A Message from the President & CEO

Being a bank that proactively innovates together with customers
As President & CEO of Mizuho Bank, I would like to express my deep appreciation for your continued interest and support.
The current times find all of us confronting overwhelming change. Globally, geopolitical tension is on the rise, polarization and disparity are growing ever wider, and digitalization and AI are making rapid advances. For Japan, the aging of the population and the declining birthrate are leading to shortages in both labor and in successors for businesses, while interest rates have recently returned to normal after an extended period of monetary easing.
Under these circumstances, our retail customers’ lives and corporate clients’ business activities are shifting day-to-day. Accordingly, the role we must fulfill as a bank is also shifting to become more multifaceted.
As a catalyst for change, we will continue to be a bank that supports the endeavors of all of our customers and employees. To that end, we are working to swiftly detect new trends both among our customer base and in broader society and provide the services our customers truly need right now, in line with our corporate Purpose of “Proactively innovate together with our clients for a prosperous and sustainable future.”
One of Mizuho’s strengths is the wide range of functions available across the various companies within the Mizuho group. Alongside further reinforcing the financial intermediary functions—deposits, lending, and settlement—of our bank, we are drawing upon the combined functions of other Mizuho group companies to offer optimal solutions.
Since my appointment as President & CEO, I have been at the forefront of ensuring Mizuho Bank is an organization where everyone can take on new challenges and exercise initiative. Our people are constantly growing as highly driven professionals who are passionate and creative about delivering greater value.
We appreciate your ongoing support and will make every effort to not only meet, but exceed, your expectations.
Corporate Profile
Company Information
Notes:
- The representatives of each company have representation rights.
- The number of employees does not include each company's employees dispatched outside each company while it includes employees dispatched from outside each company. This figure also includes overseas local staff but excludes executive officers and temporary employees.
- Mizuho's network consists of our Head Office and branches in Japan, and branches, representative offices and overseas subsidiaries outside Japan.
Leadership
Members of the Board of Directors
President & CEO
(Representative Director)
Masahiko Kato *
Executive Managing
Director (Representative Director)
Tatsuya Kurosawa *
Chief Governance Officer (CGO) /
In Charge of Chairman-Bank of Japanese Bankers Association
Deputy President
Masayuki Sugawara *
Head of Domestic Wholesale Business /
Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Division
Member of the Board of
Directors (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Koichi Iida
Member of the Board of
Directors (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Masatsugu Shimono
Member of the Board of
Directors (Outside Director) (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Shotaro Tochigi
Member of the Board of
Directors (Outside Director) (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Kyoichiro Uenishi
Member of the Board of
Directors (Outside Director) (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Mitsue Kurihara
Member of the Board of
Directors (Outside Director) (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Toshihiro Otsuka
Member of the Board of
Directors (Outside Director) (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)
Daiji Ozawa
Executive Officers and Operating Officers
Deputy President &
Executive Officer
Naoshi Inomata
Head of Domestic Retail Business /
Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking Division
Deputy President &
Executive Officer
Taku Ishikawa
In Charge of Global & Eastern Japan
Deputy President &
Executive Officer
Kunihiko Kitayama
In Charge of Western Japan
Managing Executive
Officer
Atsuhiro Morishima
Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking Division
Managing Executive
Officer
Ryusei Adachi
Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking Division
Managing Executive
Officer
Tomohiko Kadotani
Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking Division (In Charge of Credit) /
Co-Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Division (In Charge of Credit)
Managing Executive
Officer
Tetsuya Onoue
Head of Area
Managing Executive
Officer
Osamu Ishihara
Head of Area /
Head of Kansai Region
Managing Executive
Officer
Naoki Fujita
Head of Area /
Head of Chubu Region
Managing Executive
Officer
Shinsuke Kajiwara
Head of Area
Managing Executive
Officer
Jiro Mori
Deputy Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Division
Managing Executive
Officer
Kenji Sugita
Head of Automotive & Technology Industry Group
Managing Executive
Officer
Fumiro Suzuki
Head of ICT & Retail Industry Group
Managing Executive
Officer
Hiroyuki Nakamura
Head of Resource &
Material Industry Group
Managing Executive
Officer
Tatsuki Ohno
Head of Social Infrastructure Industry Group
Managing Executive
Officer
Nobuo Sakuragi
Co-Head of Social Infrastructure Industry Group
Managing Executive
Officer
Atsushi Ishisaka
Head of Sogo Shosha, Realty & Financial Sponsor Industry Group
Managing Executive
Officer
Hiroshi Saito
In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters
Managing Executive
Officer
Shuji Matsuura
Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking Division
Managing Executive
Officer
Homare Okada
Co-Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking Division (In Charge of Credit) / Deputy Head of the Americas
Managing Executive
Officer
Seiji Tate
CEO for the Americas
Managing Executive
Officer
Hiroki Kurakagi
CEO for Europe, Middle East and Africa
Managing Executive
Officer
Koichi Zaiki
CEO for Asia-Pacific
Managing Executive
Officer
Kenya Yoshiura
President of Mizuho Bank (China), Ltd.
