State Street Global Advisors Appoints Dohei Echizenya as Head of Japan

HONG KONG/SINGAPORE, December 2, 2024- State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announced it has appointed Dohei Echizenya as head of Japan for State Street Global Advisors, effective immediately. Echizenya will also serve as President and Representative Director of State Street Global Advisors (Japan) Co., Ltd., effective December 11, 2024.

Based in Tokyo, Echizenya will report to Kevin Anderson, head of Asia Pacific for State Street Global Advisors. He will oversee the firm's Japanese business, refining and implementing strategic growth plans to enhance State Street Global Advisors' presence in Japan.

"Japan is an important market for State Street Global Advisors, and we see tremendous opportunities as the government implements various measures to promote Japan as leading asset management center. We are confident that Dohei's leadership will help propel us to new heights in Japan, reinforcing our commitment to excellence and innovation in the Japanese market," said Kevin Anderson, head of Asia Pacific at State Street Global Advisors. "Dohei's extensive experience in developing strategy as an enterprise manager, adept at running complex, scalable, and growth-oriented businesses, will be instrumental in leading our team in Japan to enhance our offerings to Japanese investors."

Echizenya has three decades of experience in the financial services industry. He joins State Street Global Advisors from BlackRock, where he spent six years leading various teams. Most recently, he was a director of the client business division in Japan. Before that, he was the head of ETF department in Japan, leading BlackRock's ETF business in Japan. Echizenya also spent a decade in the US working at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

State Street Global Advisors has participated in Japan's investment management industry for more than 25 years, offering institutional and intermediary clients active and index strategies.

This year, State Street Global Advisors expanded its ETF offering in Japan by registering 11 US-listed ETFs in the country, bringing the total number of ETFs managed or distributed by State Street Global Advisors available to Japanese investors to 62. It also launched seven low-cost index funds in Japan in January this year.

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For over four decades, State Street Global Advisors has served the world's governments, institutions, and financial advisors. With a rigorous, risk-aware approach built on research, analysis, and market-tested experience, and as pioneers in index and ETF investing, we are always inventing new ways to invest. As a result, we have become the world's fourth-largest asset manager* with US $4.73 trillion† under our care.

*Pensions & Investments Research Center, as of 12/31/23.

†This figure is presented as of September 30, 2024 and includes ETF AUM of $1,515.67 billion USD of which approximately $82.59 billion USD in gold assets with respect to SPDR products for which State Street Global Advisors Funds Distributors, LLC (SSGA FD) acts solely as the marketing agent. SSGA FD and State Street Global Advisors are affiliated. Please note all AUM is unaudited.

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