Yoshinori Kawamura

The Hanshin Electric Railway Co. Ltd. engages in the provision of railway services. Its operations are carried out through the following divisions: Urban Transportation Business, Real Estate Business and Sports & Leisure Business. The Urban Transportation Business division operates four lines the Main Line, Hanshin Namba Line, Kobe Kosoku Line, and Mukogawa Line, that connect the two central areas of Osaka, Umeda and Namba, with Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture. The Real Estate Business division engages in the development of real estate in areas along railway lines and increasing the attractiveness of commercial facilities in the areas. The Sports & Leisure Business division manages the Hanshin Koshien Stadium, the venue for the national high school baseball tournaments and home of the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball teams. The company was founded on June 12, 1899 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. engages in the provision of financial services centered on banking. It operates through the following business segments: Wholesale, Retail, International, Market Sales, and Headquarters Management. The Wholesale segment covers business for customers of large and medium-sized companies in Japan. The Retail segment handles business for domestic individuals and SME customers. The International segment comprises of business for overseas Japanese and non-Japanese companies. The Market Sales segment corresponds to financial market business. The Headquarters Management segment includes all other businesses not covered by other segments. The company was founded in April 2001 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of business finance and leasing services. It operates through the following business segments: Domestic Leasing, Real Estate, Transportation, and Overseas Businesses. The Domestic Leasing Business segments provides vendor finance, including leasing, installment sales and rental service, to small and medium-sized enterprises. It also offers financial services for wide range of machinery equipment, including construction machines, trucks and machine tools as well as Industrial Technology (IT) equipment and medical equipment. The Real Estate Business segment handles real estate leasing for properties, such as commercial facilities, office buildings, logistics facilities, factory buildings, hotels, health care facilities and other buildings. The Transportation Business segment offers leasing and trading aircraft, focusing on commercial jet aircraft of the types. The Overseas Business segment provides vendor finance mainly for construction machines, trucks and machine tools as well as IT and medical equipment by collaborating with manufacturers and dealers. The company was founded in February 1963 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.