Management and Board of Directors

Fumitoshi Sato

outside director
Audit Committee chairperson

Fumitoshi Sato has successively served in important posts at the Bank of Japan, and in addition to his broad knowledge and extensive experience in the financial sector, he has work experience in the management division overseeing accounting, legal affairs, and human resources at an operating company in the manufacturing industry and management experience as a director. After he assumed the post of outside Audit & Supervisory Board member in 2019, and audited the Company’s business in general, and since 2022 he has contributed to the improvement of the Company’s corporate governance and internal control as director (Audit Committee member). In the Company’s meetings of the Board of Directors, he proactively offers opinions regarding the appropriateness of the Company’s business and financial strategies, and from the perspective of the risk management and corporate governance enhancement. In addition, he has knowledge of finance, accounting, and legal affairs, as well as knowledge of corporate management, and he is expected to contribute to the enhancement of the Company’s management. Moreover, as the Audit Committee chairperson, he leads audit activities and discussions in the Audit Committee and works to strengthen the Company’s corporate governance.

Biography