEO, Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (currently Osaka Exchange, Inc.)
Nov. 2015Executive Officer of the Company
Oct. 2019Representative Executive Officer, Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.
Dec. 2019Representative Director & Chair, Chairperson of the Board, Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.
Jun. 2020Representative Executive Officer, Group Co-COO of the Company
Dec. 2020Representative Executive Officer, Group COO of the Company
Apr. 2021President & CEO, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2023Representative Executive Officer, Group CEO of the Company (current position)
Director, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (current position)

Director and Representative Executive Officer, Group COO

Iwanaga Moriyuki

Apr. 1984Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2007Director, Corporate Strategy Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Aug. 2007Director, Corporate Strategy Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.
Jun. 2008Executive Officer & Director, Corporate Strategy Department
Jun. 2009Executive Officer & Director, Corporate Marketing Management Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Director, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation
Jun. 2012Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.
Jan. 2013Executive Officer of the Company
Jun. 2013Senior Executive Officer
Senior Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2017Director and Senior Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2018Director and Executive Vice President
Apr. 2019Executive Vice President, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation
Jun. 2019Director
Apr. 2020Senior Executive Vice President
Apr. 2021 Executive Officer of the Company
President & CEO, Osaka Exchange, Inc.
Representative Director & Chair, Chairperson of the Board,
Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.
Jun. 2021Director of the Company (current position)
Apr. 2023Representative Executive Officer, Group COO of the Company (current position)
President & CEO, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (current position)

Director and Executive Officer

Yokoyama Ryusuke

Apr. 1986Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2009Director, IT Business Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2011Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2017Senior Executive Officer of the Company
Senior Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Senior Executive Officer, Osaka Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2019Director, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2022Executive Vice President & CIO of the Company
Executive Vice President, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Executive Vice President, Osaka Exchange, Inc.
Director, Executive Vice President, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc.
Apr. 2023Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
President & CEO, Osaka Exchange, Inc. (current position)
Representative Director & Chair, Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (current position)
Jun. 2023Director of the Company (current position)

Director and Executive Officer

Miyahara Koichiro

Apr. 1979Joined Electric Power Development Co., Ltd.
Apr. 1988Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2002Director, General Administration Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Jun. 2004Director, Information Services Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Jun. 2005President, Representative Director, ICJ, Inc.
Dec. 2005Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Oct. 2007Standing Governor, Tokyo Stock Exchange Regulation (now Japan Exchange Regulation)
Jun. 2009Senior Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.
Jan. 2013Senior Executive Officer of the Company
Senior Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Jun. 2014Executive Vice President of the Company
Jun. 2015Director of the Company
President & CEO, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Nov. 2015Director, Executive Officer of the Company
Jun. 2020Director, Representative Executive Officer, Group Co-COO of the Company
Nov. 2020Retired as Director & Representative Executive Officer, Group Co-COO of the Company
Retired as President & CEO, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2021President, Tosho System Service CO., Ltd
Apr. 2022Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
President & CEO, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (current position)
Jun. 2023Director of the Company (current position)

Director and Executive Officer

Konuma Yasuyuki

Apr. 1984Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2007Director, International Business Development Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Nov. 2007Director, Business Development & Listing Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2011Executive Officer & Director of New Listings, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Jun. 2013Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2016Senior Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2017Director, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2020Executive Vice President, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2023Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
President & CEO, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (current position)
Jun. 2023Director of the Company (current position)

Director, Independent Director, Outside Director

Endo Nobuhiro

Apr. 1981Joined NEC Corporation
Apr. 2006Associate Senior Vice President, Executive General Manager of Mobile Network Operations Unit
Apr. 2009Executive Vice President
Jun. 2009Executive Vice President and Member of the Board
Apr. 2010President (Representative Director)
Apr. 2016Chairman of the Board (Representative Director)
Jun. 2018Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Jun. 2019Member, Board of Directors(Outside), Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. (currently Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.) (current position)
Chairman of the Board, NEC Corporation
Outside Director, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. (current position)
Jun. 2022Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation (current position)
Outside Director, Nisshin Seifun Group Inc. (current position)

Director, Independent Director, Outside Director

Ota Hiroko

May 1981Research Fellow, Japan Institute of Life Insurance
Apr. 1993Visiting Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Osaka University
Apr. 1996Associate Professor, Saitama University
Oct. 1997Associate Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Apr. 2001Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Apr. 2002Director for Policy Analysis, Cabinet Office
Mar. 2003Deputy Director General for Economic Research, Cabinet Office
Apr. 2004Director General for Economic Research, Cabinet Office
Aug. 2005Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Sep. 2006Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy
Aug. 2008Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Apr. 2019Senior Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Jun. 2022Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Sep. 2022President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (current position)

