Sumitomo names Joji Watanabe executive officer, head of audit group

PUBT · 2d ago
Sumitomo names Joji Watanabe executive officer, head of audit group
  • Sumitomo reshaped top administration oversight effective Oct. 1, naming Yasuhīro Yoshida to also lead Human Resources & General Affairs.
  • Audit leadership narrowed, with Jōji Watanabe continuing as audit chief while stepping away from directing the Directors’ Administration Department.
  • Corporate legal oversight reorganized, with Aki Tomita set to run the Corporate Governance & Legal Department from a general affairs-legal post.


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