Our Leadership

Our Directors and Executive Officers as of March 25, 2026

Directors

Hiroshi Shimizu

Chairman

Profile
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
Apr. 2025
Chairman （present）
Satoshi Asahi

President

Profile

Delegation: Senior General Manager of Group Business Headquarters

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
Apr. 2025
President （present）
Naoki Akahori

Representative Director and Executive Vice President

Profile

Responsible for: Corporate Planning Dept., Public Relations Dept., Government Relations Dept., Head Office Public Affairs Dept., Actuarial Dept., IT Planning Dept., IT Promotion Dept., Internal Audit Dept. (audit of Legal 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
Mar. 2025
Director and Executive Vice President
Apr. 2025
Representative Director and Executive Vice President（present）
Yoshitaka Nakamura

Director and Senior 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., Sales Managers Human Resource Dept., General Affairs Dept., Health Management Dept.

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
Jul. 2025
Director and Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2026
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer（present）
Kayoko Nakano

Director and Managing Executive Officer

Profile

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

Delegation: General Manager of Customer Service Headquarters

Sep. 18, 1968
Born
Apr. 1992
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2022
Executive Officer
Mar. 2025
Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2025
Director and Managing Executive Officer（present）
Takahiro Miyajima

Director

Profile
Apr. 14, 1966
Born
Apr. 1990
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2020
Executive Officer
Mar. 2024
Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2025
Director and Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2026
Director（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
Jun. 2018
Advisor, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Jul. 2025
Advisor, NTT,Inc.（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（Senior Audit and Supervisory 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）
Jul. 2025
Director（Senior Audit and Supervisory Committee Member）（present）
Mayuko Miyazaki

Director（Audit and Supervisory Committee Member）

Profile
Jun. 17, 1970
Born
Apr. 1994
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2025
Audit and Supervisory Officer
Jul. 2025
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
Attorney, Licensed in New York（present）
Jul. 2024
Director（Audit and Supervisory Committee Member）, Nippon Life Insurance Company（present）
  • *1
    Yosuke Matsunaga and Mayuko Miyazaki are full-time Audit and Supervisory Committee Members.
  • *2
    Keiichi Tadaki, Ryoji Sato and Nae Iijima are independent outside directors satisfying the Company's Criteria for Determining Independence of Outside Directors.

Executive Officers

Yuji Mikasa

Executive Vice Chairman

Profile

In charge of: Osaka Head Office

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
Apr. 2025
Director and Executive Vice Chairman
Jul. 2025
Executive Vice Chairman（present）
Nobuto Fujimoto

Executive Vice President

Profile

Supervises: Corporate marketing area*1

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

In charge of: Financial Institution Relations Headquarters

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
Apr. 2025
Director and Executive Vice President
Jul. 2025
Executive Vice President（present）
Akiko Osawa

Senior 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.

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
Mar. 2025
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Jul. 2025
Senior Managing Executive Officer（present）
Minoru Kimura

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Supervises: International area*2

Responsible for: Global Business Headquarters, Global Representative Office

Delegation: General Manager of Global Business Headquarters

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
Mar. 2025
Senior Managing Executive Officer（present）
Eiichi Hanawa

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Head Office 3rd Corporate Marketing Dept. and Deputy General Manager of Head Office Osaka Corporate Marketing Dept. (Osaka Head Office public sector area)

Aug. 24, 1967
Born
Apr. 1991
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2019
Executive Officer
Mar. 2023
Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2026
Senior Managing Executive Officer（present）
Tetsuya Ueda

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Profile

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

Delegation: Senior General Manager of Branch Administration

Sep. 23, 1967
Born
Apr. 1991
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2019
Executive Officer
Mar. 2023
Managing Executive Officer
Apr. 2023
Executive Officer
Mar. 2025
Managing Executive Officer
Mar. 2026
Senior Managing Executive Officer（present）
Seiichi Tachi

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Profile

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

Dec. 5, 1967
Born
Apr. 1991
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2019
Executive Officer
Mar. 2023
Managing Executive Officer
Apr. 2023
Executive Officer
Mar. 2026
Senior Managing Executive Officer（present）
Shinichiro Ito

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Metropolitan Corporate & Worksite Marketing Headquarters, Sales Representatives Operations Management Dept.（Growth Market Support Office）

Delegation: Deputy Senior General Manager of Branch Administration（responsible for Growth Markets）, General Manager of Metropolitan Area Market Development and General Manager of Metropolitan Corporate & Worksite Marketing Headquarters

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

Supervises: Investment Management area*3

Responsible for: Finance & Investment Planning Dept.

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

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: DX Strategy Planning Dept., Crystal of Reassurance Group

Secondarily responsible for: IT Planning Dept.

Delegation: General Manager of Crystal of Reassurance Group

Dec. 21, 1969
Born
May 1993
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2021
Executive Officer
Mar. 2025
Managing Executive Officer（present）
Shinichiro Kashima

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Supervises: Individual insurance area*4

Responsible for: Marketing Planning Dept., Sales Representatives Human Resource Dept., Product Planning Dept., Financial Institution & Agency Marketing Planning Dept., Sustainability Management Dept. (excluding the GREEN×EXPO 2027 Promotion Office)

Mar. 9, 1968
Born
Apr. 1993
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2021
Executive Officer
Mar. 2025
Managing Executive Officer（present）
Shingo Matsui

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Legal Dept., Internal Audit Dept. (excluding audit of Legal Dept.)

