| Working experience and occupation |
Daisuke Maeda was appointed as the Managing Director of AEON Credit on 23 June 2021. Prior to his appointment, he was the Managing Director of AEON Credit Service India Private Limited from July 2017 to June 2021.
Maeda holds a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Kansai University, Japan. He started his career at AEON Credit Service Co., Ltd. from 1999 to 2005. He was transferred to AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) PCL. in August 2005. Later, he was appointed as the Senior Vice President and Head of Sales & Marketing, holding various positions throughout the years until February 2010.
Maeda was seconded to the Representative Office in Cambodia where he held the position of Chief Representative from February 2010 to October 2011. In November 2011, Maeda established AEON Microfinance (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., where he held the roles of Managing Director and Vice Chairman of the company. Under his leadership, AEON Microfinance (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. obtained a Specialised Bank License from the National Bank of Cambodia, and became AEON Specialised Bank (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. where he continued as Managing Director and Vice Chairman from October 2015 to June 2017.
Currently, he is also a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of AEON Insurance Brokers (M) Sdn. Bhd. ("AEON Insurance"), a Non-Independent Executive Director of AEON Bank (M) Berhad ("AEON Bank"), an associate company of AEON Credit, and a Chairman of AEON360 Sdn.Bhd.
Maeda will be assumed the role as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer with effect from 1 January 2026 in line with the expanded scope of responsibilities to and focuses on designing collaborative frameworks, formulating cross-entity strategies, and driving additional value creation across the Group. |