Akanagi Group, a Pan Asian asset management business with experience across a range of asset classes that manages investments on behalf of individual clients, institutional investors and pension funds, wholesale distributors and platforms, financial advisers and their clients, today announced that Matsuchi Okamoto has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.
Yoshihito Matsuda, Chairman and CEO of Akanagi Group, said: “I am very pleased to welcome Mr. Okamoto to our Board. He brings strong leadership experience, as well as insight into both the global economy and the global financial system. The Board, our management and our shareholders will greatly benefit from his experience and perspective.”
Chikayoshi Okamoto, Chair of the Board’s Nominating and Governance Committee, said, “We extend a warm welcome to Mr. Okamoto as he joins our Board. We will all benefit from his financial, risk management and regulatory insights.”
Akanagi Group appoints Sadao Nakagawa as President
Nakagawa joins from a top Global Asset Management where he headed the business for past five years. Previously he spent 10 years in global equities and mutual funds. He is an experienced senior leader with both portfolio management supervision and business management experience.
Yoshihito Matsuda, Chairman and CEO of Akanagi Group, said: “We are very pleased to name Sadao as the next leader of Akanagi Group. He is well suited to embrace and promote everything that distinguishes Akanagi Group from the competition – our multi-boutique structure, entrepreneurial approach to management and our leading platform. Sadao has significant experience managing and attracting investment talent, and also driving business strategy. He sees the potential to continue to build Akanagi Group’ market share in Japan, while also promoting the ongoing growth of our international cross-border business.”

About Akanagi Group

Akanagi Group is a Pan Asian asset management business with experience across a range of asset classes and a specialist investment company by market sectors. The firm manages investments on behalf of individual clients, institutional investors and pension funds, wholesale distributors and platforms, financial advisers and their clients. The Group’s specialist investment teams set their own investment philosophy and processes. They share a commitment to acting in our clients’ best interests and to generating long-term portfolio performance. Akanagi Group focuses on Japanese stocks with earnings growing, which will be priced in eventually. The company’s belief is that it can find growing companies even in the mature Japanese market.