Keiichiro Hashimoto, former senior managing director of Sega Sammy Holdings Inc. and president and chief executive officer of Sega Sammy Asset Management Inc., will become CEO at Fitch Ratings Japan on Feb. 20, the firm said Monday.
Hashimoto has wide experience in corporate management, international banking and asset management, said a Fitch press release.
His experience should improve the rating agency's prospects of benefiting from increased business opportunities, Muller said.
Before joining the Sega Sammy group, Hashimoto worked for the international and capital market operations of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, now Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ.