Japan Exchange Group (JPX) has made a series of changes to its senior management team, with Yamaji Hiromi appointed as representative executive officer, group CEO.
In addition, Iwanaga Moriyuki has been named representative executive officer, group chief operating officer, and Yokoyama Ryusuke has been appointed as director.
The appointments will be effective 1 April 2023, with Ryusuke’s role as director subject to approval at JPX’s Annual General Shareholders Meeting in June.
Hiromi has more than 45 years’ experience in the financial industry, rising up the ranks to hold a string of senior roles at Nomura Securities (now Nomura Holdings). He joined JPX in 2013, and is currently president and CEO of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). Alongside his CEO role, he will serve as director of JPX and a part-time director of the TSE.
Moriyuki began his career at TSE in 1984, becoming director and executive vice president in 2018. He became a director at JPX in 2021, a role he will maintain in his new position. He will additionally serve as president and CEO of TSE.
Ryusuke’s career at TSE began in 1986, and he has remained with the company ever since. He currently holds five roles at the organisation: director at TSE, executive vice president and chief information officer at JPX, executive vice president for both TSE and the Osaka Exchange (OSE), and director and executive vice president at JPX Market Innovation and Research.
Alongside his new directorial role, Ryusuke will serve as executive officer of JPX, president and CEO of OSE and representative director and chair of the board of Tokyo Commodity Exchange.
