Independent Director
Kenichiro Sasae

Kenichiro Sasae Independent Director, President, The Japan Institute of International Affairs

Career summary

Apr. 1974
Joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mar. 2002
Director-General of Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jan. 2005
Director-General of Asian and Oceania Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jan. 2008
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
Aug. 2010
Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
Sep. 2012
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States of America
Jun. 2018
President, The Japan Institute of International Affairs (to present)
Jun. 2019
Outside Director, SEIREN CO., LTD. (to present)
Outside Director, MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION (to present)
Jun. 2021
Director of the Company (to present)
Jul. 2021
Member of the Compensation Committee (until June 2025)
Mar. 2022
Outside Director of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. (to present)
Jun. 2025
Member of the Executive Nomination Committee of the Company
Jun. 2026
Chairperson of the Executive Nomination Committee (to present)