Masamoto Yashiro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Masamoto Yashiro

Japanese businessman

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1929

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Profession: businessperson, banker

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Masamoto Yashiro (?? ??, born February 14, 1929 in Shinagawa, Tokyo) is a Japanese businessman who currently serves as Chairman and CEO of Shinsei Bank and as a director of China Construction Bank. He attended Kyoto University, graduating with a degree in law, and graduate school at the University of Tokyo.
He joined Standard Vacuum Oil Company in 1958 and became a director of Esso Petroleum in 1964.
He was appointed Japan chairman of Citibank in 1989. In 1999, he left Citibank to head the Ripplewood-backed effort to acquire the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan.
In 2000, he was appointed Chairman and CEO of the newly acquired and renamed Shinsei Bank.
In 2004 he was also appointed as a director of China Construction Bank.
He resigned as CEO of Shinsei in 2005 and as chairman in 2006, but returned as Chairman and CEO in 2008.