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Mr Michio Tanamoto was appointed as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of the Uni-Asia Holdings Limited in April
2014andconcurrentlyChairmanofManagementCommittee
and Reviewing Committee. He is one of the founders who
established the Company in 1997 and has been a Director
since then. He has over 35 years of experience in financial
sector based in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore. In 1980,
Mr Tanamoto joined The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd.
and was a senior manager of Takugin International (Asia)
Limited in Hong Kong, the offshore merchant banking
arm of The Hokkaido Takushoku Bank, Ltd. between 1988
and 1993. Following which, Mr Tanamoto was a deputy
general manager of the Singapore Branch of The Hokkaido
TakushokuBank,Ltd.from1995to1997.MrTanamotoisalso
currently Managing Director of Uni-Asia Capital (Singapore)
Limited and Chairman of Uni-Asia Capital (Japan) Ltd. He
is also a Director of the Company’s subsidiaries including
Uni Ships and Management Limited, Uni-Asia Shipping
Limited, Uni-Asia Capital Company Limited and Vista Hotel
ManagementCo., Ltd.Heobtainedabachelor’sdegree in law
fromHitotsubashiUniversityof Japan in1980.
MrMichio Tanamoto
Chairman and CEO
Mr Masaki Fukumori
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Mr Masaki Fukumori was appointed as Chief Operating
Officer of the Group on 30 April 2014 following the
appointment as Executive Director in March 2012. Mr
Fukumori joined our Group in August 1997 and acted as
Headof our StructuredFinanceDepartment. He initiated the
Maritime Investment Department in 2002. He has extensive
experience in marketing and syndication in the banking
industry specialising in the shipping and aviation sectors
spanning over 30 years as well as ship investment and
investmentmanagement. Between 1985 and 1993, hewas
amarketingmanageratTheHokkaidoTakushokuBank, Ltd.
After which, he was a senior marketingmanager at Takugin
International (Asia) Limitedfrom1993to1997.Mr Fukumori
is currently Chief Executive Officer of Uni-Asia Shipping
LimitedandadirectorofUniShipsandManagementLimited,
Uni-AsiaHotelsLimited, andother shipowningcompanies in
which the Company invests. Mr Fukumori holds a bachelor’s
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