Director, Independent Director, Outside Director

Ogita Hitoshi

Apr. 1965Joined Asahi Breweries, Ltd. (currently Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.)
Mar. 1997Director, General Manager of Fukuoka Branch
Mar. 2000Managing Corporate Officer, Senior General Manager of Kyushu Regional Headquarters
Mar. 2002Senior Managing Corporate Officer, Senior General Manager of Kanshin-etsu Regional Headquarters
Sep. 2002Corporate Officer, Vice President, Asahi Soft Drinks Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2003President and Representative Director
Mar. 2006President and Representative Director, Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
Mar. 2010Chairman of the Board and Representative Director
Mar. 2014Senior Adviser, Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd.
Jun. 2016Outside Director of the Company (current position)

Director, Independent Director, Outside Director

Kama Kazuaki

Jul. 1971Joined Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.(now IHI Corporation)
Jun. 2004Executive Officer, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2005Managing Executive Officer, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Jun. 2005Director & Managing Executive Officer, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2007President & Chief Executive Officer, Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2012Chairman of the Board, IHI Corporation
Apr. 2016Director, IHI Corporation
Jun. 2016Executive Corporate Advisor, IHI Corporation
Jun. 2019Company Auditor(Outside), Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Outside Director, DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED. (current position)
Apr. 2020Senior Advisor, IHI Corporation (current position)
Apr. 2022Company Auditor(Outside), JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc.
Jun. 2023Outside Director of the Company (current position)

Director, Independent Director, Outside Director

Kohda Main

Sep. 1995Started independently as Novelist, to the present
Jan. 2003Member of Fiscal System Council, Ministry of Finance Japan
Apr. 2004Visiting professor, Faculty of Economics, Shiga University
Mar. 2005Member of the Council for Transport Policy, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
Nov. 2006Member of the Tax Commission, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
Jun. 2010Member of the Board of Governors, Japan Broadcasting Corporation
Jun. 2016Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Jun. 2018Outside Director, MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (current position)

Director, Independent Director, Outside Director

Kobayashi Eizo

Apr. 1972Joined C. Itoh & Co. Ltd. (currently ITOCHU Corporation)
Jun. 2000Executive Officer
Apr. 2002Managing Executive Officer
Jun. 2003Representative Director, Managing Director
Apr. 2004Representative Director, Senior Managing Director
Jun. 2004President & Chief Executive Officer
Apr. 2010Representative Director, Chairman
Jun. 2011Director, Chairman
Jun. 2015External Director, Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. (current position)
Jun. 2016Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Chairman, ITOCHU Corporation
Apr. 2018Senior Representative for Business Community Relations
Apr. 2020Director Emeritus (current position)

Director

Suzuki Yasushi

Apr. 1985Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2008Director, Listing Examination Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange Regulation (currently Japan Exchange Regulation)
Oct. 2010Director, Corporate Strategy Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.
Jun. 2011Director, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation
Jun. 2015Standing Governor, Japan Exchange Regulation
Apr. 2017Managing Governor
Apr. 2020Director and Senior Executive Officer, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation
Jun. 2022Director of the Company (current position)

Director, Independent Director, Outside Director

Takeno Yasuzo

Apr. 1987Registered as attorney-at-law in Japan
Joined Hamada & Matsumoto (currently Mori Hamada & Matsumoto)
Mar. 1989London Office
Jan. 1998Partner
Dec. 2002Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (current position)
Jan. 2007Member of the Management Committee
Jun. 2021Outside Director of the Company (current position)

Director, Independent Director, Outside Director

Matsumoto Mitsuhiro

Apr. 1983Joined National Police Agency（NPA）
Oct. 2009Chief, Fukushima Prefectual Police
Apr. 2012Director, Personnel Division, Commissioner-General's Secretariat, NPA
Apr. 2013Director-General, Public Security Department, Tokyo Metropolitan Police
Apr. 2014Chief, Kanagawa Prefectual Police
Aug. 2015Director-Ganeral, Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Department, NPA
Sep. 2016Director-General, Security Bureau, NPA
Jan. 2018Director-Ganeral, Commissioner-General's Secretariat, NPA
Sep. 2018Deputy Commissioner-General, NPA
Jan. 2020Commissioner-General, NPA
Sep. 2021Retired
Jun. 2022Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED. (current position)
Jun. 2023 Outside Director of the Company (current position)