Managing Executive
Officer
Kenya Koshimizu
Co-Head of Global Markets Division
Managing Executive
Officer
Noriyuki Sato
Head of Asset Management Division
Managing Executive
Officer
Ken Masamoto
Head of Global Transaction Banking Unit
Managing Executive
Officer
Takefumi Yonezawa
Head of Research & Consulting Unit /
General Manager of Mizuho Research Institute ** /
Chief Sustainability Officer (CSuO)
Managing Executive
Officer
Makoto Samejima
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Managing Executive
Officer
Shiro Shiraishi
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Managing Executive
Officer
Minori Komatsu
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
Managing Executive
Officer
Shinichiro Hihara
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Managing Executive
Officer
Kazuya Yamaguchi
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Managing Executive
Officer
Hideki Tsujimori
Chief Process Officer (CPrO)
Managing Executive
Officer
Fusae Akamatsu
Chief Compliance Officer (CCO)
Managing Executive
Officer
Takeshi Koyama
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Managing Executive
Officer
Nobuhiro Kaminoyama
Chief Digital Transformation Officer (CDTO) / General Manager of Informatics and Mathematics Research Institute
Managing Executive
Officer
Megumi Muto
Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer
Managing Executive
Officer
Natsumi Akita
Chief Culture Officer (CCuO) / Chief Branding Officer (CBO)
Managing Executive
Officer
Hiroshi Kawamoto
Chief Crisis Management Officer (CCMO) / In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters
Managing Executive
Officer
Osamu Terai
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
Operating Officer
Haruhiko Hashiguchi
Deputy Head of Retail & Business Banking Division
Operating Officer
Masane Nishiyama
Deputy Head of Retail & Business Banking Division (In Charge of Credit)
Operating Officer
Takashi Kimura
Deputy Head of Retail & Business Banking Division / Deputy Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Division
Operating Officer
Tetsuya Kobayashi
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Emiko Arakawa
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Nobuhide Wakita
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Tomokazu Mizuno
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Satoshi Nakahiro
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Yoichi Akagashi
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Kingo Sakashita
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Takayuki Nagasawa
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Masaki Aihara
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Kazuhiro Aida
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Yutaka Inoue
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Masakazu Abe
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Kouji Nakanishi
Head of Area
Operating Officer
Satoshi Shinotsuka
Deputy Head of Sogo Shosha, Realty & Financial Sponsor Industry Group
Operating Officer
Slava Slavinskiy
Deputy Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa
Operating Officer
Satoshi Sugaya
Co-Head of Global Markets Division
Operating Officer
Mitsuhiro Osada
Deputy Head of Global Markets Division
Operating Officer
Jun Okadumi
Deputy Head of Asset Management Division
Operating Officer
Yasuhisa Toyosawa
Deputy Head of Research & Consulting Unit
Operating Officer
Yukako Yamaoka
Chief People Officer (CPO)
Operating Officer
Seiji Mizugashi
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Operating Officer
Naohiko Kimura
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Operating Officer
Hirofumi Aihara
Deputy Chief Information Officer
Operating Officer
Kouichi Murata
Deputy Chief Compliance Officer
Operating Officer
Kouji Murakami
Chief Audit Executive (CAE)
(As of April 1, 2026)
Notes:
- * indicates directors concurrently serving as executive officers.
