Clearstream appointed a new head of its representative office in Japan. As of July 1, Takashi Kimori will succeed Kyoichi Murakawa as chief representative of the Clearstream office in Tokyo.
Takashi Kimoris responsibilities will include relationship management of all institutions within Japan and further development of Clearstreams business in Japan. He will report to Philippe Metoudi, member of the executive board of Clearstream and head of client relations in Asia/Pacific/Middle East/Africa, based in Clearstreams Asia headquarters in Hong Kong.
Since the establishment of the new Japan office in March 2007, Mr Murakawa has been the driving force behind our Japan activities, Metoudi says. He has developed the business on site and grown our customer base in Japan. I would like to thank him for his achievements, and I am delighted that Mr Murakawa will continue with Clearstream in a position of special advisor. I welcome Takashi Kimori on board. With his depth of industry knowledge and experience in Japan and globally, I am confident that Mr Kimori will continue to extend our business in one of the most important markets in Asia.
Kimori most recently worked as deputy general manager of the risk control division at Yamaguchi Financial Group. He started his professional career in 1978 at the The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ where he held the position of general manager of the transaction services division from 2005 to 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Kyoto University, Japan.
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