Our Leadership | Nippon Life Insurance Company

Our Directors and Executive Officers as of March 25, 2024

Directors

Yoshinobu Tsutsui

Chairman

Profile

Jan. 30, 1954: Born
Apr. 1977: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Jul. 2004: Director
Jan. 2007: Director and Executive Officer
Mar. 2007: Director and Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2009: Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Apr. 2011: President
Apr. 2018: Chairman (present)

Hiroshi Shimizu

President

Profile

Delegation: Senior General Manager of Group Business Headquarters

Jan. 30, 1961: Born
Apr. 1983: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2009: Executive Officer
Mar. 2012: Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2013: Director and Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2014: Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2016: Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2016: Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Apr. 2018: President (present)

Yuji Mikasa

Representative Director and Executive Vice President

Profile

In charge of: Osaka Head Office

Responsible for: Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo Promotion Dept., Internal Audit Dept. (except audits of the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo Promotion Dept.)

Sep. 7, 1963: Born
Apr. 1986: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2013: Executive Officer
Mar. 2017: Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2017: Director and Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2020: Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2022: Director and Executive Vice President
Mar. 2023: Representative Director and Executive Vice President (present)

Nobuto Fujimoto

Representative Director and Executive Vice President

Profile

Supervises: Investment Management Unit

Responsible for: Finance & Investment Planning Dept.

Oct. 27, 1962: Born
Apr. 1987: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2014: Executive Officer
Jul. 2017: Director and Executive Officer
Mar. 2018: Director and Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2021: Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2023: Representative Director and Executive Vice President (present)

Satoshi Asahi

Representative Director and Executive Vice President

Profile

Supervises: Retail Unit, Service Network Development Unit, Agency Management Unit, Financial Institution Relations Unit

Responsible for: Metropolitan Area Headquarters, Tokai Regional Headquarters, Kinki Regional Headquarters, Metropolitan Corporate & Worksite Marketing Headquarters, Agency Marketing Headquarters, Financial Institution Relations Headquarters, Product Planning Dept., Marketing Planning Dept., Sales Representatives Human Resource Dept., Sales Representatives Operations Management Dept. (except Regional Headquarters Support Office), Financial Institution & Agency Marketing Planning Dept.

Jun. 29, 1963: Born
Apr. 1987: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2014: Executive Officer
Jul. 2017: Director and Executive Officer
Mar. 2018: Director and Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2021: Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2023: Representative Director and Executive Vice President (present)

Hideki Ohno

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Supervises: Corporate Marketing Unit

Responsible for:Head Office 1st to 3rd Corporate Marketing Dept., Head Office East Japan Corporate Marketing Dept., Head Office Tokai Corporate Marketing Dept., Head Office Osaka Corporate Marketing Dept., Head Office Kyushu Corporate Marketing Dept., Corporate Marketing Planning Dept., Group Annuities Dept., Corporate Sales Promotion Dept., Group Marketing Information Center

Jun 14, 1965: Born
Apr. 1988: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2016: Executive Officer
Mar. 2020: Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2023: Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2023: Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer(present)

Naoki Akahori

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Corporate Planning Dept., Group Business Management Dept., Public Relations Dept., Government Relations Dept., Head Office Public Affairs Dept., DX Strategy Planning Dept., Actuarial Dept.

Aug.13, 1964: Born
Apr. 1988: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2017: Executive Officer
Jul. 2020: Director and Executive Officer
Mar. 2021: Director and Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2024: Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer (present)

Kazuo Sato

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer

Profile

In charge of :Management planning area^*1

Responsible for: Life Support Business Dept., Healthcare Business Dept.

*1: Matters related to the Corporate Planning Dept., Group Business Management Dept., Public Relations Dept., Government Relations Dept.

Feb. 16, 1966: Born
Apr. 1989: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2017: Executive Officer
Jul. 2020: Director and Executive Officer
Mar. 2021: Director and Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2024: Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer (present)

Kazuya Kishibuchi

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: IT Planning Dept., IT Promotion Dept., Customer Service Headquarters (Service Planning Dept., Service Operations and Training Dept., Customer Service Dept.)

Delegation: General Manager of Customer Service Headquarters

Feb. 6, 1967: Born
Apr. 1989: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2017: Executive Officer
Mar. 2021: Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2022: Director and Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2024: Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer (present)

Akiko Osawa

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Finance Planning & Management Dept., Structured Finance Dept., 1st to 3rd Corporate Finance Dept., Metropolitan Area Corporate Finance Dept., Corporate Finance Dept., Tokai Area Corporate Finance Dept., Osaka Corporate Finance Dept., Kyushu Area Corporate Finance Dept., Real Estate Investment Dept.

Secondarily responsible for: Finance & Investment Planning Dept.

