Initiatives aimed at achieving our mission
Since joining the company in 2016, I have led the Group’s digital business as Group CDO, and from FY2025 I am responsible for the digital business and investments, and work to progress towards achievement of our three missions.
The first mission is to launch new businesses that leverage digital technology and directly contribute to the Group’s earnings. Five entities are already in operation, including a joint venture with Palantir Technologies Inc., SOMPO Light Vortex, which helps client firms solve problems, and AUX Mobility in the mobility field. For example, SOMPO Light Vortex works with the sales offices of Sompo Japan Insurance and leverages SOMPO’s capabilities to support firms in solving management, DX, new business development, and other issues.
Based on the Sompo Group’s strong recognition and solid customer base, we contribute significantly to overall Group earnings.
The second mission is to support the further development and evolution of SOMPO P&C and SOMPO Wellbeing from adjacent fields. We will play the role of a component manufacturer, so to speak, by entering and developing adjacent areas that are difficult for individual businesses to address alone. For example, in the P&C area, we are looking for the seeds of businesses and developing solutions with a view to contributing to businesses in the future, such as businesses related to electric vehicles (EV), which are expected to spread in future, and also new businesses related to medical care for the elderly in the wellbeing area.
Third, as a new business development officer, I will create a new third business in addition to P&C and Wellbeing. In August 2025, we are launching a new organization and already working on concrete projects. Through early commercialization, we will contribute to the realization of a future of health, wellbeing and financial protection.
Accomplishing through the spirit of altruism
Prior to joining the Sompo Group, I worked for a trading company for about 20 years, and then spent 16 years in corporate management and business development as CEO, COO, and such at US software startups. From that time to the present, I have consistently maintained the spirit of altruism to enrich not only our company but also our customers and society. I later decided to join the Sompo Group because SOMPO’s purpose of health, wellbeing and financial protection resonated with me.
My mission now is to deliver the value of security, health, and wellbeing through our business, and to be rewarded with the satisfaction of our customers, which is the very spirit of altruism that I cherish; I am determined to accomplish this mission with a strong sense of purpose.