Director, Independent Director, Outside Director

Mori Kimitaka

Apr. 1980Joined Shinwa Accountants (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
Jun. 2000Representative Partner, Asahi & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
Jun. 2004Director of financial services, KPMG AZSA & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
Jun. 2006Board Member, KPMG AZSA & Co.
Jul. 2011Chairman, KPMG FS Japan
Jun. 2013Retired from KPMG AZSA LLC
Jul. 2013Established Mori Certified Public Accountant Office
Chairman and President, The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Jul. 2016Advisor, The Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (current position)
Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Jun. 2017Outside Corporate Auditor, MITSUI & CO., LTD. (current position)
Outside Corporate Auditor, East Japan Railway Company
Jul. 2017Outside Director, SUMITOMO LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (current position)
Jun. 2023Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), East Japan Railway Company (current position)

Executive Vice President

Hasegawa Isao

Apr. 1987Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2010Director, Equities Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.
Jun. 2014Executive Officer of the Company
Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Executive Officer, Osaka Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2019Senior Executive Officer of the Company
Senior Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Senior Executive Officer, Osaka Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2022Director and Senior Executive Officer, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc.
Apr. 2023Director, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (current position)
Apr. 2024 Executive Vice President of the Company (current position)
Executive Vice President, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (current position)
Executive Vice President, Osaka Stock Exchange, Inc. (current position)
Director and Executive Vice President, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (current position)

Senior Executive Officer

Futagi Satoshi

Apr. 1988Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2011Director, Corporate Strategy Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.
Jan. 2013Director, Corporate Strategy Department of the Company
Jun. 2014Director, Equities Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Jun. 2015Executive Officer of the Company
Jun. 2017Director, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (current position)
Apr. 2020Senior Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
Apr. 2022Senior Executive Officer, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc.
Apr. 2023Director, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc.

Senior Executive Officer

Tabata Atsushi

Apr. 1988Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2009Chief Secretary to Group CEO, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.
Jan. 2013Chief Secretary to Group CEO of the Company
Jun. 2014Director, Corporate Strategy Department, Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc.
Apr. 2016Executive Officer of the Company
Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Executive Officer, Osaka Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2022Senior Executive Officer of the Company (current position)

Senior Executive Officer

Takura Satoshi

Apr. 1991Joined Tokyo Stock Exchange
Jun. 2014Director, IT Planning Department of the Company
Director, IT Administration Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2016Director, IT Planning Department of the Company
Director, IT Administration Department, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Director, IT Administration Department, Osaka Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2017Director, IT Development Department (Derivatives System), Osaka Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2018Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Executive Officer, Osaka Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2022Executive Officer, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc.
Apr. 2023Executive Officer of the Company
Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.
Director, Osaka Exchange, Inc.
Apr. 2024Senior Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
Senior Executive Officer, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (current position)
Senior Executive Officer, Osaka Exchange, Inc. (current position)
Senior Executive Officer, JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (current position)

Executive Officer

Ishizaki Takashi

Apr. 1990Joined Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI, now Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
Apr. 1998Second Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Myanmar
Apr. 2000First Secretary, Embassy of Japan in Myanmar
Jun. 2001Deputy Director of Distribution Industry Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Jun. 2003Deputy Director of Technical Cooperation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, METI
Apr. 2005Executive Director of Commerce, Industry and Labor Department, Nagasaki Prefectureal Government
Apr. 2006Director-General, Department. of Industrial and Labor Affairs, Nagasaki Prefectureal Government
Apr. 2008Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Office, Director-General's Secretariat, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Jul. 2010Director of Energy Supply and Demand Policy Office, Director-General's Secretariat, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Jul. 2011Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Policy Division, Commerce and Consumption Economic Policy Department, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, METI
Jul. 2014Director of Electricity Infrastructure Division, Electricity and Gas Industry Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Jul. 2015Director of Policy Planning Division, Business Environment Department, Small and Medium Enterprise Agency
Jul. 2016Director, Office for the Promotion of Regulatory Reform, Cabinet Office
Jul. 2019Senior Researcher, The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Apr. 2020advisors (komon), Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.
Jun. 2020Executive Officer of the Company (current position)
Representative Director, President, Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (current position)

Executive Officer

Yoshida Masanori

Apr. 1984Joined Ministry of Finance (MOF)
Jul. 2006Director, Corporation Tax Policy Division, Tax Bureau, MOF
Jul. 2008Director, Regional Financial Cooperation Division, International Bureau, MOF
Jul. 2010Director, International Organizations Division, International Bureau, MOF
Jul. 2011Mission Chief, European Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Jul. 2014Deputy Director-General, International Bureau, MOF
Jul. 2015Senior Deputy Director-General, International Bureau, MOF
Jul. 2016Deputy Vice-Minister for International Tax Policy, MOF
Jul. 2018Executive Director for Japan, The World Bank Group
Feb. 2021Retired
Sep. 2021Advisor, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Apr. 2022Executive Officer of the Company (current position)