SBI Holdings, Inc. announced that Masayuki Yamada and Heizo Takenaka were scheduled to be appointed as directors of the company as of June 29, 2016. Masayuki Yamada was executive officer of the company and Mr. Heizo Takenaka is a candidate for Outside Director. He was Professor, Faculty of Regional Development Studies at Toyo University.
SBI Holdings Inc is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the financial business. The Company operates five business segments. The Financial Services segment engages in various finance related businesses, centered on securities related, banking, and insurance businesses in Japan and overseas. The Asset Management segment is engaged in investment management, including the establishment, offering, and management of investment trusts, investment advisory services, and provision of financial products information. The Investment segment includes investment in domestic and overseas information technology (IT), fintech, blockchain, financial, and biotechnology related venture companies. The Crypto-asset segment provides crypto-asset exchange and trading services. The Non-financial segment is engaged in various businesses such as bio-healthcare & medical informatics business, Web3 related business, renewable energy business, and businesses developing in new overseas markets such as Africa.