Yuichiro Koguchi Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Tokyo, Japan

- Responsible for large global corporations and proposed various reinsurance solutions- Collected industry wide intelligence by leveraging personal network in Life Insurance industry- Educated reinsurance solutions to non-actuarial background staff in various primary Life Insurers

Tokyo, Japan

- As a head of Line1B, equivalent to head of Sales Compliance, led Business Improvement Plan execution which committed to FSA after Business Improvement Order- Reported various Key Risk Indicators to Hong Kong Regional Office periodically and take necessary monitoring related actions- Manage directly 3 members in Japan L1B team and indirectly supervise 30+ members in Sales Compliance and Risk management dept.

日本 東京

- Supervised 8 direct report staff and 3 others under Sales System Group (In total 11 staff) - Managed and reported sales topline, bottom line and lead KPIs to Japan executives periodically- Managed sales related project portfolio and administrating sales front systems - As a head of Line1B, reported Distribution Quality related indices to Hong Kong Regional Head Quarter - As a member of Business Improvement Committee, led sales related improvement actions in relation to FSA’s Business Improvement Order

日本

- Led discussion of Manulife Japan’s distribution strategy as a right-hand man of Chief Distribution Officer- Managed biweekly Distribution Board Meeting which consists of Manulife Japan executive members- Pursued partnership opportunities with other insurers or any other companies - Designed and completed Distribution division organization change in January 2021 (approximately 700 FTE organization)

Tokyo

- Facilitated development and execution of Japan strategy, called Bold Ambition- Built a partnership with third parties, e.g. other financial institutions, Digital/FinTech companies, and Health care companies etc. - Developed relationship with the other insurance companies to obtain regulatory information as a member of Life Insurance Association Japan planning group (2016-2018)- A member of 2017-18 Ignite program, Manulife Leadership program across Asia region

Kamiyacho, Japan

- Led Business Improvement Program at American Home as a project manager for almost 2 years- Assigned AHA Committee Member of FNLIA, Foreign Non-Life Insurance Association

Kinshicho

- Contributed to complete integration between AIU and Fuji Fire Marine as one of the Project Managers in Integration program - Facilitated to summarize Integration Plan- Led discussion in the area of Corporate Planning and Commercial Insurance

Tokyo, Japan

- Led Middle Market feasibility study project in Corporate division as a project leader - Contributed to expand International Insurance Program from Zurich, IPZ

Tokyo, Japan

Business planning related tasks- Facilitated interdepartmental coordination in order to submit 3 year business planning including budget. Compiled drafts from each business, and facilitated a meeting with APAC head quarter. Contributed executive’s decision by mainly working on external environment analysis, industry overview, competitor’s analysis, and summary of each business strategy part. (July to September)- Led new year Kick Off meeting for managerial staff to thoroughly cascade the finalized business planning among entire staff for a relevant year (January), and held Town Hall meeting for all staff as a role of mid-year review (August to September)- In addition to business planning, complied each department draft for quarterly business review with APAC, and facilitated the meeting (Every quarter) - During VIP visit such as Group CEO, led various internal events through interdepartmental and external coordination Project Management tasks - Involved in business alliance project with NipponKoa as a project member. By implementing analysis of possible schemes, contributed to set up NK Zurich risk service ltd. on November 2010 (2008-2010)- Facilitated Zurich Japan's Transformation program as a project member through developing KPI monitoring structure per project and administrating Guiding Coalition meetings. Contributed to create sense of urgency and momentum for change among staff (July 2011-Jan 2012)Global Associate Program- Selected 2009-2010 Global Associate Program (GAP) member as a representative of Japan Branch. Involved in 6 weeks training in Swiss head quarter, 10 weeks OJT at Planning Analytics Performance Management dept. in Swiss head quarter, and 10 weeks OJT at Casualty Underwriting dept. in Japan.

Oss, The Netherlands

- Reported to vice president of Global Sales who also manages Japan branch- Fulfilled a liaison role with Japan branch in various operations. Particularly, contributed to finalize Japan branch’s yearly business plan through communication with executives in Japan branch and head of each business - Facilitated M&A and business development negotiations with Japanese Pharmaceutical companies for OBS. Analyzed the possible scenarios for OBS prior to the negotiations in order to help heighten the management’s decision.- Directed entire company product rationalization project as its project leader. After developed product screening model, negotiated with each local company and concluded to eliminate 109 product’s presentations during 2006 and realized higher profitability and efficiency in factory.

Tokyo

- Managed portfolio of 30 clients and provided financial products such as Letter of Credit, forward exchanges etc.- Supervised overseas remittance daily operation which consisted of approximately 10 part time workers

Kanagawa, Japan

- Provided customers appropriate financial products, such as housing loans, investment trusts, credit cards and foreign deposits.- Exceeded 1 billion yen sales of housing loans from April to December in 2002. (One of the best results among the colleagues who joined SMBC on April 2001)

Mba, Mba

Activities and Societies: Product Rationalization Project ThesisMBA

Bcom, Commerce

Activities and Societies: Social Security Study Seminar, Inaho Kickers Football ClubSchool of Commerce