February 11, 2015
Corporate Governance
<< role of outside board directors >>
Kiyomi Saito
JBOND Totan Securities Co., Ltd.
Educatioal Background
 BA Keio Univ. Economics
 MBA Harvard Business School
Business Experiences
 Nikkei
 SONY
 Morgan Stanley
 and start up companies
(including JBOND)
Outside Board Experiences
CURRENT
 Toshiba
 Showa Denko
 Japan Post Insurance (IPO this Fall)
PREVIOUS
 Development Gateway (NPO, USA)
 Astellas Pharma
 Triwall (private)
Board Selection
- Balance
- Diversity
- Expertise
Role of Outside Board
- Enforce hard decisions
- Provide different perspectives
Outside Board
vs
Corporate Governance
- How to make outside boards work
- Protection/security