Our Leadership

Our Directors and Executive Officers as of July 2, 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)
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)
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)
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
Jul. 2020
Director, Nippon Life Insurance Company (present)
Apr. 2024
Advisor, East Japan Railway 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)
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)
Nae Iijima

Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)

Profile
Apr. 11, 1964
Born
Apr. 1994
Attorney (present)
Jan. 2002
New York State Attorney (present)
Jul. 2024
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Nippon Life Insurance Company (present)
  • *1
    Yosuke Matsunaga is a full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Member.
  • *2
    Kei'ichi Tadaki, Ryoji Sato and Nae Iijima are independent outside directors satisfying the Companys Criteria for Determining Independence of Outside Directors.

Executive Officers

Hideki Ohno

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
Jul. 2024
Senior Managing Executive Officer (present)
Kazuya Kishibuchi

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
Jul. 2024
Senior Managing Executive Officer (present)
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)
Minoru Kimura

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
Jul. 2024
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)
Yoshitaka Nakamura

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
Jul. 2024
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

May. 25, 1967
Born
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.

Nov. 12, 1968
Born
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.

Oct. 14, 1970
Born
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.

Sep. 12, 1973
Born
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)
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