Career summary | Masateru Kawanish

Senior Managing Corporate Officer,
Chief Transformation Officer
Masateru Kawanishi
Date of birth: May 22, 1963 (Age 61)
Attendance at Board of Directors’ Meetings
4/4
Number of the Company’s shares owned
6,552 shares
Career summary
Apr. 1986 Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company
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
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.