Tatsuo Hiramoto

The Chugoku Bank, Ltd. engages in the provision of financial services. It operates through the following segments: Banking, Leasing, Securities and Others. The Banking segment offers financial services such as deposit, lending, investment securities, domestic and foreign currency exchange, public and corporate bonds, and over-the-counter sales of investment securities trust and government bonds. The Leasing segment handles leasing services, and installment sales of properties and goods. The Securities segment deals with brokerage services for financial instruments. The Others segment includes credit guarantee, credit card, consignment of office work, investment management and advisory services. The company was founded on December 21, 1930 and is headquartered in Okayama, Japan.