Expert resume of Yasumasa Nishi

Member of the Board, Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc.; former President, Farmers’ Pension Fund (Independent Administrative Agency); former President and CEO, Asset Management One Co, Ltd.; former President and CEO, DIAM Asset Management Co, Ltd.; former Managing Executive Officer, Mizuho Financial Group 

Yasumasa Nishi is Independent Director of Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc. which is an exchange company for derivatives. Prior to the current job, Mr. Nishi was President of Farmers’ Pension Fund (FPF) from 2018 to 2023 which is sponsored by Japanese Government (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries). FPF is a very unique pension scheme that is organized as a Collective Defined Contribution (CDC). CDC is not a traditional Defined Contribution but a challenging scheme for the insured who do not have enough financial resources. Prior to joining FPF, he served as President of Asset Management One Co, ltd. after completing the integration of four asset management entities including DIAM Asset Management Co, Ltd.  After the integration, Asset Management One Co, Ltd. became one of the biggest asset management companies in Japan.  When Mr. Nishi worked for the company, he was elected Vice Chairman of Investment Trust Association, Japan in 2016 and Vice Chairman of Japan Investment Advisers Association in 2017.

Mr. Nishi served as Board Member of International Swaps and Derivatives Association from 1994 to 1997, while he worked for Mizuho Financial group as Executive officer of many financial related sections such as International Treasury Group, Asset Liability Management group, Japanese Government Bond group and Managing Executive Officer, Head of Global Market Unit.  Mr. Nishi started his career related to the global market business in 1986 when he worked for Industrial Bank of Japan (Mizuho Bank) New York Treasury Department. Since then, his experience concentrated on derivatives, bonds and currencies and, most recently, includes asset management and the pension field.