Career summary | Masateru Kawanish

Senior Managing Corporate Officer,
Chief Transformation Officer
Chief Transformation Officer
Masateru Kawanishi
Date of birth: May 22, 1963 (Age 61)
Attendance at Board of Directors’ Meetings
4/4
4/4
Number of the Company’s shares owned
6,552 shares
6,552 shares
Career summary
Apr. 1986 | Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company |
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Oct. 1989 | Joined Digital Equipment Corporation Japan (currently: Hewlett Packard Japan, G.K.) |
May 2004 | Executive Officer and Manager of Human Resources |
Jan. 2006 | Executive Officer and Manager of Human Resources & Talent Development Division at The Daiei Inc. |
Mar. 2007 | Manager of Human Resources at PricewaterhouseCoopers Aarata (currently: PricewaterhouseCoopers Japan LLC) |
Mar. 2008 | Executive Officer and Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Division at EMC Japan K.K. |
Mar. 2015 | Executive Officer and Manager of Human Resources at Thomson Reuters Division Markets K.K. (currently: Refinitiv Japan K.K.) |
Oct. 2017 | Senior Managing Corporate Officer, Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Department, and Chief Talent Officer of the Company. |
Apr. 2018 | Senior Managing Corporate Officer, General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Chief Talent Officer, and Career Center Manager. |
Jun. 2019 | Director, Senior Managing Corporate Officer, General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Department, Chief Talent Officer, and Career Center Manager of the Company |
Apr. 2020 | Director, Senior Managing Corporate Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Division |
Oct. 2021 | Director, Senior Managing Corporate Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, General Manager of Human Resources & General Affairs Division |
Apr. 2023 | Director (resigned in Jun. 2023) |
Oct. 2023 | Senior Managing Corporate Officer, and Chief Digital Officer |
Apr. 2024 | Senior Managing Corporate Officer, Chief Transformation Officer, General Manager of Transformation Promotion Division (incumbent) |
Jun. 2024 | Director (incumbent) |
Significant concurrent positions outside the Company
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Reason for Appointment
Drawing on the extensive experience Mr. Kawanishi gained at Japanese and foreign companies, he has demonstrated his outstanding execution skills and led the transformation of a companywide HR process since joining the Company. Currently, as General Manager of the Transformation Promotion Division, he is responsible for transforming business models and promoting innovation. Solasto has decided to appoint him as a Director because he is expected to continue to contribute to the growth of us and enhancement of its corporate value, going forward.