Oct. 12, 1965: Born
Apr. 1988: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2018: Executive Officer
Jul. 2021: Director and Executive Officer
Mar. 2022: Director and Managing Executive Officer (present)

Minoru Kimura

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Supervises: International Unit

Responsible for: Global Insurance Business Dept.^*2, Global Asset Management Business Dept.^*2, Global Representative Office (Beijing Representative Office), Global Business Planning Dept.

*2: Excluding matters handled by Shinichi Okamoto, Managing Executive Officer, and Tomohiro Yao, Executive Officer

Jun. 20, 1967: Born
Apr. 1990: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2018: Executive Officer
Mar. 2022: Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2022: Director and Managing Executive Officer (present)

Yoshitaka Nakamura

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Secretarial Dept., Public Affairs Dept., Affiliated Business Dept., Human Resource Planning Dept., Human Resource Development Dept., Human Resource Dept., General Affairs Dept., Health Management Dept.

Delegation: General Manager of Health Management

Feb. 26, 1969: Born
Apr. 1991: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2019: Executive Officer
Mar. 2023: Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2023: Director and Managing Executive Officer(present)

Shin Ushijima

Director

Profile

Sep. 30, 1949: Born
Apr. 1977: Public Prosecutor, Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office
Apr. 1978: Public Prosecutor, Hiroshima District Public Prosecutors Office
Apr. 1979: Attorney (present)
Jul. 2007: Director, Nippon Life Insurance Company (present)

Satoshi Miura

Director

Profile

Apr. 3, 1944: Born
Jun. 2002: President, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION
Jun. 2005: Senior Executive Vice President and Head of Corporate Management Strategy Division, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Jun. 2007: President and Chief Executive Officer, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Jun. 2012: Chairman of the Board, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Jul. 2017: Director, Nippon Life Insurance Company (present)
Jun. 2018: Advisor, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION (present)

Tetsuro Tomita

Director

Profile

Oct. 10, 1951: Born
Jun. 2008: Executive Vice President and Representative Director and Director General of Lifestyle Business Development Headquarters, East Japan Railway Company
Jun. 2009: Executive Vice President and Representative Director and Director General of Corporate Planning Headquarters, East Japan Railway Company
Apr. 2012: President and Representative Director and Director General of Corporate Planning Headquarters, East Japan Railway Company
Jun. 2012: President and Representative Director, East Japan Railway Company
Apr. 2018: Chairman and Director, East Japan Railway Company (present)
Jul. 2020: Director, Nippon Life Insurance Company (present)

Junichi Hamada

Director

Profile

Mar. 14, 1950: Born
Apr. 1992: Professor, Institute of Socio-information and Communication Studies, University of Tokyo
Apr. 1995: Head, Institute of Socio-information and Communication Studies, University of Tokyo
Apr. 2000: Professor, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo Concurrently, Dean, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, University of Tokyo Concurrently, Dean, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies & Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies
Apr. 2005: Executive Vice President, University of Tokyo
Apr. 2009: President, University of Tokyo
Jun. 2015: Emeritus Professor, University of Tokyo (present)
Jul. 2021: Director, Nippon Life Insurance Company (present)

*
Shin Ushijima, Satoshi Miura, Tetsuro Tomita and Junichi Hamada are independent outside directors satisfying the Company's Criteria for Independence of Outside Directors.

Directors (Audit and Supervisory Committee Members)

Yosuke Matsunaga

Director(Audit and Supercisory Committee Member)

Profile

May 16, 1961: Born
Apr. 1985: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2012: Executive Officer
Mar. 2016: Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2016: Director and Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2019: Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2021: Director and Executive Vice President
Mar. 2022: Representative Director and Executive Vice President
Mar. 2023: Director
Jul. 2023: Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)(present)

Takashi Imai

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Profile

Dec. 23, 1929: Born
Jun. 1989: Representative Director and Vice President, Nippon Steel Corporation
Jun. 1993: Representative Director and President, Nippon Steel Corporation
Jul. 1995: Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Nippon Life Insurance Company
Apr. 1998: Representative Director and Chairman, Nippon Steel Corporation
Apr. 2003: Director, Senior Advisor and Chairman Emeritus, Nippon Steel Corporation
Jun. 2003: Senior Advisor and Chairman Emeritus, Nippon Steel Corporation
Jun. 2008: Honorary Chairman, Nippon Steel Corporation
Oct. 2012: Honorary Chairman, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation
Apr. 2019: Honorary Chairman, NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION (present)
Jul. 2022: Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Nippon Life Insurance Company (present)

Kantaro Toyoizumi

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Profile

Oct. 17, 1945: Born
Apr. 1970: Attorney (present)
Jul. 2004: Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Nippon Life Insurance Company
Jul. 2022: Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Nippon Life Insurance Company (present)

