Jun Watanabe
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
Born in 1913, he graduated from Tokyo Imperial University's Faculty of Economics in 1936 and joined the Industrial Bank of Japan, later serving as Managing Director and Senior Managing Director of Chuo Trust and Banking, Managing Director of the Industrial Bank of Japan and Chairman of Nippon Yakin Kogyo. He became a Director of the Nippon Fudosan Bank in November 1973. Among officers mostly drawn from those who had moved from the Bank of Chosen at the 1957 founding, his career came from outside, in the Industrial Bank of Japan line.
Selection
He joined as a Director in November 1973 and became President 11 months later, in October 1974. His predecessor Tatsuo Shoda moved to Chairman that month and stayed on as a Representative Director. In the 1978 directory, Deputy President Shiro Egawa had become a Director six years after joining in 1964, and Senior Managing Director Zenkichi Ito had reached that post five years after moving from the Bank of Japan; Watanabe alone rose to President less than a year after becoming a Director.
Initiatives
His tenure as President was the four years from October 1974 to October 1978. In October 1977 the bank changed its name from the Nippon Fudosan Bank to the Nippon Credit Bank. The directory's company heading likewise read Nippon Fudosan Bank through the 1977 edition and Nippon Credit Bank from the 1978 edition. In August 1977 Shichiro Yasukawa, a former Commissioner of the National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, joined the bank, became Deputy President in December that year and succeeded as President in October 1978. Watanabe stayed on as a Director and remained listed in the 1979 directory.
Career
Career
Chuo Trust Bank
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Senior Managing Officer |
Nippon Fudosan Bank
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Oct 1974 | President |
| Oct 1978 | Stepped down as President |