Profiles of Board Members and Executives

Hiroshi Watanabe

Hiroshi Watanabe

Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)
President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs
Outside Director, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation


Born June 26, 1949

Profile

Apr 1972 Joined the Ministry of Finance
Jan 2003 Director-General, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance
Jul 2004 Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance (Retired on Jul. 2007)
Oct 2007 Special Advisor, Japan Center for International Finance (Retired on Sep. 2008)
Apr 2008 Professor, Graduate School of Commerce and Management / Faculty of Commerce and Management at Hitotsubashi University (currently School of Business Administration at Hitosubashi University Business School) (Retired on Sep. 2008)
Oct 2008 Deputy Governor, Japan Finance Corporation (Retired on Mar. 2012)
Apr 2012 Deputy Governor, Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Dec 2013 Governor, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (Retired on Jun. 2016)
Oct 2016 President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs (Present)
Jun 2017 Outside Director, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (Present)

Jun 2020 Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director), ORIX (Present)