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FIA Japan Elects 2026 Board of Representatives and Appoints Officers

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【May 20, 2026 - Tokyo】The Futures Industry Association Japan (FIA Japan), the leading financial industry association in Tokyo with a focus on derivatives, held its 38th Annual General Meeting on May 20, and elected 16 Board of Representatives and the Board of Directors for FY2026, along with the association’s officers. 


Board of Directors                               


Chairman and Representative Director

Richard Clairmont - CEO and Representative Director, ABN AMRO Clearing Tokyo Co., Ltd.


President and Representative Director

Koichiro Ohashi - Partner, Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices 


Vice President

Shun Yanagisawa  - Director, Head of Futures, Clearing and FX Prime Brokerage, Markets Sales, Citigroup Global Markets Japan Inc.


Treasurer

Yuichiro Harada – Managing Executive Officer Equities & Derivatives Business Division / FX CFD Business Division / Global Markets Business Division, Rakuten Securities, Inc


Russell Beattie (New) - Managing Director, APAC, CME Group


Bill Herder  - Head of Asia Pacific, Futures Industry Association



Other Board of Representatives 

Kazuhisa Kakizaki - Executive Officer of Osaka Exchange, Inc. Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc.


Tomoaki Kako  - Executive Director, Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.


Walter Lukken - President and CEO, Futures Industry Association


Yuko Miyata - Vice President, Account Management F&O and OTC Clearing Markets Sales & Marketing, JP Morgan Securities Japan Co., Ltd.


Kaori Nakajo - Vice President, Prime Services, Futures Sales, Equities Global Banking & Markets, FICC and Equities, Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.


Mitsuhiro Onosato - External Director, Audit & Supervisory Committee, Nissan Securities Co., Ltd.


Yoko Seki - Managing Director, CQG International Ltd.


Mikio Sugihara - General Manager, Nasdaq Tokyo Office


Joshpreet Tiwana (New) - Head of Business Development APAC, Citadel Securities


Eiju Yonekura - Vice President, Prime Derivatives Services, Investment Bank, Barclays Securities Japan Limited


Auditor 

Nagayoshi Miyata 



Advisors to Board of Directors

Mitch R. Fulscher - FIA Japan Chairman Emeritus

Yasuo Mogi - FIA Senior Advisor and Coordinator-Japan 



Advisors to the Board of Representatives 

Yasuo Mogi - FIA Senior Advisor and Coordinator-Japan 

Hiroyuki “Bob” Takai – CEO, EEX Japan KK

Chika Nakamura – Deputy CEO, Executive Director, Head of Commercial, ABN AMRO Clearing Tokyo Co., Ltd.



For further details, please contact:


Futures Industry Association Japan 

c/o Greenberg Traurig Tokyo Law Offices

21F Meiji Yasuda Seimei Bldg. 1-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo


Contact: Ms. Yuko Ohashi

Phone: 03-4510-2222







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