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Amundi announces the appointment of Katsumi Fujikawa as Country Head of Japan. He also becomes a member of the Executive Committee of Amundi.
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Katsumi Fujikawa, Country Head of Japan, member of the Executive Committee
Katsumi Fujikawa, CFA, joined Amundi Japan in August 2021 as Executive Vice President and Head of Retail Business, responsible for the distribution and marketing of retail funds for Amundi Group in Japan.
Prior to joining Amundi, he held various positions at BlackRock Japan and most recently, Chief of Staff to the Country Head and Head of Corporate Strategy. He was also a Director of the Board of BlackRock Japan Limited and a member of the Executive Committee.
Prior to this, Katsumi was Head of Institutional Client Business Group in Japan from 2012. He also held the position of Head of iShares in Japan, responsible for the iShares ETF sales and marketing, capital markets and product development from 2008-2012.
Before joining BlackRock, Katsumi worked at UBS Securities in Japan from 1993 to 2007, where his most recent position was Head of Equity Capital Markets Group from 2004 and Head of Foreign Equity Department from 1998.
Katsumi began his career in UK equity sales in 1989 at Barclays de Zoete Wedd in London.
Katsumi has a BA degree in business administration from Kobe University.
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Amundi, the leading European asset manager, ranking among the top 10 global players[1], offers its 100 million clients - retail, institutional and corporate – a complete range of savings and investment solutions in active and passive management, in traditional or real assets. This offering is enhanced with IT tools and services to cover the entire savings value chain. A subsidiary of the Crédit Agricole group and listed on the stock exchange, Amundi currently manages more than €2.2 trillion of assets[2].
With its six international investment hubs[3], financial and extra-financial research capabilities and long-standing commitment to responsible investment, Amundi is a key player in the asset management landscape.
Amundi clients benefit from the expertise and advice of 5,700 employees in 35 countries.
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