
About
Mr. Masayuki Oku, LL.B, LL.M, serves as Independent Outside Director at TV TOKYO Holdings Corporation since June 2021. He serves as Non-Executive Director of Bank of East Asia, Ltd since 2015. Mr. Oku serves as an Outside Director at Rengo Co., Ltd. since June 2019. Mr. Oku served as an Independent Outside Director of Panasonic Corporation since June 2008 until 2019 and served as a Director of Komatsu Ltd until 2020. Mr. Oku served as a Member of Advisory Board at Development Bank of Japan Inc. He served as Director of The Sumitomo Bank, Ltd since 1994. He served as Managing Director at Sumitomo Bank since November 1998 and served its Managing Executive Officer since 1999. He served a Senior Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd since 2001.
Mr. Oku joined The Sumitomo Bank, Ltd. (SB) in 1968. He served as Senior Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) since 2001. He served as Senior Managing Director of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) since 2002. He served as Deputy President of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation since 2003 and served its President and Chief Executive Officer since 2005 until April 2011. He also served as Chairman of Japanese Bankers Association in 2007 and 2010. He served as Chairman of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. since 2005 until April 2017 and its Director until June 28, 2017. Mr. Oku also served as Vice Chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) from 2011 to 2015.
He served as Outside Director of Kao Corporation until March 26, 2019 and serves as Outside Director at The Bank of East Asia (China) Ltd. He served as an Audit and Supervisory Board Member of Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Since June 2008 until June 2020. He had been Outside Independent Director of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd since 2015 until 2023. He serves as Honorary Advisor of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (SMFG) since 2017. Mr. Oku received his Bachelor of Law degree from Kyoto University in 1968 and his Master of Laws (LL.M) degree from Michigan Law School in 1975. He is awarded the Order of Industrial Service Merit Silver Tower by the Government of the Republic of Korea in 2009.
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Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rengo | Board | Member | 01/01/2019 |