Hitoshi Minami is Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer for RGA Reinsurance Company Japan Branch. In this
role, he leads marketing and business development teams as they support clients and deliver innovative solutions
to the Japanese life insurance industry. In addition, Hitoshi serves on the Japan Management Board, RGA Japan’s
highest decision-making body.
He joined RGA Japan as Vice President, Marketing, in 2006.
Hitoshi has 40 years of combined life insurance and life reinsurance experience. Prior to joining RGA, he worked
for a reinsurance company where he led a marketing team in developing life reinsurance business. Before that, he
had managerial roles with both domestic and foreign-affiliated insurance companies, including in the U.S., where
he led product development, market research, and sales planning functions.
Hitoshi graduated from the University of Tokyo’s School of Health Science and received a master’s degree from the
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy