Tokiko Shimizu
Tokiko Shimizu (清水 季子, Shimizu Tokiko) is a Japanese banker. In 2020, she was appointed an executive director at the Bank of Japan, becoming the first woman to hold such a position.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Shimizu was born in Tokyo in 1965.[3] She attended a University of Tsukuba affiliated high school, but chose to enter the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo to study urban engineering.[4] She graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1987,[3] having completed a bachelor's degree in urban engineering. She also holds a master's degree in international policy studies from Stanford University.[5]
Shimizu played tennis from junior high school until University.[4]
Banking career
[edit]Shimizu joined the Bank of Japan in 1987, working in foreign exchange operations for 14 years,[3] and also in the financial markets division. In 2010, she was appointed chief of the Takamatsu branch, becoming the first woman branch chief at the bank.[6][7]
From 2016 to 2018 she was the general manager of the Bank of Japan's Chief Representative Office for Europe located in the City of London.[1][8]
In May 2020 she started a four-year term as executive director at the bank. She will also continue as the head of the bank's Nagoya branch, a position she has held since 2018.[2]
Career after the Bank of Japan
[edit]In 2024, after her four-year term finished, Shimizu left the bank and joined Toyota Automatic Loom Co., Ltd as an independent external director. She officially joined the company from June 11, 2024.[9]
Recognitions
[edit]Forbes ranked Shimizu as the 56th most powerful woman in the world in 2023.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Emiko Jozuka. "Japan's central bank gets its first woman executive director in 138 years". CNN. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ a b Fujioka, Toru (2020-05-11). "BOJ gets first female executive director in 138-year history". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ a b c "日銀に初の女性理事、清水名古屋支店長が就任". 日本経済新聞 (in Japanese). 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ a b "女性初の日銀理事・清水氏：仕事こなし、信頼獲得を＝次世代にエール". 時事フィナンシャルソリューションズ (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "Tokiko Shimizu | Bruegel". Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ Holton and Dent (2012). Women In Business: Navigating Career Success. Springer.
- ^ "BOJ's First Female Chief Says Women Being Held Back". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
- ^ "Head Office, Branches, and Overseas Offices". Bank of Japan. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ "役員の異動に関するお知らせ | 株式会社 豊田自動織機". www.toyota-shokki.co.jp. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
- ^ "The World's Most Powerful Women 2023". Forbes.