Hideki Yamagishi
FWD Fuji Life Insurance (FWD Japan) has appointed Hideki Yamagishi as representative director, president and chief executive, effective January 12.
Norio Tomono will step down as CEO and become FWD s country manager for Japan while still acting as representative director. The country manager role is a newly created one, a company spokeswoman said.
Yamagishi joins FWD from NFC Holdings, a Tokyo-based insurance brokerage, where he was most recently CEO for Japan. He will now report to Huynh Thanh Phong, FWD Group CEO.
ONTARIO TEACHERS NAMES TWO APPOINTMENTS
Ben Chan
Canada’s Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) has promoted Ben Chan to senior managing director from managing director for Asia Pacific.
Vontobel chooses Japan head, opens Tokyo office
Goji Yoshino
Goji Yoshino was named country head for Japan at Vontobel Asset Management, leading the firm s new Tokyo office.
The position is new, a spokesman confirmed. Japan was covered from Hong Kong by
Naohiko Tabei, executive director, institutional clients and consultant relations. He is now a member of Mr. Yoshiko s team, the spokesman said.
Mr. Yoshino is responsible for managing relationships with financial institutions, consultant relations and developing new distribution partnerships.
The Japan office has three staffers working under Mr. Yoshino: two dedicated to sales and one to compliance. Our onshore presence in Japan reaffirms Vontobel s commitment to institutional clients in the country, Ulrich Behm, CEO at Vontobel Asset Management Asia-Pacific, said in a news release. Goji s experience and client-oriented mindset are crucial in expanding our product offerings to meet investor demand for actively managed inve