Profile

Yoshihiro Hirai

Senior Executive Vice President & Executive Officer
General Manager, Corporate Accounting and Finance Headquarters and Responsible for Corporate Digital Transformation, Corporate Legal, Corporate Manufacturing Strategy, Corporate Quality Management and Chairperson of the Risk Management Committee
Konica Minolta, Inc.

Yoshihiro Hirai joined The Mitsubishi Bank, Ltd., which later became MUFG Bank, Ltd., in 1991, where he gained experience in global corporate financing services for major corporate groups, including general trading companies, electronics manufacturers, information and communication companies, and chemical companies, for more than 20 years, while engaging in large-scale project financing and corporate restructuring projects in Japan and treasury management in and outside Japan. And in corporate banking credit division, he was engaged in managing signs of risks in addition to reviewing the rating system and ensuring credit management for major companies after the global financial crisis in 2008.

After joining Konica Minolta in 2019, he was appointed Corporate Senior Vice President in 2021 and Executive Vice President and Executive Officer in 2023, and has served as Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer since 2026. In this role, he oversees corporate functions including accounting, finance, legal, IT, production strategy, and quality assurance. Since 2023, he has also been responsible for risk management, a role he continues to hold today.