Sumitomo Mitsui Banking to appoint Fukutome its next chief executive (updated)
15/12/2022 05:48
(Updates with announcement)
TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp
will appoint Senior Managing Executive Officer Akihiro Fukutome
as its next chief executive, the main banking arm of Japan's
second-largest financial group said on Thursday.
Fukutome is currently co-head of Sumitomo Mitsui's (SMBC)
global banking unit, in charge of the Americas division and the
Europe, Middle East and Africa division.
He joined Mitsui Bank, one of SMBC's predecessor banks, in
1985 and had a three-year stint as president at Toyota Motor
Corp's 7203.T financial services unit from 2018.
Jun Ota will remain at the helm of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group 8316.T , SMBC's parent.
(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Christian
Schmollinger and Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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