Prior to joining Yoshizawa Financial, Shinji Ogawa was Head of Corporate Advisory at the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in Osaka where he spent 7 years honing his skills in Risk and Derivatives.

Shinji Ogawa’s role as Yoshizawa Financial’s new Chief Risk Officer will be entertaining responsibilities for protecting Yoshizawa Financial balance sheet as well as overseeing its risk strategies, policies and procedures.

Yoshizawa Financial’s Chief Financial Officer commented on the new appointment saying “In today’s current economic climate, managing risk is absolutely critical, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic. We have seen a lot of businesses suffer and I’m pleased to be able to appoint an experienced professional of Shinji’s caliber to lead us at a time when the industry is facing increasing regulations.”

Yoshizawa Financial’s Chief Financial Officer also added “Shinji’s experience in international risk capital and investment management combined with his track record with the so-called Japanese mega banks, we feel Shinji is the perfect match for this role in our quest to evolve our risk function and to grow into one of the leading private wealth management firms in the Asia-Pacific region.”

About Us - Yoshizawa Financial

From the foundations, Yoshizawa Financial has built an international reputation for excellence through our attention to detail and ability to improve companies’ productivity, increase efficiency, and ultimately develop potential and support growth with our extensive knowledge of markets. Focusing our investments on companies we believe have great potential, we look to ensure the firm realizes this potential.

We have always believed in collaboration, with our approach centered on evolution not revolution; when looking into companies’ operations, we seek to develop existing structures and cultivate human resources, supporting growth through guidance.

Our private equity investment team is skilled, knowledgeable and insightful, comprising of leading professionals in their field. We possess the tools necessary to create value in companies for our clients, and work to improve every aspect and department, identifying areas in need of improvement and implementing reforms to rectify shortcomings and operational inefficiencies.

Our success is built upon our ability to bring together the right people with the right operational and management structures, establishing unique strategies to ensure a company goes in the right direction, with our support team working to maintain performance.