Nominees
At this General Shareholders’ Meeting, 3D Investment Partners Pte. Ltd. propose the election of two independent directors, Allen Chu and Yuya Shimizu.
Allen Chu
(19 September 1970)
1992
Joined Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. (New York) Investment Banking Financial, Analyst
1994
Joined The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., (Hong Kong), Investment Banking Division Financial Analyst
1995
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Promoted to Associate in the Principal Investment Area (Singapore)
1999
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Principal Investment Area (HK, NY, Singapore) Executive Director
Appointed external director to a total of 9 companies* (including Alibaba Group Holding Limited and SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation)
2002
Joined Citadel Investment Group (Asia) Limited (Tokyo), Portfolio Manager
2005
Joined Tudor Capital (Singapore), Portfolio Manager
Elected Partner and Managing Director in 2007
2014
Joined Dymon Asia Capital (Singapore), Managing Director
2018
Left Dymon Asia Capital Singapore (Singapore)
2019
Joined Noviscient Pte. Ltd., Partner and Chairman of the Investment Committee (current appointment)
Significant Concurrent Appointments: Board of Harvard University Association of Alumni in Singapore
*Mr. Chu does not currently serve on the board of any public companies.
Dear Toshiba Shareholders,
My name is Allen Chu, Partner and Chairman of the Investment Committee of Noviscient, a multi-strategy, quantitative investment management company.
I seek your support for my election onto the Toshiba board of directors. I would like to bring my experience as a seasoned investor of private and public companies to assist the company in its transformation journey. If elected, I would be honored to work with the Toshiba board and management team to bring a fresh perspective on further optimizing the allocation of capital with a focus on ROIC oriented KPIs to maximize medium and long-term value, building a deep culture of accountability and adopting corporate governance best practices. In addition, you have my full commitment to represent the shareholders to strive for best-in-class performance while building a healthy balance of the needs of all stakeholders.
Yuya Shimizu
(8 November 1971)
1994
Joined Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd.
2000
Joined Moore Strategic Value Partners, LLC
2003
Joined AC Capital Inc. (a private equity investment business company related to Asuka Asset Management Group)
2004
Joined Asuka Asset Management Co., Ltd.
2005
Joined Jermyn Capital Ltd.
2007
Joined Dalton Investments Group
2010
Joined Dalton Advisory Co., Ltd. (new entity established pursuant to the restructuring of Dalton Investments Group), Representative Director
2011
Joined Suntelephone Co., Ltd., Outside Director
2015
Founded OTS Capital Management Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Co-founder and Senior Portfolio Manager
2016
Founded Hibiki Path Advisors Pte. Ltd. (Singapore)
Representative Director and Chief Investment Officer (current appointment)
Dear Toshiba Shareholders,
My name is Yuya Shimizu, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Hibiki Path Advisors, specializing in small cap value/engagement investing in Japanese Equities.
Thank you for giving me an opportunity to run for the directorship for such iconic turnaround in my country. Bringing a more dynamic capital markets in Japan by invigorating changes to individual companies have been my life-work as an investor, and, I would be excited to working together with Toshiba’s executives, and long-term shareholders, to “maximize” its long-term shareholder value. More specifically, if appointed, I would introduce value-oriented metrics such as ROI and ROIC for any capital decisions, and will not compromise my value orientation in formalizing logic and discipline into its corporate actions.