Lyxor has announced the appointment of Hirosuke Uraoka as head of Lyxor ETF Japan. In this newly created role, Hirosuke will be responsible for growing the Japanese business of Lyxor ETF. Hirosuke's focus will be in particular on capitalizing on new business opportunities in the rapidly expanding Japanese ETF market. Based in Tokyo, Hirosuke will report to Naohisa Morita, Head of Asset Management Products at Societe Generale in Japan, and Christopher Friese, Head of Lyxor ETF Asia-Pacific at Societe Generale in Hong Kong.