Directors, Executive Officers,
Group CxO and Head of Business Units

Directors and Executive Officers

Go to Directors of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
(As of June 27, 2024)

Post Name Responsibility, Concurrent post
Chairman of the Board Takeshi Kunibe
Director President
(Representative Executive Officer)
Toru Nakashima Group CEO
Director Deputy President and Executive Officer(Representative Executive Officer) Teiko Kudo Group CCO
Compliance Dept., Anti Money Laundering & Financial Crime Prevention Dept.,
Director and Deputy President (Representative Director) at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Director Senior Managing Executive Officer Fumihiko Ito Group CFO and Group CSO
Sustainability Division for Fulfilled Growth, Public Relations Dept., Corporate Planning Dept., Business Development Dept., Sustainability Planning Dept.,
Sustainability Development Dept., Financial Accounting Dept., Accounting Service & Planning Dept.,
Digital Strategy Dept.,
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Directors Toshihiro Isshiki Director, Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee at SMBC
Yoshiyuki Gono
Shozo Yamazaki(*)
Sonosuke Kadonaga(*)
Yoshinobu Tsutsui(*)
Katsuyoshi Shinbo(*)
Eriko Sakurai(*)
Charles D. Lake II(*)
Jenifer Rogers(*)
Deputy President and Executive Officers
(Representative Executive Officers)
Muneo Kanamaru Head of Wholesale Business Unit,
Director and Deputy President (Representative Director) at SMBC
Masamichi Koike Head of Global Markets Business Unit,
Deputy President Executive Officer at SMBC
Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officers Takashi Yamashita Head of Retail Business Unit,
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Jun Uchikawa Group CIO
IT Planning Dept., Cybersecurity Management Dept., Data Management Dept., Operations Planning Dept.,
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Yoshihiro Hyakutome Co-Head of Global Business Unit (Head office departments (Global Business Unit), Asia Pacific Division),
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Takeshi Mikami Group CAE
Internal Audit Dept.
Keiichiro Nakamura Co-Head of Global Business Unit (Americas Division, Europe, Middle East and Africa Division),
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Akio Isowa Group CDIO
Digital Solution Division, Transaction Business Division, Digital Strategy Dept.,
Deputy Head of Wholesale Business Unit
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Takashi Kobayashi Group CHRO
General Affairs Dept., Human Resources Dept., Quality Management Dept., Administrative Services Dept.,
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Natsuhiro Samejima Group CRO
Corporate Risk Management Dept., Risk Management Information Dept.,
Risk Management Dept., Americas Division, Credit & Investment Planning Dept.,
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
  • (*)  Mr. Yamazaki, Mr. Kadonaga, Mr. Tsutsui, Mr. Shinbo, Ms. Sakurai, Mr. LakeII and Ms. Rogers satisfy the requirements for an “outside director” under the Companies Act.

Management Committee

Go to Management Committee of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
(As of June 27, 2024)

Post Name Responsibility, Concurrent post
Director President
(Representative Executive Officer)
Toru Nakashima Group CEO
Director Deputy President and Executive Officer(Representative Executive Officer) Teiko Kudo Group CCO
Compliance Dept., Anti Money Laundering & Financial Crime Prevention Dept.,
Director and Deputy President (Representative Director) at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Director Senior Managing Executive Officer Fumihiko Ito Group CFO and Group CSO
Sustainability Division for Fulfilled Growth, Public Relations Dept., Corporate Planning Dept., Business Development Dept., Sustainability Planning Dept.,
Sustainability Development Dept., Financial Accounting Dept., Accounting Service & Planning Dept.,
Digital Strategy Dept.,
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Deputy President and Executive Officers(Representative Executive Officers) Muneo Kanamaru Head of Wholesale Business Unit,
Director and Deputy President (Representative Director) at SMBC
Masamichi Koike Head of Global Markets Business Unit,
Deputy President Executive Officer at SMBC
Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officers Takashi Yamashita Head of Retail Business Unit,
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Jun Uchikawa Group CIO
IT Planning Dept., Cybersecurity Management Dept., Data Management Dept., Operations Planning Dept.,
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Yoshihiro Hyakutome Co-Head of Global Business Unit (Head office departments (Global Business Unit), Asia Pacific Division) ,
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Takeshi Mikami Group CAE
Internal Audit Dept.
Keiichiro Nakamura Co-Head of Global Business Unit (Americas Division, Europe, Middle East and Africa Division),
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Akio Isowa Group CDIO
Digital Solution Division, Transaction Business Division, Digital Strategy Dept.,
Deputy Head of Wholesale Business Unit
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Takashi Kobayashi Group CHRO
General Affairs Dept., Human Resources Dept., Quality Management Dept., Administrative Services Dept.,
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Natsuhiro Samejima Group CRO
Corporate Risk Management Dept., Risk Management Information Dept.,
Risk Management Dept., Americas Division, Credit & Investment Planning Dept.,
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Akihiro Fukutome President and Chief Executive Officer (Representative Director) at SMBC
Shuji Yoshioka Representative Director, President & CEO at SMBC NIKKO

Group CxO

  Name
Group CEO Toru Nakashima
Group CFO and Group CSO

Fumihiko Ito

Group CRO Natsuhiro Samejima
Group CCO Teiko Kudo
Group CHRO Takashi Kobayashi
Group CIO Jun Uchikawa
Group CISO Daisuke Shirai
Group CDAO Hideki Takamatsu
Group CDIO Akio Isowa
Group CSuO Masayuki Takanashi
Group CAE Takeshi Mikami

Head of Business Units

  Name
Head of Retail Business Unit Takashi Yamashita
Head of Wholesale Business Unit Muneo Kanamaru
Co-Head of Global Business Unit Yoshihiro Hyakutome
Co-Head of Global Business Unit Keiichiro Nakamura
Head of Global Markets Business Unit Masamichi Koike