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Biography of Management Team

As of June 22, 2026

Biography of Management Team
Mikio OKUMURA

Group CEO
Director
President and
Representative Executive Officer

Mikio OKUMURA

(Nov. 23, 1965)

<Record of attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors in Fiscal 2025>
7 out of 7 (100%)

Apr. 1989Joined The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

Apr. 2006Joined FinTech Global Incorporated

Dec. 2007Member of the Board,Head of Investment Banking Division of FinTech Global Incorporated

Apr. 2015Executive Officer, General Manager, CorporatePlanning Department of the Company

Apr. 2016Executive Officer of the Company

Jun. 2016Director, Executive Officer of the Company

Jul. 2016Representative Director and President of Sompo Care Inc.

Apr. 2017CEO of Nursing Care & Healthcare Business,Director, Managing Executive Officer of the Company

Jul. 2017Representative Director, Chairman and Executive Officer of Sompo Care Message Inc.
Representative Director, Chairman and Executive Officer of Sompo Care Next Inc.

Mar. 2019Director of Sompo International Holdings Ltd.

Apr. 2019Group CSO, Director, Managing Executive Officer of the Company

Jun. 2019Group CSO, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of the Company

Jan. 2020Group Co-CSO, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of the Company
Chief Executive Officer of Sompo International Holdings Ltd.

Apr. 2021Group Co-CSO, Senior Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of the Company

Sep. 2021Director of Sompo International Holdings Ltd. (current)

Apr. 2022Group COO, President and Representative Executive Officer of the Company

Jun. 2022Group COO, Director, President and Representative Executive Officer of the Company

Apr. 2024Group CEO, Director, President and Representative Executive Officer of the Company (current)
Director of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

Shinichi HARA

Group CHRO
Director
Deputy President and
Representative Executive Officer

Shinichi HARA

(Apr. 14, 1965)

<Record of attendance at meetings of the Board of Directors in Fiscal 2025>
7 out of 7 (100%)

Apr. 1988Joined The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

Aug. 2017Executive Officer, General Manager, Global Business Planning Department of the Company
Executive Officer, General Manager, Global Business Planning Department of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc.

Apr. 2019Group CHRO, Managing Executive Officer of the Company

Jun. 2019Group CHRO, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of the Company

Apr. 2022Group CHRO, Senior Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of the Company

Jun. 2022Director of Sompo International Holdings Ltd. (current)

Sep. 2023Group CHRO, Group CERO, Senior Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of the Company

Apr. 2024Group CHRO, Senior Executive Vice President and Executive Officer of the Company

Jun. 2024Group CHRO, Director, Senior Executive Vice President and
Representative Executive Officer of the Company

Apr. 2025Group CHRO, Director, Deputy President and Representative Executive Officer (current)

Jun. 2026Director of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (current)

Katsuyuki TAJIRI

Group CFO
Director
Deputy President and
Representative Executive Officer

Katsuyuki TAJIRI

(Oct. 8, 1967)

Apr. 1990Joined The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

Apr. 2018Executive Officer of the Company

Jan. 2019Director of Sompo International Holdings Ltd.

Apr. 2019Executive Officer, General Manager, Global Business Planning Department of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc.

Jun. 2019Executive Officer of the Company

Aug. 2020Director of Sompo International Holdings Ltd.

Apr. 2021Executive Vice President of the Company

Oct. 2022Executive Vice President, General Manager, Global Strategy Office of the Company

Aug. 2023Executive Vice President, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and General Manager, Global Strategy Office of the Company

Dec. 2023Senior Managing Executive Officer (CXO) of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

Apr. 2024Senior Executive Vice President, General Manager, Corporate Planning Department and General Manager, Global Strategy Office of the Company

Apr. 2025Executive Officer in charge of SOMPO P&C of the Company
Director, Deputy President and Executive Officer (CXO) of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

Oct. 2025Director, Deputy President and Executive Officer (CXO) (COO) of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

Apr. 2026Group CFO, Deputy President and Representative Executive Officer of the Company
Director of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (current)

Jun. 2026Group CFO, Director, Deputy President and Representative Executive Officer of the Company (current)

Kazuhiro HIGASHI

Director*
Kazuhiro HIGASHI
(Apr. 25, 1957)
*Outside Director as set forth in Article 2 (XV) of the Companies Act.

