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Masahiro Kato
Senior Manager - Mitsubishi UFJTrust And Banking Corporation
Japan

Masahiro Kato is head of SRI at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and BankingCorporation, responsible for developing new initiatives in the field ofSRI. He developed SRI fund for pension fund owners with the concept ofmateriality, focusing on the ESG activities that may have thesignificant impact on corporate earnings. Prior to the SRI fund forpension fund owners, he developed SRI mutual fund for individualinvestors with the focus on the demographic issues in Japan.
He has more than 16 years experience in asset management business,including financial analyst, portfolio manager, and new productdevelopment of mutual funds at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and BankingCorporation. Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation is a memberof Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and has total assets under managementof US7 billion as of end Mar 2006.