Masamoto Yashiro
Senior Advisor
Shinsei Bank

    Masamoto Yashiro is senior advisor of Shinsei Bank, previously the Long-Term Credit Bank (LTCB), which was nationalized in October 1998. In March 2000, a consortium of foreign investors led by US private equity fund, Ripplewood Holdings, acquired LTCB from the government. The bank was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in February 2004. Previously, Mr. Yashiro served as the chairman & CEO from 2000 until 2005, and chairman of the Board from 2005 until 2006.

    Prior to Shinsei, Mr. Yashiro spent five years building up Citigroup’s retail franchise and oversaw Citicorp activities in Japan until 1997. His positions at Citicorp included executive vice president (Citicorp/ Citibank N.A.) and chairman of Citicorp Japan. Prior to Citicorp, he served Exxon for 30 years, including Esso Japan as CEO, and Esso Eastern as the executive vice president.

    Mr. Yashiro serves on several committees. Since August 2004, he has been a member of the Council of International Advisers of the China Banking Regulatory Commission. From September 2004 until June 2007, he was an independent director of China Construction Bank, and in June 2007 he became advisor. In January 2006, he became a member of Temasek International Panel.

    Mr. Yashiro was born in Tokyo in 1929. He has a B.A. in Jurisprudence from Kyoto University and an M.A. in International Relations from Tokyo University.