Keiichi Tadaki

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Profile

Jul. 1, 1943: Born
Jan. 2002: Vice-Minister of Justice
Jun. 2004: Superintending Prosecutor, Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office
Jun. 2006: Prosecutor-General
Jun. 2008: Retired as Prosecutor-General
Jul. 2008: Attorney (present)
Jul. 2009: Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Nippon Life Insurance Company
Jul. 2022: Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Nippon Life Insurance Company (present)

Ryoji Sato

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Profile

Dec. 7, 1946: Born
Feb. 1975: Certified public accountant (present)
Jun. 2007: Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Jul. 2009: Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Nov. 2010: Senior Advisor, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC
Jul. 2016: Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Nippon Life Insurance Company
Jul. 2022: Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Nippon Life Insurance Company (present)

*1
Yosuke Matsunaga is a full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member.
*2
Takashi Imai, Kantaro Toyoizumi, Kei'ichi Tadaki and Ryoji Sato are independent outside directors satisfying the Companys Criteria for Determining Independence of Outside Directors.

Executive Officers

Mitsugi Iwasaki

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Head Office 1st Corporate Marketing Dept. and General Manager of Head Office 3rd Corporate Marketing Dept.

Jul. 25, 1965: Born
Apr. 1989: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2017: Executive Officer
Mar. 2021: Managing Executive Officer (present)

Norihiro Fujimasa

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Metropolitan Area Headquarters

Feb. 11, 1967: Born
Apr. 1989: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2018: Executive Officer
Mar. 2022: Managing Executive Officer (present)

Takayuki Maeda

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Head Office Osaka Corporate Marketing Dept.

Feb. 5, 1967: Born
Apr. 1989: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2019: Executive Officer
Mar. 2023: Managing Executive Officer (present)

Eiichi Hanawa

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Credit Dept., Securities Operations Dept.

Secondarily responsible for: Public Relations Dept., Government Relations Dept., Head Office Public Affairs Dept.

Aug. 24, 1967: Born
Apr. 1991: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2019: Executive Officer
Mar. 2023: Managing Executive Officer (present)

Naoki Akiyama

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Financial Institution Relations Dept.

Delegation: General Manager of Financial Institution Relations Headquarters and Deputy General Manager of Agency Marketing Headquarters

Mar. 28, 1969: Born
Apr. 1991: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2019: Executive Officer
Mar. 2023: Managing Executive Officer (present)

Akihiro Maeda

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Kinki Regional Headquarters, Deputy General Manager of Agency Marketing Headquarters (Kinki), Deputy General Manager of Financial Institution Relations Headquarters (Kinki), and Deputy General Manager of Head Office Osaka Corporate Marketing Dept. (Kinki)

Feb. 2, 1963: Born
Apr. 1986: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2020: Executive Officer
Mar. 2024: Managing Executive Officer (present)

Shinji Kuge

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Head Office 2nd Corporate Marketing Dept.

Jul. 11, 1965: Born
Apr. 1989: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2020: Executive Officer
Mar. 2024: Managing Executive Officer (present)

Takahiro Miyajima

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for:Legal Dept., Compliance Dept., Risk Management Dept., Internal Audit Dept. (audits of the Osaka-Kansai Japan Expo Promotion Dept.), Global Business Risk & Control Dept.

Apr. 14, 1966: Born
Apr. 1990: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2020: Executive Officer
Mar. 2024: Managing Executive Officer (present)

Shinichiro Ito

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Sales Representatives Training Dept., Sales Representatives Operations Management Dept. (Regional Headquarters Support Office), General Insurance Planning & Operations Dept., Service Network Development Dept., Corporate & Worksite Marketing Dept.

Secondarily responsible for: Sales Representatives Operations Management Dept.

Delegation: General Manager of Metropolitan Corporate & Worksite Marketing Headquarters, Senior Manager of Regional Branch Administration, General Manager of Business School for Sales Managers, and General Manager of General Insurance Planning & Operation

Mar. 23, 1969: Born
Apr. 1991: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2020: Executive Officer
Mar. 2024: Managing Executive Officer (present)

Shinichi Okamoto

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Global Insurance Business Dept. (Americas and Europe), Global Asset Management Business Dept. (Americas and Europe), Global Representative Office, (London Representative Office and Frankfurt Representative Office)

Delegation: Head of Americas, Head of Europe and Advisor of Global Business Planning Dept.

Jun. 4, 1969: Born
Apr. 1992: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2020: Executive Officer
Mar. 2024: Managing Executive Officer (present)

Tetsuya Ueda

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: Advisor of IT Planning Dept.

