Kenichi Ota is CIO for Mitsui & Co. Pension Fund appointed in 2014. Previously the head of trading, Mr. Ota has nearly 20 years of experience in currency, fixed income, equity, and derivatives trading at Mitsui’s Tokyo headquarters and its London office. After that, he assumed the position of CFO for Mitsui & Co. Australia as well as auditor for the several subsidiaries of Mitsui. Prior to joining Mitsui Pension Fund, he was the portfolio manager at an investment company affiliated with Mitsui.