SMTJ - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Consultant for Regulatory Matters
An expert in cognitive strategy for intercultural interactions and its application to intercultural education and training. He had conducted training for Honda, Nissan, Volvo, Nippon Express, NSK, JICA and other global companies in the past, and more recently, for an American company in Japan. Dr. Watanabe holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Sophia (Jochi) University. He was formerly a senior lecturer at University of the Philippines at Diliman, a research associate at East West Center in Hawaii, and a JICA expert assigned to Indonesia. Dr. Watanabe was a professor at the Sophia University's Department of Education, Faculty of Human Sciences until his retirement in March, 2014, and is now Professor Emeritus. He has published twelve books in his area of specialization.
Job Titles:
- President and Representative Director / Founder of SPEED Money Transfer Japan K.K
Lita was formerly the First Senior Vice President of the Philippine National Bank (PNB) and was Area Head for Europe, Israel and Africa (based in Rome) and Area Head for Asia-Pacific (based in Tokyo). Lita has studied, worked and lived in Japan for over 30 years. Before joining PNB, she was Deputy Director for Investment at the ASEAN-Japan Centre in Tokyo. Lita has more than 30 years of solid experience in the remittance business and was formerly an Asian Development Bank international consultant on Southeast Asian remittances. She was educated at Harvard University (USA), Tsukuba University (Japan), Osaka University of Foreign Studies (Japan), and the University of the Philippines (Diliman). The Filipina Women's Network based in San Francisco, U.S.A., awarded Lita the honor of being one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the World under the "Founder & Pioneer" category. In 2022, Lita was chosen Most Outstanding Alumna by the University of the Philippines in the field of Banking and Corporate Responsibility.
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- Compliance Officer & Money Laundering Reporting Officer
Nagaoka-san has vast and varied experience working in senior positions with several Japanese, American and European banks in Japan. He has had actual, hands-on experience as lead officer during regulatory (FSA) inspections when he was connected with one of the biggest American Bank in Japan.
Nagaoka-san graduated from Doshisha University, the leading university in the Kansai area, and one of the most prestigious in Japan. He majored in Accounting, which was most useful in his previous banking career. Nagaoka-san is bilingual in Japanese and English.