FORM 6-K
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File Number:333-163336
For the month ofMarch 2010.
SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
26-1, Nishi-Shinjuku 1-chome
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8338
Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
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| 1. | [English Translation] |
Announcement of Change of Representative Director
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC. | ||||||
| Date: March 26, 2010 | ||||||
| By: | /S/ SHIMPEI AIDA | |||||
| Shimpei Aida | ||||||
| Manager of Corporate Planning Department | ||||||
March 26, 2010
Corporate Name: | SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC. | |||
Name of the Representative: | Masatoshi Sato President and CEO | |||
(Securities Code: 8755 | TSE, OSE, NSE, SSE and FSE) |
Announcement of Change of Representative Director
SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC. (President and CEO: Masatoshi Sato) hereby announces the change of Representative Director as set forth below in accordance with a resolution passed by the Board of Directors at the meeting held on March 26, 2010.
(Effective on July 1, 2010)
(New Position) | (Name) | (Former Position) | ||
Director, Chairman and Executive Officer | Masatoshi Sato | Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer | Kengo Sakurada | Director, Managing Executive Officer | ||
Profiles of the officers above are included in the following pages.
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Profile of new Chairman and Executive Officer
Name: | Masatoshi Sato | |
Date of birth: | March 2, 1949 | |
Place of birth: | Tokyo | |
Education: | ||
March, 1972 | B.A. in Economics, Keio University | |
Summarized Resume: | ||
April 1, 1972 | Entered The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. | |
April 1, 1994 | Branch General Manager, Yamanashi Branch | |
April 1, 1996 | General Manager, System Planning Department | |
April 1, 1997 | General Manager, Information Systems Department | |
April 1, 1999 | General Manager, Presidential Staff Office | |
June 29, 2000 | Director, General Manager, Presidential Staff Office | |
June 28, 2001 | Director, Executive Officer, General Manager, Information Systems Department | |
April 1, 2002 | Director, Managing Executive Officer | |
July 1, 2002 | Director, Managing Executive Officer of SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE, INC. | |
June 2, 2006 | Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer | |
Profile of new President and Chief Executive Officer
| Name: | Kengo Sakurada | |
| Date of birth: | February 11, 1956 | |
| Place of birth: | Tokyo | |
| Education: | ||
| March, 1978 | B.A. in School of Commerce, Waseda University | |
| Summarized Resume: | ||
| April 1, 1978 | Entered The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. | |
| December 1, 2000 | General Manager, Consolidated Planning Department | |
| April 1, 2002 | General Manager, Business Strategy Planning Department | |
| June 1, 2002 | General Manager, Corporate Planning Department | |
| July 1, 2002 | General Manager, Corporate Planning Department of SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE, INC. | |
| July 1, 2005 | Executive Officer, General Manager, Financial Institutions Department | |
| April 1, 2007 | Managing Executive Officer | |
| June 27, 2007 | Director, Managing Executive Officer | |
