Board Members

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Kuniyuki Shudo

Representative Director and Executive Chairman

Kuniyuki Shudo joined The Sumitomo Trust and Banking (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank) in 1984. He worked in the bank's asset management and services business and its overseas divisions. In 2014, Shudo became the bank's Executive Officer responsible for the entire business in the US as Regional Executive for the Americas as well as General Manager of New York Branch. He was later appointed Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, and had overall responsibility for the Bank’s global business activities. He also held global business management positions as Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group.) In 2019, he was named to the Board of Directors of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings and its Audit Committee. He has held his current position since April 2025. Shudo graduated from Hitotsubashi University in March 1984, majoring in Law and International Relations, and holds a Master in Law Degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

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Stefanie Drews

Representative Director, President and CEO

Stefanie Drews worked her way up to Managing Director at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management in London, before moving to Barclays Wealth and Investment Management to become Global Head of Key Clients and Family Offices. She joined the firm in 2014 as Global Head of Institutional Marketing and Proposition, and went on to hold key roles across many business functions, including product, marketing, communications, sales, ETF and corporate sustainability. In 2019, she was named Senior Corporate Managing Director, and was appointed President in 2022 and CEO in April 2025. Drews graduated from Oxford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy & Economics, and earned her MBA at Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration.

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Yoichiro Iwama

Outside Director, Chair of the Board of Directors

Yoichiro Iwama joined Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance (currently Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance) in 1967. He was appointed President and Senior Managing Director of Tokio Marine MC Asset Management (currently Tokio Marine Asset Management) in 1991. Then in 2005, Iwama became Senior Managing Director of Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance, Director of Millea Holdings (currently Tokio Marine Holdings) and Representative Director of Tokio Marine Asset Management Investment Trust (currently Tokio Marine Asset Management). He served as Chairman of the Japan Investment Advisers Association for seven years from 2010. He has held his current position since May 2018.


[Concurrent positions] 
Chairperson, General Incorporated Association Kasumigaseki Country Club
Director, NPO Triton Arts Network
Independent Director, Internet Initiative Japan Inc.


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N. Parker Simes

Outside Director

N. Parker Simes rose through the ranks at the Japanese subsidiary of U.S. asset management firm Capital Group, and in 1985 became Vice President and Financial Analyst at Capital Research International. In 2003, he was appointed President of Capital International, before becoming its Chairman in 2009. He has held his current position since May 2015.

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Mari Yamauchi

Outside Director

Mari Yamauchi was appointed Managing Director at UBS Securities Japan in 2005, after building her career at Morgan Stanley Japan Securities (currently Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities), JPMorgan Securities Japan, Citibank N.A. and other firms. In 2014, she took on the role of Visiting Professor at Doshisha University Institute for Technology, Enterprise and Competitiveness. She has held her current position since August 2018.

[Concurrent positions] 
Partner, HumaNexus Lab, Inc.
Visiting Professor, Akita International University
Outside Director, SAXA, Inc. 
Advisor, Japan Vocational Ability Development Association

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Richard Wohanka

Outside Director
Richard Wohanka has served as CEO at several global asset management companies, including West LB Mellon Asset Management (currently BNY Mellon), Fortis Investment Management (currently BNP Paribas Asset Management), and Union Bancaire Privée (UBP) Asset Management. He has also held important roles such as Director and Member of the Investment Committee of numerous international financial groups. He has held his current position since April 2022.

[Concurrent positions] 
Trustee and Chairman of the Investment Committee, Marie Curie
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Seth Masters

Outside Director

Seth Masters was at AllianceBernstein for over 25 years, holding a number of key positions including Chief Investment Officer. He also has extensive experience as an angel investor supporting start-ups and other companies, and is Vice-Chair of New York Angels, an angel investor group in New York composed of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. He has held his current position since April 2024.

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Wendy Lim

Outside Director
Wendy Lim built her career in retail banking and wealth and asset management, and worked for various international banks, including Citibank N.A., HSBC, Royal Bank of Scotland, and later Australia and New Zealand Banking Group. In 2012, she was appointed CEO Singapore of BNY Mellon Asset Management, and went on to hold other regional leadership roles in asset management, including CEO Singapore of Manulife Investment Management and later Regional CEO Asia of Eastspring Investments. She has held her current position since June 2025.

