Changes of Directors and Executive Officers

January 17, 2022

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

 

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