Sep. 23, 1967: Born
Apr. 1991: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2019: Executive Officer
Mar. 2023: Managing Executive Officer
Apr. 2023: Executive Officer (present)

Seiichi Tachi

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: Advisor of Group Business Management Dept. and Advisor of Financial Institution & Agency Marketing Planning Dept.

Dec. 5, 1967: Born
Apr. 1991: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2019: Executive Officer
Mar. 2023: Managing Executive Officer
Apr. 2023: Executive Officer (present)

Kei Nakashima

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Head Office East Japan Corporate Marketing Dept., Deputy General Manager of Agency Marketing Headquarters (Hokkaido) (Tohoku), Deputy General Manager of Financial Institution Relations Headquarters (Hokkaido) (Tohoku), General Manager of Market Development (Hokkaido) (Tohoku), and Advisor of Sales Representatives Operations Management Dept.

Jun. 19, 1963: Born
May. 1987: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Apr. 2021: Executive Officer (present)

Takashi Masuyama

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept.

Dec. 21, 1969: Born
May 1993: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2021: Executive Officer (present)

Shinichiro Kashima

Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Sustainability Management Dept.

Delegation: General Manager of Actuarial Dept.

Mar. 9, 1968: Born
Apr. 1993: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2021: Executive Officer (present)

Takeshi Kimura

Executive Officer

Profile

Secondarily responsible for: Government Relations Dept., Finance & Investment Planning Dept.

Delegation: Advisor of Sustainability Management Dept.

Feb. 13, 1965: Born
Sep. 2020: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2022: Executive Officer (present)

Sota Nakagawa

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: Advisor of Life Support Business Dept.

May 8, 1969: Born
Apr. 1992: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2022: Executive Officer (present)

Kayoko Nakano

Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Customer Service Headquarters (Underwriting Dept., Policy Management Dept., Claims-Related Services Dept., Group Life & Pension Dept., Financial Institution Relations Policy Dept.)

Delegation: Deputy General Manager of Customer Service Headquarters

Sep. 18, 1968: Born
Apr. 1992: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2022: Executive Officer (present)

Shingo Matsui

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Secretarial Dept. and General Manager of General Affairs Dept.

Mar. 29, 1972: Born
Apr. 1994: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2022: Executive Officer (present)

Terumasa Ito

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Tokai Regional Headquarters, General Manager of Head Office Tokai Corporate Marketing Dept., Deputy General Manager of Agency Marketing Headquarters(Tokai), and Deputy General Manager of Financial Institution Relations Headquarters (Tokai)

Jun. 24, 1970: Born
Apr. 1994: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2022: Executive Officer (present)

Masato Hakutani

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Government Relations Dept.

Feb. 26, 1971: Born
Apr. 1994: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2022: Executive Officer (present)

Yoshitsugu Umehara

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Head Office Kyushu Corporate Marketing Dept., Deputy General Manager of Agency Marketing Headquarters (Kyushu), Deputy General Manager of Financial Institution Relations Headquarters (Kyushu), General Manager of Market Development (Kyushu), and Advisor of Sales Representatives Operations Management Dept.

Apr. 29, 1966: Born
Apr. 1989: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2023: Executive Officer (present)

Hirofumi Sugimura

Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Agency Operations Dept.

Delegation: General Manager of Agency Marketing Headquarters and Deputy General Manager of Financial Institution Relations Headquarters

Jan. 26, 1971: Born
Apr. 1993: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2023: Executive Officer (present)

Tomohiro Yao

Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Global Insurance Business Dept. (Asia except China), Global Asset Management Business Dept. (Asia except China)

Delegation: Head of Asia, Head of India and Advisor of Global Business Planning Dept.

Jun. 1, 1971: Born
Apr. 1995: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2023: Executive Officer (present)

Akira Tsuzuki

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Finance & Investment Planning Dept.

Apr. 25, 1972: Born
Apr. 1995: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2023: Executive Officer (present)

Hitoshi Watanabe

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: Chief Actuary

Apr. 1990: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2024: Executive Officer (present)

Keisuke Kawasaki

Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Treasury & Capital Markets Dept., Equity Investment Dept., International Investment Dept., Separate Account Investment Dept.

Apr. 1991: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2024: Executive Officer (present)

Kenichi Murata

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Corporate Marketing Planning Dept.

Apr. 1994: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2024: Executive Officer (present)

Takafumi Kawamura

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Human Resource Planning Dept. and General Manager of Human Resource Dept.

Apr. 1996: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2024: Executive Officer (present)

Audit and Supervisory Officer

Hiroshi Iwama

Profile

Feb. 8, 1967: Born
Apr. 1989: Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Jul. 2022: Audit and Supervisory Officer (present)