<Record of attendance at meetings in Fiscal 2025>
Meetings of the Board of Directors: 7 out of 7 (100%)
Meetings of the Nomination Committee: 10 out of 10 (100%)
Meetings of the Compensation Committee: 10 out of 10 (100%)

Apr. 1982Joined Saitama Bank, Ltd. (now Resona Group)

Jun. 2005Outside Director of Resona Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.

Jun. 2009Director, Deputy President and Executive Officer of Resona Holdings, Inc.

Apr. 2011Director, Deputy President and Representative Executive Officer of Resona Holdings, Inc.

Apr. 2012Representative Director, Deputy President and Executive Officer of Resona Bank, Limited

Apr. 2013Director, President and Representative Executive Officer of Resona Holdings, Inc.
Representative Director, President and Executive Officer of Resona Bank, Limited

Jun. 2013Chairman of Osaka Bankers Association

Apr. 2017Chairman of the Board, President and Representative Director of Resona Bank, Limited

Jun. 2017Chairman of Osaka Bankers Association

Nov. 2017Vice Chairman of Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (current)

Apr. 2018Chairman of the Board, President and Representative Director, Executive Officer of Resona Bank, Limited

Apr. 2020Chairman and Director of Resona Holdings, Inc.
Chairman and Director of Resona Bank, Limited

Jun. 2020Director of the Company (current)

Jun. 2021Director of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (current)

Jun. 2022Senior Advisor of Resona Holdings, Inc. (current)
Senior Advisor of Resona Bank, Limited (current)

Nov. 2025Director of Ryohin Keikaku Co.,Ltd. (current)

Reasons for selection as an outside director and expected roles
Having experience in finance and corporate management, among others, in the banking business, Mr. Kazuhiro HIGASHI took office as Director, President and Representative Executive Officer of Resona Holdings, Inc. and Representative Director, President and Executive Officer of Resona Bank, Limited in 2013. He has served numerous key positions in the business community including Chairman of Osaka Bankers Association and Vice Chairman of The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry. With his abundant knowledge and experience as a top-level executive of large-scale corporations, he has provided appropriate advice to the Company in terms of reinforcing the supervisory and decision-making functions of the Board of Directors, and is expected to play an active role in these areas. In addition, as Chairman of the Board of Directors, he also contributes to increasing effectiveness of the Board of Directors through conducting meetings in a way that facilitates more substantive discussion. Accordingly, he was re-selected as an outside director.
Misuzu SHIBATA

Director*
Misuzu SHIBATA
(Jul. 25, 1974)
*Outside Director as set forth in Article 2 (XV) of the Companies Act.

<Record of attendance at meetings in Fiscal 2025>
Meetings of the Board of Directors: 7 out of 7 (100%)
Meetings of the Audit Committee: 13 out of 13 (100%)

Oct. 2000Registered as attorney-at-law

Nov. 2001NS Law Office, partner Lawyer (current)

Oct. 2007Fixed-term civil servant at the Financial Services Agency, Supervision Bureau, Planning and Management Division, Deposit Insurance and Resolution Framework Office

Apr. 2017Practicing-attorney-professor for civil advocacy of the Legal Training and Research Institute of Japan

Jun. 2017Director of DELICA FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.(current)

Jun. 2020Director of the Company (current)
Director of SPACE VALUE HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

Mar. 2023Director of PILOT CORPORATION (current)

Reasons for selection as an outside director and expected roles
Ms. Misuzu SHIBATA has abundant knowledge and experience as a legal expert and has provided appropriate advice to the Company on governance, inclusion and engagement, in terms of reinforcing the supervisory and decision-making functions of the Board of Directors, and is expected to play an active role in these areas.
Despite a lack of experience in corporate management other than serving as an outside director in the past, she was re-selected as an outside director due to the reasons mentioned above.

Director*
Meyumi YAMADA
(Aug. 30, 1972)
*Outside Director as set forth in Article 2 (XV) of the Companies Act.

<Record of attendance at meetings in Fiscal 2025>
Meetings of the Board of Directors: 7 out of 7 (100%)
Meetings of the Nomination Committee: 10 out of 10 (100%)
Meetings of the Compensation Committee: 10 out of 10 (100%)

Apr. 1995Joined KOEI KOGYO Co.,Ltd

May. 1997Joined Kiss Me Cosmetics Co., Ltd.