[Concurrent positions] 
Advisor, StashAway
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Natsuhiko Okumura

Outside Director

Natsuhiko Okumura joined The Sumitomo Trust and Banking (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank) in 1988. He held various positions, including Senior Manager of the London branch of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank and of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (U.S.A.). Okumura was also General Manager of International Fiduciary Business Promotion Department at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Managing Director, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (Luxembourg) S.A., and General Manager, Asset Management Business Planning Department at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (currently Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group). He has held his current position since April 2020.

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Mihoko Sogabe

Outside Director
Mihoko Sogabe joined Japan Associated Finance Co., Ltd. (JAFCO) (Currently JAFCO Group Co., Ltd.) in 1992. She joined Asahi LLC (currently KPMG AZSA LLC) in 2001 and registered as a Certified Public Accountant in 2005. She was appointed as an auditor of the firm in 2018, and has held her current position since June 2019.

[Concurrent positions] 
Certified Public Accountant, Sogabe Certified Public Accountant Office
Independent Outside Director, Mitsui DM Sugar Co., Ltd.
Independent Outside Director, Dentsu Group Inc.
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Hiroko Nishino

Outside Director
Hiroko Nishino was admitted to the bar in Japan in 2003, and that year joined Asahi & Koma Law Offices (currently Nishimura & Asahi Law Offices.) In 2013, she was named Partner at Daichi Law Offices. She has held her current position since June 2025.

[Concurrent positions] 
Partner, Daichi Law Offices
Outside Auditor, FOODCONNECTION Inc.
Supervisory Officer, Nisshin Private Residential REIT, Inc.
Outside Director, NEIS Co., Ltd
Auditor, Collective Path Co., Ltd.
Outside Director, Associated Medical Corporation SOUSEIKAI
Outside Auditor, Associated Medical Corporation TOFUKAI
Outside Director, Medical Corporation YASUDA

Corporate Officers

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Allen Yan

Executive Corporate Officer and Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Allen Yan previously worked at Fidelity Investments in Boston, USA, and in Tokyo, Japan, and joined the firm in 2006. After serving as Head of Financial Planning & Analysis and Budgeting Department and Head of Strategy & Financial Planning Department, he was seconded as Executive Deputy CEO at the firm’s joint venture Rongtong Fund Management, headquartered in Shenzhen, China. In 2023, he returned to the firm as Executive Corporate Officer and CFO. Yan earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Chicago and his Master of Commerce and Management at Hitotsubashi University in Japan.

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Mark E. Stoeckle

Executive Corporate Officer and Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

Mark E. Stoeckle built a well-rounded career in finance spanning over 30 years with key leadership roles at asset managers and investment banks. He has served at Fortis Investments and BNP Paribas Investment Partners (currently BNP Paribas Asset Management), and for 10 years beginning in 2013 he was CEO and a board member at Adams Funds based in Baltimore, USA. He became an Outside Director at the firm in 2024, and transitioned to his current roles inside the firm in April 2025. In September 2025, he took on the additional roles of President and Country Head of Amova Asset Management Americas Inc. Stoeckle earned an MBA in Finance from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and graduated from Bethany College in the US with a degree in English.

 

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Hiroshi Yokoyama

Executive Corporate Officer

Hiroshi Yokoyama served at Yamaichi Securities Investment Trust (currently Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.) before joining the firm in 2005. Since then, he has been dedicated to the firm’s product development and management. After serving in leadership roles across product development, product management, ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) business and sales support, he became a Senior Corporate Officer in 2022, and has held his current roles since April 2024. He has held his current roles since September 2025. Yokoyama is a graduate of Waseda University, where he studied Political Science and Economics.

 

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Tony Glover

Executive Corporate Officer

Tony Glover has a career in asset management spanning over 25 years. At the Japan offices of global asset managers WestLB Asset Management, Fortis Investments, and BNP Paribas Asset Management, he served various capacities including fund manager, product specialist, and Chief Administrative Officer. He joined the firm in 2020 and went on to lead functions such as intermediaries, consultant relations and international sales. He became a Senior Corporate Officer in 2023, and has held his current roles since September 2025, and serves as Head of International Business. He became a Senior Corporate Officer in 2023, and has held his current roles since September 2025, and serves as Head of International Business. Glover is a fluent Japanese speaker after graduating from SOAS (London University) with a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese and Economics.

