DBJ Initiatives for Japan's Growth Strategy

Toru Hashimoto was a member of the Board of Directors and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) from June 2011 to June 2015. He is currently Senior Advisor of the DBJ. Previously, Mr. Hashimoto was Chairman of Deutsche Securities Inc., an investment banking subsidiary in Japan of Deutsche Bank, from July 2003 to September 2008 after serving as Senior Advisor from January 2003 to June 2003. Prior to joining Deutsche Securities, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Fuji Bank, Limited (currently the Mizuho Financial Group) from June 1996 to March 2002. Earlier, he was President and Chief Executive Officer from 1991 to 1996. He began his career at the bank in 1957. Mr. Hashimoto served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Councilors of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations from 1997 to 2001 and Chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association from 1995 to 1996. He was also Vice Chairman of the Institute of International Finance, Inc. from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Hashimoto received a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Tokyo in 1957. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the Graduate School of Economics of the University of Kansas from 1959 to 1960.