Mar. 29, 1972
Born
Apr. 1994
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2022
Executive Officer
Mar. 2025
Managing Executive Officer（present）
Terumasa Ito

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

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

Jun. 24, 1970
Born
Apr. 1994
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2022
Executive Officer
Mar. 2025
Managing Executive Officer（present）
Masato Hakutani

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Agency Marketing Headquarters, Agency Operations Dept., Agency Management Dept., Financial Institution Relations Headquarters, Financial Institution Relations Dept., Financial Institution Management Dept.

Delegation: General Manager of Financial Institution Relations Headquarters

Feb. 26, 1971
Born
Apr. 1994
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2022
Executive Officer
Mar. 2025
Managing Executive Officer（present）
Hiroshi Iwama

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

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

Feb. 8, 1967
Born
Apr. 1989
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Jul. 2022
Audit and Supervisory Officer
Mar. 2025
Executive Officer
Mar. 2026
Managing Executive Officer（present）
Takeshi Kimura

Managing 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
Mar. 2026
Managing Executive Officer（present）
Tomohiro Yao

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: Head of Americas and Head of Europe

Jun. 1, 1971
Born
Apr. 1995
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2023
Executive Officer
Mar. 2026
Managing Executive Officer（present）
Akira Tsuzuki

Managing Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for: Credit Dept., Securities Operations Dept., Compliance Dept., Risk Management Dept., Global Business Risk Management Dept.

Apr. 25, 1972
Born
Apr. 1995
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2023
Executive Officer
Mar. 2026
Managing Executive Officer（present）
Sota Nakagawa

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: Advisor of Crystal of Reassurance Group

May 8, 1969
Born
Apr. 1992
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), and Deputy General Manager of Financial Institution Relations Headquarters (Kyushu)

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

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: Advisor of Group Life & Pension Dept.

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

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: Appointed Actuary, Head of Insurance Liabilities Validation, Head of Regulatory ESR Validation, Head of Group Actuarial Function, and Head of Group Regulatory ESR Validation

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., and General Manager of Corporate Sales Promotion 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 Marketing Planning Dept. and General Manager of Sales Representatives Human Resource Dept.

Sep. 12, 1973
Born
Apr. 1996
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2024
Executive Officer（present）
Kyomi Nakakura

Executive Officer

Profile

Secondarily responsible for: Human Resource Development Dept.（Human resource development area）

Delegation: Deputy General Manager of Customer Service Headquarters and General Manager of Service Operations and Training Dept.

Nov. 08, 1965
Born
Apr. 1984
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2025
Executive Officer（present）
Kengo Mitamura

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Keihanshin Market Development Headquarters and Deputy General Manager of Metropolitan Corporate & Worksite Marketing Headquarters (corporate marketing area)

Oct. 14, 1968
Born
Apr. 1992
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2025
Executive Officer（present）
Norio Kosugi

Executive Officer

Profile

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

Apr. 11, 1969
Born
Apr. 1993
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2025
Executive Officer（present）
Tomonao Gotoda

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: Head of Oceania and Advisor of Global Business Headquarters

Aug. 04, 1970
Born
Apr. 1994
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2025
Executive Officer（present）
Daisuke Ishida

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Finance & Investment Planning Dept.

Apr. 12, 1971
Born
Apr. 1994
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2025
Executive Officer（present）
Naohiro Kimoto

Executive Officer

Profile

Responsible for:Sustainability Management Dept. (GREEN×EXPO 2027 Promotion Office), Customer Service Headquarters (Underwriting Dept., Policy Management Dept., Claims-Related Services Dept., Group Life & Pension Dept., Financial Institution Relations Policy Dept.)

Secondarily responsible for:Service Planning Dept.

Delegation: Deputy General Manager of Customer Service Headquarters and Advisor of Sustainability Management Dept.

May. 18, 1974
Born
Apr. 1997
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2025
Executive Officer（present）
Takayuki Imai

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Risk Management Dept.

Nov. 02, 1974
Born
Apr. 1997
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2025
Executive Officer（present）
Ryoko Kohyama

Executive Officer

Profile

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

Jan. 09, 1975
Born
Apr. 1997
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2025
Executive Officer（present）
Koji Kashihara

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: General Manager of Corporate Planning Dept.

Sep. 06, 1974
Born
Apr. 1998
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2025
Executive Officer（present）
Hirotaka Inoue

Executive Officer

Profile

Secondarily responsible for:Government Relations Dept.

Delegation: Advisor of Global Business Headquarters and Advisor of Global Business Planning Dept.

Nov. 08, 1968
Born
Mar. 2024
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2026
Executive Officer（present）
Tomohisa Kawasaki

Executive Officer

Profile

Delegation: Head of Global Reinsurance Business Unit and Advisor of London Representative Office

Jan. 27, 1971
Born
Apr. 1993
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2026
Executive Officer（present）
Seiichi Kashiwabara

Executive Officer

Profile

Secondarily responsible for:Public Relations Dept.

Delegation: General Manager of Government Relations Dept.

Oct. 20, 1974
Born
Apr. 1998
Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
Mar. 2026
Executive Officer（present）
  • *1
    Corporate Marketing Unit, Corporate Marketing Planning Dept., Group Annuities Dept., and Corporate Sales Promotion Dept.
  • *2
    International Unit
  • *3
    Investment Management Unit, Finance & Investment Planning Dept., and Global Business Headquarters (asset management area)
  • *4
    Retail Unit / Service Network Development Unit, Agency Management Unit, Financial Institution Relations Unit, Marketing Planning Dept., and Financial Institution & Agency Marketing Planning Dept.
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