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 April 1, 2025)

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., Compliance Dept., Americas Division, Anti Money Laundering & Financial Crime Prevention Dept.,
Director and Deputy President (Representative Director) at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Directors Toshihiro Isshiki Director, Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee at SMBC
Yoshiyuki Gono
Sonosuke Kadonaga(*)
Yoshinobu Tsutsui(*)
Eriko Sakurai(*)
Charles D. Lake II(*)
Jenifer Rogers(*)
Deputy President and Executive Officers
(Representative Executive Officers)
Yoshihiro Hyakutome Co-Head of Global Business Unit (Head office departments (Global Business Unit), Asia Pacific Division) ,
Deputy President Executive Officer at SMBC
Takeshi Mikami Group CAE
Internal Audit Dept.
Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officers 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, Digital Strategy Dept.,
Deputy Head of Wholesale Business Unit (Wholesale Digital Planning Dept., Planning Dept., Wholesale Business Unit),
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Fumihiko Ito Co-Head of Wholesale Business Unit,
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Takashi Kobayashi Group CHRO
General Affairs Dept., Human Resources Dept., Quality Management Dept., CRE & Facility Planning 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
Hideki Takamatsu Group CIO and Group CDAO
IT Planning Dept., Cybersecurity Management Dept., Data Management Dept., Operations Planning Dept.,
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Yukihiro Mabuchi Co-Head of Wholesale Business Unit (Head office departments (Wholesale Business Unit)),
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Akio Uemura Head of Retail Business Unit,
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Kazuyuki Anchi Group CFO and Group CSO
Sustainability Division for Fulfilled Growth, Public Relations Dept., Corporate Planning Dept., Business Development Dept., Asset & Wealth Management Strategy 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
Arihiro Nagata Head of Global Markets Business Unit,
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
  • (*)  Mr. Kadonaga, Mr. Tsutsui, 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 April 1, 2025)

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., Compliance Dept., Americas Division, Anti Money Laundering & Financial Crime Prevention Dept.,
Director and Deputy President (Representative Director) at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC)
Deputy President and Executive Officers(Representative Executive Officers) Yoshihiro Hyakutome Co-Head of Global Business Unit (Head office departments (Global Business Unit), Asia Pacific Division) ,
Deputy President Executive Officer at SMBC
Takeshi Mikami Group CAE
Internal Audit Dept.
Senior Managing Corporate Executive Officers 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, Digital Strategy Dept.,
Deputy Head of Wholesale Business Unit (Wholesale Digital Planning Dept., Planning Dept., Wholesale Business Unit),
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Fumihiko Ito Co-Head of Wholesale Business Unit,
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Takashi Kobayashi Group CHRO
General Affairs Dept., Human Resources Dept., Quality Management Dept., CRE & Facility Planning 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
Hideki Takamatsu Group CIO and Group CDAO
IT Planning Dept., Cybersecurity Management Dept., Data Management Dept., Operations Planning Dept.,
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Yukihiro Mabuchi Co-Head of Wholesale Business Unit (Head office departments (Wholesale Business Unit)),
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Akio Uemura Head of Retail Business Unit,
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Kazuyuki Anchi Group CFO and Group CSO
Sustainability Division for Fulfilled Growth, Public Relations Dept., Corporate Planning Dept., Business Development Dept., Asset & Wealth Management Strategy 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
Arihiro Nagata Head of Global Markets Business Unit,
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Senior Managing Executive Officers Ichiro Okawara Credit & Investment Planning Dept.,
Senior Managing Executive Officer at SMBC
Kazuya Ikeda Transaction Business Division,
Deputy Head of Global Business Unit,
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

Kazuyuki Anchi

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

Head of Business Units

  Name
Head of Retail Business Unit Akio Uemura
Co-Head of Wholesale Business Unit Fumihiko Ito
Co-Head of Wholesale Business Unit Yukihiro Mabuchi
Co-Head of Global Business Unit Yoshihiro Hyakutome
Co-Head of Global Business Unit Keiichiro Nakamura
Head of Global Markets Business Unit Arihiro Nagata