 

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Kunihiro Asai

Senior Corporate Officer and CRO

Kunihiro Asai worked at trading house Mitsui & Co. as well as Sanwa Bank (currently MUFG Bank) before joining the firm in 2006. He gained experience leading the firm’s risk management, product development, corporate strategy and other functions before becoming a Senior Corporate Officer in 2019. Since 2023, he has been overseeing global risk management, and has held his current roles since November 2024. Asai holds a Master of Science in computational finance from the Carnegie Mellon University Graduate School of Industrial Administration and a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Tokyo.

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Tetsuji Yasunaga

Senior Corporate Officer

Tetsuji Yasunaga previously worked at Nomura Investment Management (currently Nomura Asset Management) and Nissay Investment Trust Management (currently Nissay Asset Management Corporation) before joining the firm in 2006. Since then, he has been responsible for sales of investment trusts to Japanese retail investors and became Head of Japan Retail Business Division in 2019. He was named a Senior Corporate Officer in 2023, and in 2024 took on his current role, also jointly overseeing the Japan institutional business. Yasunaga is a graduate of Kwansei Gakuin University, where he studied law.

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Mariko Matsui

Senior Corporate Officer, CCO & CLO

Mariko Matsui served at the Tokyo branches of Citibank, N.A. and Deutsche Securities Limited, before joining the firm in 2011. Since then, she has taken on a series of key roles in Legal and Compliance. She was appointed Global Head of Legal and Co-Head of Legal Department in 2022, and became Joint Global Head of Business Compliance in 2023. She was later named Chief Compliance Officer (CCO), Chief Legal Officer (CLO) and Head of Legal & Compliance Division, and has held her current roles since September 2025. Matsui graduated from Keio University Faculty of Law and earned her Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Columbia Law School, along with a Masters in Law from Waseda Law School. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association.

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Olga Bobrova

Senior Corporate Officer, CAO

Olga Bobrova previously worked at Bridge Capital Securities, before joining the firm in 2013. She became Global Head of Client Services in 2019, and later Global Head of Sales Support and Head of Sales Support Division in 2022. In 2023, she took on the additional responsibilities of Global Head of Data and Performance Head of Data and Performance Management Division. She was named Chief Administrative Officer in April 2025, and has held her current roles since September 2025. Bobrova holds a Master of Science degree in Economics from the Graduate School of Economics of Hitotsubashi University, Japan.

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Tomoya Narikiyo

Senior Corporate Officer

Tomoya Narikiyo was previously at The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company and later accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, before joining the firm in 2018. He went on to become Acting Global Head of Internal Audit and Head of Internal Audit Department, before being appointed Global Head of Internal Audit in 2019. In August 2025, he was named Global Head of Human Resources and Head of Human Resources Division, and has held his current position since September 2025. Narikiyo graduated from the Keio University Faculty of Economics.

Global Executive Committee

Representative Director, Executive Chairman

Kuniyuki Shudo

Representative Director, President and CEO

Stefanie Drews

Executive Corporate Officer, CFO

Allen Yan

Executive Corporate Officer, CIO and Country Head, Americas

Mark E. Stoeckle

Executive Corporate Officer, Products & Solutions and ETF

Hiroshi Yokoyama

Executive Corporate Officer, International Business, International Sales & Japan Institutional Business

Tony Glover

Senior Corporate Officer, CRO

Kunihiro Asai

Senior Corporate Officer, Japan Retail Business & Japan Institutional Business

Tetsuji Yasunaga

Senior Corporate Officer, CCO & CLO

Mariko Matsui

Senior Corporate Officer, CAO and Sales Support

Olga Bobrova

Senior Corporate Officer, Human Resources

Tomoya Narikiyo

Country Head, China

Kiyotaka Ryu

Country Head, Asia ex-Japan

Eleanor Seet

Country Head, EMEA

Rob Bluzmanis

Country Head, New Zealand

Stuart Williams

Joint Global Head of Strategic Planning

Jiro Ikegaya

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