To whom it may concern
March 30, 2026
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
Notice regarding Change of Directors, Executive Officers andStructure of the Respective Committees in the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust GroupSumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. (Director, President & CEO: Toru Takakura) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (President: Kazuya Oyama) hereby announce the change of directors, executive officers and structure of the respective committees in the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group as described on the attached sheets.
The change of directors and executive officers in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited are subject to the resolutions of their general meetings of shareholders and their board of directors meetings to be held.
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For further information, please contact:
Investor and Shareholder Relations Department, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. Telephone: +81-3-3286-8354
Change of Directors and Executive Officers in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.(As of the date of Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, which is scheduled to be held in June 2026)
Newly Appointed
New Position
Name
Current Position (As of April 1, 2026 (planned))
Director, President & CEO (Representative Executive Officer)
Kazuya Oyama
President & CEO (Representative Executive Officer)
Director of SuMi TRUST Bank
Director, Managing Executive Officer (*1), CFO (Representative Executive Officer)
Masanori Watanabe
Managing Executive Officer (*1), CFO (Representative Executive Officer)
Director, Managing Executive Officer (*2) of SuMi TRUST Bank
Outside Director (*3) (*4)
Hideki Kobori
Vice Chair of Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Chairman and Director of Asahi Kasei Corporation Outside Director of Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Outside Director of Seiko Group Corporation Outside Director of Japan Investment Corporation
Outside Director (*3)
Etsuko Kobayashi
Outside Director (*3) of SuMi TRUST Bank
Outside Director of Nissay Asset Management Corporation
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
Outside Director (*3)
Satoko Shisai
Outside Director of Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. President of Isis Consulting, Inc.
Outside Director of Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line) Outside Director of Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.
Audit Dedicated Executive Officer (*5)
Fumikazu Miyajima
Executive Manager, Senior Manager of FD and Compliance Department Executive Manager, Senior Manager of FD and Compliance Department of SuMi TRUST Bank
(*1) Executive Officers as defined in the Companies Act (*2) Executive Officers as defined in our internal policy
(*3) Outside director set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act (*4) Candidate for Chairperson of the Board of Directors
(*5) Executive Officers who assist the Audit Committee in their duties under the direction and orders of the Audit Committee
Change in Title
New Position
Name
Current Position (As of April 1, 2026 (planned))
Audit Dedicated Executive Officer
Atsushi Matsumoto
Managing Executive Officer (*1) of SuMi TRUST Group Managing Executive Officer (*2) of SuMi TRUST Bank
(*1) Executive Officers as defined in the Companies Act (*2) Executive Officers as defined in our internal policy
Retirement
Appointed Position after Retirement (planned) | Name | Current Position (As of April 1, 2026 (planned)) |
Senior Corporate Advisor of SuMi TRUST Bank | Tetsuo Ohkubo | Director of SuMi TRUST Group |
Chairman of SuMi TRUST Bank (Representative Director) | Masakatsu Sato | Director of SuMi TRUST Group Chairman of SuMi TRUST Bank (Representative Director) |
- | Isao Matsushita | Outside Director of SuMi TRUST Group |
- | Hiroko Kawamoto | Outside Director of SuMi TRUST Group Outside Director of East Japan Railway Company Outside Director of Canon Marketing Japan Inc. |
- | Nobuaki Kato | Outside Director of SuMi TRUST Group |
Standing Statutory Auditor of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust TA Solution Co., Ltd. | Toshiaki Nakano | Audit Dedicated Executive Officer of SuMi TRUST Group |
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The Structure of the Respective Committees in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.
(As of the date of Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, which is scheduled to be held in June 2026 (planned))
Nominating Committee Chair:
Hajime Watanabe (Outside Director)
Members:
five outside directors
Compensation Committee Chair:
Etsuko Kobayashi (Outside Director)
Members:
five outside directors
Audit Committee Chair:
Kaoru Kashima (Outside Director)
Members:
four outside directors and one director
Risk Committee Chair:
Kenji Fujii (Outside Experts)
Members:
three outside members and two SuMi TRUST Group members
(including two outside experts)
Conflicts of Interest Committee
Chair:
Hideki Kanda (Outside Experts)
Members:
three outside members and two SuMi TRUST Group members
(including two outside experts)
Members of the respective committees (◎Chair, 〇Member)
Nominating | Compensation | Audit | Risk | Conflicts of Interest | |||
Outside | Directors | Hideki Kobori | 〇 | 〇 | |||
Kaoru Kashima | 〇 | 〇 | ◎ | ||||
Tomonori Ito | 〇 | ||||||
Hajime Watanabe | ◎ | 〇 | |||||
Etsuko Kobayashi | 〇 | ◎ | 〇 | ||||
Satoko Shisai | 〇 | 〇 | |||||
Hirokazu Fujita | 〇 | 〇 | |||||
Kazuo Sakakibara | 〇 | ||||||
Experts | Hideki Kanda (*1) | ◎ | |||||
Kenji Fujii (*2) | ◎ | ||||||
Haruyuki Toyama (*2) | 〇 | ||||||
Akiko Hosokawa (*2) | 〇 | ||||||
SuMiTG | Kouichi Kato | 〇 | |||||
Yuki Takada | 〇 | 〇 | |||||
Takahiro Yoshida | 〇 | 〇 | |||||
(*1) Mr. Hideki Kanda is an outside director of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank.
(*2) Mr. Kenji Fujii, Mr. Haruyuki Toyama and Ms. Akiko Hosokawa are outside experts.
Change of Directors and Executive Officers in Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited(As of the date of Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, which is scheduled to be held in June 2026)
Newly Appointed
New Position
Name
Current Position (As of April 1, 2026 (planned))
Outside Director (*1) (*2)
Yukihiko Matsumura
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Outside Director (*1)
Nobuko Kobayashi
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(*1) Outside director set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act (*2) Candidate for Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Change in Title
New Position
Name
Current Position (As of April 1, 2026 (planned))
Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member)
Atsushi Matsumoto
Managing Executive Officer (*1) of SuMi TRUST Group Managing Executive Officer (*2) of SuMi TRUST Bank
(*1) Executive Officers as defined in the Companies Act (*2) Executive Officers as defined in our internal policy
Retirement
Appointed Position after Retirement (planned) | Name | Current Position (As of April 1, 2026 (planned)) |
Senior Corporate Advisor of SuMi TRUST Bank | Masaru Hashimoto | Director of SuMi TRUST Bank |
Outside Director (*) of SuMi TRUST Group, Inc. | Etsuko Kobayashi | Outside Director (*) of SuMi TRUST Bank Outside Director of Nissay Asset Management Corporation Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. |
Standing Statutory Auditor of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Life Partners Co., Ltd. | Shigenori Ikemura | Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee member) of SuMi TRUST Bank |
(*) Outside director set forth in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act
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