Hironori Kamezawa becomes President of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial G for the first time in science. January 17 20:21

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has officially announced that it will promote Vice President Hiroki Kamezawa, who is in charge of digital strategy, to President in April. This is the first major financial group, called a megabank, to be the first person from a science background.

Kamezawa is 58 years old.

He was born in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Tokyo, and joined Mitsubishi Bank at the time in 1986.

He has been in charge of foreign exchange and bond trading, and has been playing a central role in digital strategy for groups and affiliated banks for four years.

We will be promoted to President in April, following the successor to President of the Group, Kanetsugu Mige.

This is the first major financial group, called a megabank, to be the first person from a science background.

Major financial groups are paying attention to the digital field, which is expected to grow as the profit environment deteriorates at low interest rates. Mitsubishi UFJ aims to strengthen its response under Mr. Kamezawa, who is strong in such fields. there is.

At a conference held on the evening of the 17th, Mr. Kamezawa said, "The financial industry is undergoing a major transformation, and we want to pursue reforms and stick to the results. I want to make it. "