Mr Takahashi was appointed as a member of the Board of Directors in April 2019. He is Deputy President (Representative Director) at Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., where he holds various head positions in Financial Control & Accounting; IT & Systems; Operations; Global Finance; Global IT and Global Operations. More recently, Mr Takahashi was Deputy Head of Global Markets Company for Mizuho Financial Group & Head of Global Market for Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. Mr Takahashi has undertaken a wide range of assignments since joining the organisation in April 1985, and has held a variety of senior roles. Outside of Mizuho, he is a Director at Nippon Securities Technology.

Mr Takahashi graduated from the Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo.