February 4, 2026 Aozora Bank, Ltd.
ＮＥＷＳ ＲＥＬＥＡＳＥ Personnel Changes in Directors, Audit & Supervisory Board Members and Executive OfficersTOKYO February 4, 2026 - Aozora Bank, Ltd. announces the following personnel changes approved by the Board of Directors at its scheduled meeting held today.
The Audit & Supervisory Board (ASB) Member candidate will assume office subject to being approved at the 93rd Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 23, 2026.
[Director]
Retirement (as of June 23, 2026)
[Name] [Current Position]
Koji Yamakoshi Director and Chairman, Executive Officer
Mr. Koji Yamakoshi will retire from his position as Director and Chairman, Executive Officer as his term expires after the 93rdOrdinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 23, 2026.
[Audit & Supervisory Board Members】
Proposed Nomination (as of June 23, 2026) [Name] [New Position]
Tomoko Yugeta Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Retirement (as of June 23, 2026)
[Name] [Current Position]
Satoshi Hashiguchi Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Mr. Satoshi Hashiguchi will retire as a Standing Audit & Supervisory Board Member as his term
expires after the 93rdOrdinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 23, 2026.
[Executive Officers]
Promotion (as of April 1, 2026)
[Name] [New Position] [Former Position]
Takashi Kato
Hiroki Nakazato
Naoko Tanaka
Mitsuhiro Segawa
Takashi Hagio
Hiroshi Kaneko
Director, Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer Executive Officer
Senior Managing Executive Officer Head of Strategic Investments Unit and in charge of Acquisition & Structured Finance and Environment Business
Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Strategy and Office of Corporate Secretary
Managing Executive Officer Head of Market & International Business Unit and in charge of International Business
Managing Executive Officer Head of Customer Relations Unit and in charge of Allied Banking
Managing Executive Officer
in charge of Corporate Banking
Director
Senior Managing Executive Officer CFO
Managing Executive Officer Head of Acquisition & Structured Finance Group and Head of Environment Business Group
Managing Executive Officer Head of Allied Banking Group
Executive Officer
Head of International Business Group
Executive Officer
Head of Corporate Strategy Unit and in charge of Office of
Corporate Secretary
Executive Officer
Deputy Head of Corporate Banking Group
Change in Responsibilities (as of April 1, 2026)
[Name] [New Position] [Former Position]
Kimiaki Satou
Toshiya Furutaku
Executive Officer
in charge of Compliance & Governance
Executive Officer Chief Risk Officer
Executive Officer
Head of Special Situations Group and President of Aozora Loan Services Co., Ltd.
Executive Officer
Deputy Chief Risk Officer and GM of Risk Management Division
New Appointment (as of April 1, 2026)
[ Name ] [ New Position ] [ Former Position ]
Godai Miwatashi
Executive Officer
in charge of Real Estate Finance
GM of Corporate Business Division I and Deputy GM of Real Estate Finance Division
Mieko Kakuchi
Executive Officer
in charge of Financial Markets
Executive Officer
Deputy Head of Financial Markets Group
Yasumasa Yamamoto
in charge of M&A Advisory, Special Situations and
Corporate Banking
GM of Strategic Finance Division
GM of Strategic Finance Division
Retirement (as of March 31, 2026)
[Name] [Current Position]
Jun Shinozaki Senior Managing Executive Officer Head of Strategic Investments Unit
Masaki Onuma Senior Managing Executive Officer
CRO
Kazuhiro Yasuda Managing Executive Officer
Head of Corporate Banking Group
Tetsuji Okuda Managing Executive Officer Head of Financial Markets Group
Hiroshi Suzuki Executive Officer
Head of Compliance & Governance Unit
Shu Takahashi Executive Officer
Head of M&A Advisory Group
Kouji Igarashi Executive Officer
Head of Real Estate Finance Group
Mr. Shinozaki, Mr. Onuma, Mr. Yasuda, Mr. Suzuki and Mr. Igarashi are scheduled to assume the positions of Senior Advisors as of April 1, 2026.
List of Executive Officers and Responsibilities
[Name] | [New Position] As of April 1, 2026 (Scheduled) | [Former Position] As of February 4, 2026 |
Koji Yamakoshi | Director and Chairman Executive Officer | Same as on the left |
Hideto Oomi | Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer | Same as on the left |
Masayoshi Ohara | Representative Director and Deputy President Executive Officer | Same as on the left |
Takashi Kato | Director, Deputy President and Chief Financial Officer Executive Officer | Director Senior Managing Executive Officer CFO |
Toru Takahashi | Senior Managing Executive Officer and Chief Information Officer | Same as on the left |
Hiroki Nakazato | Senior Managing Executive Officer Head of Strategic Investments Unit and in charge of Acquisition & Structured Finance and Environment Business | Managing Executive Officer Head of Acquisition & Structured Finance Group, Head of Environment Business Group |
Naoko Tanaka | Senior Managing Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Strategy and Office of Corporate Secretary | Managing Executive Officer Head of Allied Banking Group |
Mitsuhiro Segawa | Managing Executive Officer Head of Market & International Business Unit and in charge of International Business | Executive Officer Head of International Business Group |
Takashi Hagio | Managing Executive Officer Head of Customer Relations Unit and in charge of Allied Banking | Executive Officer Head of Corporate Strategy Unit and in charge of Office of Corporate Secretary |
Hiroshi Kaneko | Managing Executive Officer in charge of Corporate Banking | Executive Officer Deputy Head of Corporate Banking Group |
Yukiko Morita | Executive Officer in charge of Operations | Executive Officer Head of Operations Group |
Jun Nakashima | Executive Officer in charge of Retail Banking | Executive Officer Head of Retail Banking Group |
Mayumi Takada | Executive Officer Deputy CFO and in charge of Sustainability Management | Executive Officer in charge of Sustainability Management and Deputy CFO |
Kosuke Takai | Executive Officer Chief Credit Risk Officer | Same as on the left |
Aozora Bank, Ltd. 1-1, Kojimachi 6-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8660, Japan Tel. 03-6752-1111