Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces changes of Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers (including changes in their areas of responsibility, etc.) of the following entities within the Group:
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG)
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK)
The management changes described above are subject to any approval or permission required being obtained from the relevant regulatory or other authorities.
[Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG)]
(Effective as of January 17, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Masahiro Kihara | Senior Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer) | Head of Global Products Unit / Deputy Head of Corporate & Institutional Company / Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company | Senior Executive Officer | (same as on the left) |
| Koji Yonei | Senior Executive Officer | Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer* / Head of IT & Systems Group | Senior Executive Officer | Co-Head of IT & Systems Group |
| Hiroaki Ehara | Group Executive Officer | Head of Operations Group* | Group Executive Officer | |
(Note1) Asterisk indicates ‘Acting’ Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer and ‘Acting’ Head of Operations Group.
(Note2) The appointment of Mr. Koji Yonei as Head of IT & Systems Group was announced on November 26, 2021.
(Note3) ‘Senior Executive Officer’ is executive officer defined in the Companies Act. ‘Group Executive Officer’ is executive officer defined in our internal regulations.
(Effective as of February 1, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Masahiro Kihara | President & Group CEO (Representative Executive Officer) | Group CEO / Head of Global Products Unit | (as stated above) | |
| Tatsufumi Sakai | Member of the Board of Directors | Member of the Board of Directors, President & Group CEO (Representative Executive Officer) | ||
(Note1) The appointment of Mr. Masahiro Kihara as Head of Global Products Unit is scheduled to be terminated on April 1, 2022.
(Note2) As announced on November 26, 2021, the resignation of Mr. Tatsufumi Sakai as Member of the Board of Directors is scheduled for April 1, 2022. The date of resignation of President & Group CEO (Representative Executive Officer) has been changed to February 1, 2022.
(Effective as of April 1, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Seiji Imai | Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman (Kaicho) | Member of the Board of Directors, Deputy President & Senior Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer) | Head of Corporate & Institutional Company / Head of Global Corporate Company | |
| Masatsugu Shimono | Group Executive Officer | In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters | ― | |
(Note) Mr. Masatsugu Shimono is currently Honorary Advisor of IBM Japan, Ltd.
(Effective in late June 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Masahiro Kihara | Member of the Board of Directors, President & Group CEO (Representative Executive Officer) | President & Group CEO (Representative Executive Officer) | ||
(Note) The appointment of Mr. Masahiro Kihara as Member of the Board of Directors is subject to approval at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of MHFG in late June 2022.
[Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK)]
(Effective as of January 17, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Koji Yonei | Deputy President & Executive Officer | Chief Digital Innovation Officer* / Head of IT & Systems Group | Deputy President & Executive Officer | Co-Head of IT & Systems Group |
| Hiroaki Ehara | Deputy President & Executive Officer | Head of Operations Group* | ― | |
(Note1) Asterisk indicates ‘Acting’ Chief Digital Innovation Officer and ‘Acting’ Head of Operations Group.
(Note2) The appointment of Mr. Koji Yonei as Head of IT & Systems Group was announced on November 26, 2021.
(Effective as of February 1, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Masahiko Kato | Deputy President* (Representative Director) | Head of Global Corporate Division** / Head of Global Products Unit** | Deputy President* (Representative Director) | |
| Masahiro Kihara | Reassigned | To be President & Group CEO (Representative Executive Officer) of MHFG | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Global Corporate Division / Head of Global Products Unit |
(Note1) Asterisk indicates Director expected to concurrently serve as executive officer.
(Note2) Double Asterisk indicates ‘Acting’ Head of Global Corporate Division and ‘Acting’ Head of Global Products Unit.
(Effective as of April 1, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Masatsugu Shimono | Member of the Board of Directors (not full-time) | ― | ||
(Note) Mr. Masatsugu Shimono is currently Honorary Advisor of IBM Japan, Ltd.
(Brief Personal Record of New President & Group CEO (Representative Executive Officer) of MHFG)
| Name | Masahiro Kihara | |
| Business Experience | Apr. 2021 | Managing Executive Officer* Head of Global Products Unit Deputy Head of Corporate & Institutional Company Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) * Senior Executive Officer from Jul. 2021 (Due to the integration of executive titles) Managing Executive Officer Head of Global Corporate Division Head of Global Products Unit Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) |
| Apr. 2020 | Managing Executive Officer Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group Deputy Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Managing Executive Officer Head of Strategic Planning Group Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group (Head of Global Finance) Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2019 | Executive Officer Joint Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group Joint Head of Global Finance Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2018 | Executive Officer General Manager of Financial Planning Department Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2017 | Executive Officer General Manager of Risk Management Department Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | |
| Jan. 2014 | Project Manager Risk Governance Enhancement Project Team Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |
| Apr. 2011 | General Manager of Americas Department Risk Management Division Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. | |
| Apr. 1989 | Joined our group | |
| Education | Jun. 1995 Mar. 1989 | LLM, Duke University School of Law Graduated from Bachelor of Law, Hitotsubashi University |
| Date of Birth | Aug. 21, 1965 | |
(Brief Personal Record of New Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman (Kaicho) of MHFG)
| Name | Seiji Imai | |
| Business Experience | Apr. 2021 | Deputy President & Senior Executive Officer* Head of Corporate & Institutional Company Head of Global Corporate Company Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) * Member of the Board of Directors, Deputy President & Senior Executive Officer from Jun. 2021 |
| Apr. 2020 | Senior Managing Executive Officer Head of Corporate & Institutional Company Head of Global Products Unit Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |
| Apr. 2019 | Deputy President & Executive Officer Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2018 | Senior Managing Executive Officer Head of Global Corporate Company Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (until Apr. 2020) | |
| Apr. 2016 | Managing Executive Officer Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Managing Executive Officer Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2014 | Executive Officer General Manager of Seoul Branch Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 1986 | Joined our group | |
| Education | Mar. 1986 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, Kyoto University |
| Date of Birth | June 25, 1962 | |
(Brief Personal Record of New Member of the Board of Directors of MHBK)
| Name | Masatsugu Shimono | |
| Business Experience | Jan. 2020 | Honorary Advisor of IBM Japan, Ltd. (current) |
| Sep. 2017 | Member of the Board, Vice Chairman of the same company. | |
| Jan. 2016 | Senior Executive Advisor of the same company. | |
| Jul. 2010 | Member of the Board, Executive Vice President of the same company. | |
| Apr. 2001 | Member of the Board, Director, ITS and Outsourcing of the same company. | |
| Apr. 1978 | Joined the same company. | |
| Education | Mar. 1978 | Master's degree, Kyoto University |
| Date of Birth | Dec. 11, 1953 | |