Prior to joining Misaki, he worked at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited(SuMi TRUST) and experienced variety of domestic & international business. From 2004 to 2009 he was MD of Hong Kong subsidiary of SuMi TRUST which operates asset management business under the license of HK SFC. He had been responsible for their internal control including regulatory and fund compliance. After coming back to Japan, he was in charge of building and improving BK’s Global Compliance structure as GM of Global Business. Masaru received his B.A. in Law from Chuo University.