Uchida joined The Sumitomo Bank in 1990 (now SMBC after mergers) and was most recently the head of Asia Business development division and the deputy head of the Asia Pacific division as a managing executive officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group. He has over three decades of experience serving within the bank’s global network across key locations in Asia and Europe, with a significant focus on structured finance and fostering growth in emerging markets.
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has appointed Katsufumi Uchida as its new managing executive officer and co-head of the Asia Pacific division.
The Singapore-based Uchida has assumed his new role on April 1. He succeeds Yuichi Nishimura who held the role previously and will now join Rajeev Kannan. Uchida, together with Kannan, will lead the division and oversee the bank’s operations in the region.
