Keisuke Yorihiro

KC joined Protiviti Japan in November 2020 as Executive Principal and assumed Financial Services Industry Internal Audit leader. For four years to 2019, KC served as Statutory Executive Officer/Chief Auditor at MetLife Insurance K.K., the six largest life insurer in Japan/the largest subsidiary of MetLife, Inc. outside the US. For thirty years until 2015, KC was a career CPA at Big 4 firms in the US and Japan. After registered as CPA in Japan, he moved to KPMG New York Office in 1988 and joined the partnership in 1995. From 2000 to 2002, KC was seconded to KPMG Japan and led global projects in connection with establishment of a mega-bank. In 2012, KC joined PwC Aarata, Japan, and led internal audit service projects at major financial institutions.

Major Projects

• As Chief Auditor, KC led key audits such as Cybersecurity, DX projects, BCP, Third Party Risk Management, ERM, risk culture, AML/CFT as well as improved audit quality, enhanced relationships with stakeholders, led replacement of GRC tools and took External Quality Assurance successfully. KC also introduced better internal audit practices with Financial Services Agency.
• As Internal Audit Services leader, KC led External Quality Assessment and projects to assist in enhancing internal audit function at the most major Japanese banks, securities, and life insurers.
• KC served as Advisor to Audit and Supervisory Board at the major trading house in Japan.
• KC nationally led financial regulatory advisory, internal audit services, SOX/JSOX implementation and IFRS implementation at US base of Japanese companies. 
• As member of the “Working Group on Internal Audit and External Audit” formed by Japan FSA, KC led development of the Internal Audit/External Audit section in the Inspectors’ Manual.

Major Publication

• Institutions of Internal Auditors Japan magazine articles related to global trend of internal audit, ERM, and IFRS.
• “Jujiro,” a column in the evening news of Nikkei