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Kazuhide Toda

Independent shareholders’ representative

Biography

Year of birth: 1963
Nationality: Japanese

Year of first appointment to the Supervisory Board: 2023
End of current appointment to the Supervisory Board: 2027

Education

1983	Bachelor of Economics, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

Professional career

03/2023 - today	Senior Fellow, Global Insurance Business Dept. Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan
07/2022	Managing Executive Officer Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan
07/2021- today	Non-Executive Director MLC Limited, Australien
07/2021	Director and Managing Executive Officer Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan
03/2021	Managing Executive Officer Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan
03/2020	Managing Executive, Executive Director MLC Limited, Australien
03/2020	Executive Officer Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan
03/2019	Director and Managing Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan
07/2018	Director and Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan
03/2018	Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan
03/2015	Executive Officer, Head of Asia Pacific (Singapore) Nippon Life Insurance Company
03/2014	General Manager for Asia Pacific (Singapore) Nippon Life Insurance Company
03/2012	General Manager, 1st Corporate Finance Dept. Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan
03/2009	General Manager, International Planning & Operation Dept. Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan
03/2007	General Manager, Credit & Alternative Investment Dept. Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan
03/2006	General Manager, Corporate Planning and Administrative Dept. Head of Corporate Planning Office and Head of Public Communications Office Nissay Asset Management Corporation, Japan
04/1986	Joined Nippon Life Insurance Company

Memberships in domestic supervisory boards to be established by law

None

Memberships in comparable supervisory bodies

Non-Executive Director, MLC Limited, Sydney, Australia