- Mr. Shotaro Tochigi, Mr. Kyoichiro Uenishi, Ms. Mitsue Kurihara, Mr.Toshihiro Otsuka and Mr. Daiji Ozawa are "outside directors" as provided for in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act of Japan.
- Positions below the level of general manager are not listed.
- Operating officers are listed only if they hold a position at a certain level or higher.
- ** Mizuho Research Institute is the name of an internal organization of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
USA PATRIOT Act Certification
USA PATRIOT Act Certification
Pursuant to the USA PATRIOT Act and final rules issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, a U.S. bank or a U.S. broker-dealer in securities (a "Covered Financial Institution") is required to obtain certain information from any "Foreign Bank" that maintains a correspondent account with it.
As permitted by the final rules, Mizuho Bank, Ltd. has prepared a Global Certification for use by any financial institution that believes it requires a USA PATRIOT Act Certification from a Mizuho Bank, Ltd. entity, for example, an overseas branch of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Please use this Certification instead of asking an individual Mizuho Bank, Ltd. business to complete a separate Certification form. If the particular Mizuho Bank, Ltd. business that maintains a correspondent account with your institution is not listed in our Certification, or if you have any questions with regard to this Certification, please advise us by e-mailing us at
Aaron.Wolf@mizuhogroup.com
Arti.Amin@mizuhogroup.com
Financialcrimecomplianceadvisory@mizuhogroup.com
Map

Addresses and Access by Public Transportation
Otemachi Head Office (corporate headquarters)
Guide to Otemachi Tower(PDF/605KB)
Otemachi Tower, 1-5-5 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8176, Japan
Access by JR Train Lines: A 5 minute walk from the Marunouchi North Exit of JR Tokyo Station
Access by Subway Lines: Located in front of the Central Exit for the Tozai Line at Otemachi Station, directly accessible from the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Marunouchi Line, Chiyoda Line, Hanzomon Line, and Toei Mita Line.
Marunouchi Head Office
Guide to Mizuho Marunouchi Tower(PDF/523KB)
Mizuho Marunouchi Tower, 1-3-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8241, Japan
Access by JR Train Lines: A 5 minute walk from the Marunouchi North Exit of JR Tokyo Station
Access by Subway Lines: A 2 minute walk from Otemachi Station, directly accessible from the B1b exit. Also accessible from the D7 exit.
Group Companies
The major group companies of Mizuho Bank are listed below.
As of April 1, 2025
Domestic
Retail & Business Banking Division
Company name
Main Business
Consumer finance services
Planning and operation of settlement infrastructure systems
advisory
Venture capital
Mizuho Servicing Co., Ltd.
Monetary claim management and collection
Mizuho Credit Guarantee Co., Ltd.
Credit guarantees
Lottery voucher processing
Factoring
Credit cards
Lending
Asset Management Division
Company name
Main Business
Pension plan–related business
Pension plan–related business
Global Transaction Banking Unit
Company name
Main Business
Electronic monetary claim recording
Other
Company name
Main Business
Subcontracted operations
Subcontracted operations and personnel placement
Subcontracted operations
Application and sophistication of financial technology
Overseas
Corporate & Investment Banking Division
Company name
Main Business
Investment advisory
Investment advisory
Global Corporate & Investment Banking Division
Company name
Main Business
Banking
Banking
Investment, consulting, and advisory
Banking
Mizuho Bank Europe N.V.
Banking
Banking
Banking support services and consulting
Financing-related business
Financing
Pec International Leasing Co., Ltd.
Leasing
Banking
PT. MHCT Consulting Indonesia
Consulting and advisory services
Investment and consulting
For the group companies of Mizuho as a whole, please see the Group Companies page on the Mizuho Financial Group website.