Jul. 1999Representative Director of istyle LLC

Apr. 2000Representative Director of istyle Inc.

Dec. 2009Director of istyle Inc. (current)

May. 2012Representative Director and President of Cyberstar Co., Ltd.

Sep. 2016Director of Eat Smart, Inc.

Jun. 2017Director of JAPAN POST INSURANCE Co.,Ltd.
Director of f SEINO HOLDINGS CO., LTD

Nov. 2019Director of IS Partners Inc.

Jun. 2021Director of the Company (current)

May. 2022Director of Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (current)

Reasons for selection as an outside director and expected roles
In addition to her entrepreneurial and business management experience, Ms. Meyumi YAMADA has a wealth of practical business experience in marketing, including digital marketing. She possesses a high level of knowledge, having served on government-related committees including councils related to industrial structure and information and communications of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and by participating in policy formulation. Drawing on such knowledge, she has provided appropriate advice to the Company in terms of reinforcing the supervisory and decision-making functions of the Board of Directors.
She is also actively involved in initiatives on women’s empowerment in the workplace, and provides valuable advice on inclusion and engagement, an important strategy of the Company, and is expected to play an active role in these areas. Accordingly, she was re-selected as an outside director.
Masayuki WAGA

Director*
Masayuki WAGA
(Apr. 10, 1958)
*Outside Director as set forth in Article 2 (XV) of the Companies Act.

<Record of attendance at meetings in Fiscal 2025>
Meetings of the Board of Directors: 7 out of 7 (100%)
Meetings of the Audit Committee: 13 out of 13 (100%)

Apr. 1981Joined Mitsubishi Kasei Corporation

Jun. 2009Managing Directorof MCC PTA Asia Pacific Private Company Limited
Managing Director of Mitsubishi Chemical Singapore Pte Ltd
Managing Director of Mitsubishi Chemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Apr. 2011Associate Director of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation

Jun. 2012Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation

Apr. 2013Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Apr. 2015Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Apr. 2017Managing Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Apr. 2018Representative Director, Director of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Apr. 2022Director of the Board of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

Jun. 2022Director of the Company (current)

Jan. 2025Executive Officer of Spiber Inc.

Mar. 2025Chairman of the Board and Representative Executive Officer of Spiber Inc.

Reasons for selection as an outside director and expected roles
Mr. Masayuki WAGA served in executive posts in various business domains both in Japan and abroad, as well as in corporate functions at Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, assuming the office of Representative Director, Director of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer in 2018. He has experience in managing global organization, and driving transformation in human resources system and corporate culture. Based on his own experience and achievements as the top management of a large business, he is expected to provide precious advice on the business strategies, global management, and transformation strategies of the Company. Accordingly, he was re-selected as an outside director.
Toru KAJIKAWA

Director*
Toru KAJIKAWA
(Sep. 24, 1951)
*Outside Director as set forth in Article 2 (XV) of the Companies Act.

<Record of attendance at meetings in Fiscal 2025>
Meetings of the Board of Directors: 7 out of 7 (100%)
Meetings of the Audit Committee: 13 out of 13 (100%)

Oct. 1976Joined Chuo Audit Corporation (Chuo Kaikei Jimusho)

Sep. 1979Registered as Certified Public Accountant

May. 1990Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kakiyasu Honten Co., Ltd.

Sep. 1990Representative Partner of Taiyo Audit Corporation

Jun. 1997Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kakiyasu Honten Co., Ltd. (current)

Jul. 2000Managing Partner of Taiyo Audit Corporation

Apr. 2005Professor of Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School

Apr. 2010Visiting Professor of Aoyama Gakuin University Graduate School

Jun. 2014Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Kikkoman Corporation (current)

Jul. 2014Chairman and Representative Employee of Taiyo ASG LLC

Mar. 2017Audit & Supervisory Board Member of MITSUBISHI PENCIL CO., LTD. (current)

Jun. 2023Director of the Company (current)

Jul. 2023Chairman of Grant Thornton Taiyo LLC (current)

Reasons for selection as an outside director and expected roles
Mr. Toru KAJIKAWA has abundant experience as a manager serving as Chairman of Grant Thornton Taiyo LLC, on top of his professional insight and experience as a certified public accountant.
He has experience as an accountant providing advice on audit and management of companies of diverse sizes in various industries, as well as abundant knowledge and experience as a manager of an audit firm, and is expected to provide valuable advice in areas such as corporate governance of the Company. Accordingly, he was re-selected as an outside director.
Jeffrey HAYMAN

Director*
Jeffrey HAYMAN
(Jan. 18, 1960)
*Outside Director as set forth in Article 2 (XV) of the Companies Act.

