Minori Yuto
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
Born in Hiroshima in 1904, he graduated from Yamaguchi Higher Commercial School in March 1925 and joined the Bank of Chosen. By August 1945 he was its General Manager of General Affairs and of the East Asia Department, and he left the bank that December. He joined Sankyu Unyu Kiko in December 1946, and joined the founding of the Nippon Fudosan Bank in April 1957 as Managing Director, appointed General Manager of Accounting. Among the founding officers, he had the background of moving to an operating company before returning to banking.
Selection
After accounting, he was appointed General Manager of Business in April 1959 and General Manager of Business Department No. 1 in June 1960, advancing to Deputy President in November 1963 and President in October 1965. Most of the 14 directors listed in the 1966 directory were graduates of the law and economics faculties of Tokyo and Kyoto Imperial Universities; Yuto was the only officer from a higher commercial school. Eight years after the founding, the President came from the side that had handled the practical work of accounting and business.
Initiatives
His tenure as President was the four years from October 1965 to October 1969. In May 1966 the bank brought in Naoyuki Matsui, a former Director-General of the Securities Bureau who had retired from the Ministry of Finance, as Managing Director. In October 1969 he stepped back to Chairman, handing the presidency to Tatsuo Shoda. During his chairmanship the bank listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange in February 1970, and he was listed at the top of the officers' roster as Chairman through the 1973 directory.
Career
Career
Sankyu Transport
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Managing Officer |
Nippon Fudosan Bank
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Joined |
| 1963 | Deputy President |
| Oct 1965 | President |
| Oct 1969 | Chairman |
| Oct 1969 | Stepped down as President |