Management and Board of Directors

Minoru Sakuma

Outside Director
the Audit Committee Member

Minoru Sakuma has successively served in important posts at policy-based financial institutions, and in addition to his broad knowledge of international finance and extensive overseas experience, he has management experience at investment corporations and experience as an Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member at a company with worldwide operations. In 2019, he assumed the post of Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member, and audited Azbil Corporation’s business in general, contributing to improvement of the Company’s corporate governance and internal control from an independent perspective. In addition, in the Company’s meetings of the Board of Directors, he asks questions regarding the appropriateness of the Company’s business and financial strategies, and from the perspective of enhancing the Group’s overall corporate governance. Moreover, he has knowledge of finance, accounting, and legal affairs, as well as knowledge of global business, and he is expected to contribute to increasing the level of the Company’s management. The Company has judged him to be an appropriate and necessary person for the enhancement of sustainable enterprise value.

Biography