Kiyomi Kato

Kiyomi Kato currently serves as an Officer and General Manager for Global Business Development and Cell Therapy Business Planning at Sinfonia Technology Co., Ltd. since July 2018, focusing on global operations and business development in the Medical Engineering Center. Previously, Kiyomi held the position of General Manager for Global Talent Acquisition and Development at Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. from April 2009 to June 2017, where responsibilities included overseeing the Global Audit Planning Team within the Internal Audit Division. Prior to that, Kiyomi was President and CEO, as well as Managing Director at Raiffeisen Zentralbank AG from May 2005 to March 2009, and also served as Head of Japan Desk. Kiyomi's academic credentials include an MBA from Glasgow Business School and a BA from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.