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Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization
Chairman and Representative Director,
Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd.
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Charles D. Lake II
Chairman and Representative Director, Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd.
Charles Lake joined Aflac in 1999.
After serving as General Counsel and, later, Deputy President, Lake became President and Representative in Japan in 2003; Vice Chairman and Representative in Japan in 2005; and Chairman and Representative in Japan in 2008. In 2014, he also assumed the position of President, Aflac International. Upon the establishment of Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd. (Aflac Japan) on April 2, 2018, Lake became Aflac Japan’s Chairman and Representative Director.
Lake currently serves as an independent outside director on the boards of Tokyo Electron Ltd. and Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. From 2006-2016, Lake served as a director on the board of the Tokyo
Stock Exchange and the Japan Exchange Group, Inc. He also serves on the board of the U.S.-Japan Business Council (Board Chairman and U.S.-Japan Business Conference Chair (U.S.-side), 2011-2013), is an advisor on the Government of Japan’s Council for Promotion of Foreign Direct Investment in Japan, and is a member of the Japan Fair Trade Commission’s Antimonopoly Study Group.
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Noriko Enokido
"Nikkei Plus 10" anchor, BS TV TOKYO
Born in Shizuoka Prefecture. After working as an announcer at Sakuranbo TV and TV Osaka, she became an economic news anchor in 2008. She is currently appearing on BS TV TOKYO "Nikkei Plus 10" (Monday through Friday from 10:00 p.m.) and "NIKKEI Sunday Salon" (Sunday from 9:30 a.m.). She has extensive experience in interviewing corporate executives. Her hobbies are running and Ukulele.
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Yasutoshi Nishimura
Minister for Economic Revitalization
Minister for Economic Revitalization A member of the House of Representatives, Yasutoshi Nishimura currently serves as minister in charge of economic revitalization, minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, minister in charge of Novel Coronavirus Disease Control, minister in charge of social security reform, and. He has held other positions in government such as parliamentary vice minister for foreign affairs and deputy chief cabinet secretary.
A graduate of the University of Tokyo, Nishimura also holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Maryland.
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Kunio Ito
Director of CFO Education and Research Center, Hitotsubashi University
Chair of TCFD Consortium
- 1975
- Graduated from Hitotsubashi University
- 1980
- Graduated from the Graduate School of Commerce and Management,
Hitotsubashi University - 1992
- Professor at Hitotsubashi University
- 2002
- Dean of the Graduate School of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University
- 2004
- Senior Vice President, Hitotsubashi University
- 2015
- Director of Hitotsubashi CFO Education and Research Center
- 2020
- Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi university
President of Japan Investor Relations Association, the former President of Japan Accounting Association,
Chair of the Award of Creation of Corporate Value at Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Ito Review “Competitiveness and Incentives for Sustainable Growth: Building Favorable Relationship between Companies and Investors” Project’s Chair (METI)
Ito Report 2.0 “Committee on Long-term Investment (ESG/Intangibles) for Sustainable Growth” Chairman (METI).
“Ito Repor2.0: Bio-medical Version to Enhance Dialogue between Bio Ventures and Investors” Chair (METI).
“Japanese Version of TCFD” Chair (METI).
“Committee on Corporate Governance System” Member (METI).
“Committee on SDGs Management and ESG Investment” Chairman (METI).
Professor Ito serves as an Outside Director of Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd, Toray Industries, Inc., Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. He also served as an Outside Director of Mitsubishi Corporation, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc., Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., Nitto Denko, Inc. and other companies.
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