Directors and Executive Officers

Ernest M. Higa (Date of Birth: October 15, 1952)

Outside Director

Current

• Board of Trustees, Showa Women's University
• Chairman & Representative Director, Wendy's Japan K.K.
• Board Member, The Tokyo New Business Conference
• Board of Overseers, The Columbia Business School
• Director, JC Comsa Corporation
• Director, Shinsei Bank, Limited
• Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Higa Industries Co., Ltd.

As of July 20, 2017

Message

The Shinsei Board of Directors consists of five outside and only two internal directors, which allows discussions to be considered from different points of views due to the diverse backgrounds of the Board members. We also have two non Japanese board members, so “global best practices” are considered when evaluating the performance of Shinsei. As IT and AI continue to be “key” drivers of both “value creation,” as well as disruption, we need to keep up with the quick pace of changes that it brings. Another challenge is further empowering women in the workforce so that they can achieve their full potential at Shinsei.

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