Japan Credit Rating Agency, Ltd. (JCR) at the board of directors meeting held on May 26 informally decided that President Makoto Utsumi will retire from the position and be replaced by Mr. Shokichi Takagi. The changes will be confirmed at the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled on June 20. Mr. Takagi is a former commissioner of the Financial Services Agency.
Shokichi Takagi
1948 Born on May 22 in Tokushima Prefecture (66 years old)
1971 Graduated from Tokyo University (faculty of law), entered the
Ministry of Finance
2002 Commissioner, the Financial Services Agency
2006 Representative Director, Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd.
2007 President, Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd.
2009 Retired from office
Please note that Mr. Takagi is scheduled to assume the position of Advisor to the President at JCR on June 1.
For details please contact: Shoji Yamamoto, Information Services Department, JCR (Tel: 03-3544-7013)