Apr. 1994Travelers (U.S.) Vice President, Personal Lines

Mar. 1998AIU Far East (Japan) Regional Vice President, Personal Lines

Jan. 1999American Home (Japan) Chairman

Jul. 2001AIG East Asia Holdings Management (Japan) Regional Vice President, Direct Marketing

Mar. 2003Same Company Senior Vice President, Direct Marketing

Sep. 2003AIU (Japan) Chairman
AIG East Asia Holdings Management (Japan) Regional President, General Insurance

Jan. 2007AIG (U.S.) Vice President, Foreign General Insurance

Aug. 2009AIG Property & Casualty (U.S.) Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer

Mar. 2011AIG (U.S.) Executive Vice President, CEO of Global Consumer Insurance

Jan. 2013Starr (U.S.) President, International Insurance

Nov. 2013Lakeview Timbers (U.S.) Founder and CEO (current)

Mar. 2016Zurich Insurance (Switzerland) Director

Mar. 2021Lakeview Acquisition (U.S.) CEO

Mar. 2023R&Q Insurance Holdings (Bermuda) Chairman and Interim CEO

Jun. 2023Cytora (U.K.) Advisory Board Member

Jun. 2026Director of the Company(current)

Reasons for selection as an outside director and expected roles
Mr. Jeffrey HAYMAN has held senior positions in some of the world’s leading insurance groups, and combines a strategic understanding of large global businesses with an understanding of the Japanese market. He also has high level knowledge on insurance risk governance, having served as Chair of the Risk and Investment Committee at Zurich Insurance and as Chair of the Board of Directors of R&Q Insurance Holdings.
Based on those achievements, he is expected to help strengthen the monitoring function of the Board of Directors of the Company from a global perspective, and provide appropriate oversight and supervision over the execution of operations. Accordingly, he was selected as a new Outside Director.
Yuji KAWAUCHI

Director
Yuji KAWAUCHI
(Dec. 24, 1965)

<Record of attendance at meetings in Fiscal 2025>
Meetings of the Board of Directors: 6 out of 6 (100%)
Meetings of the Audit Committee: 10 out of 10 (100%)

Apr. 1988Joined The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

Apr. 2017Executive Officer of the Company
Executive Officer, General Manager, Global Business Planning Department of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc.
Managing Director of Sompo Holdings (Asia) Pte. Ltd.

Apr. 2019Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Global Business Planning Department of the Company
Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Global Business Planning Department of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc.

Jun. 2019Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager, Global Business Planning Department of the Company

Jan. 2020Director of Sompo International Holdings Ltd.

Apr. 2021Executive Vice President, General Manager, Global Business Planning Department of the Company

Apr. 2022Executive Vice President, General Manager, Global Business Department of the Company

Jul. 2022Executive Vice President, General Manager, Global Business Department of the Company
Managing Executive Officer, General Manager, Global Business Planning Department of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

Oct. 2022Executive Vice President, supervising new business (other than P&C insurance) in Asia and others of the Company

Apr. 2024Executive Vice President, in charge of Wellbeing Business (Overseas), of the Company

Apr. 2025Executive Vice President, Advisor to Group CEO of the Company

Jun. 2025Director of the Company (current)

Shinobu IMAMURA

Director
Shinobu IMAMURA
(Feb. 13, 1973)

<Record of attendance at meetings in Fiscal 2025>
Meetings of the Board of Directors: 6 out of 6 (100%)
Meetings of the Audit Committee: 10 out of 10 (100%)

Apr. 1995Joined The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

Apr. 2021General Manager, Risk Management Department of the Company

Apr. 2025Director (Full-time Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. (current)

Jun. 2025Director of the Company (current)

  • Mr. Kazuhiro HIGASHI, Ms. Misuzu SHIBATA, Ms. Meyumi YAMADA, Mr. Masayuki WAGA, Mr. Toru KAJIKAWA and Mr. Jeffrey HAYMAN meet the requirements of an “independent director” which is specified by the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., and are deemed as being unlikely to have any conflict of interest with general stockholders.
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