As Chief Credit Officer for Asia, Takeru Kawabata is responsible for corporate credit exposure in Asia Pacific ex-Japan. The credit portfolio spans the activities of MUFG Global Corporate & Investment Banking (GCIB) corporate, and bank and non-bank financial institution clients. In his 29 years tenure in MUFG, he has held positions for credit risk management as well as business promotion, covering wide range of positions such as Chief Credit Officer for EMEA based in London, Head of Business Planning for GCIB based in New York, and Deputy Head of International Credit Division based in Tokyo. Tak holds a BA in Economics from Hitotsubashi University.