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Takeshi Sato began his career at the Saitama Bank Ltd. (currently Resona Bank Ltd.) in 1969 before coming to ORIX in 1972. Sato began focusing on international activities early at ORIX and was assigned as a Director of PT. ORIX Indonesia Finance in 1975 President of ORIX METRO Leasing and Finance Corporation in the Philippines in 1982 and President of ORIX Australia Corporation Limited in 1987 before returning to Tokyo in 1993 as General Manager of the International Department. Sato was appointed Director and Deputy Head of the International Headquarters in 1997 which included a posting in Singapore to oversee the Asia and Oceania operations. He was appointed Corporate Senior Vice President in 1999 and became Chairman of ORIX USA Corporation in April 2001. In February 2005 Sato was promoted to the position of Corporate Executive Vice President.
Sato was born in September 1946. He graduated from Meiji University's School of Commerce in 1969 and completed a Masters of Commerce Degree from Meiji University's Postgraduate School of Commerce in 1972. | 