Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces the following planned changes of executive officers (including changes in their areas of responsibility, etc.) of the following entities within the Group :
[Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG)]
| Name | New Position (Effective as of October 1, 2015) | Current Position | ||
| Mr. Hiroshi Suehiro | Senior Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of the Americas and In charge of Compliance with US FBO Regulation | Senior Managing Executive Officer*1 | In charge of Compliance with US FBO Regulation |
| Mr. Hokuto Nakano | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of East Asia | – | |
| Mr. Katsuyuki Mizuma | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia | – | |
| Mr. Teiji Teramoto | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa | – | |
*1: Executive officers as defined in our internal regulations
(Brief Personal Records of New Executive Officers)
| Name | Hokuto Nakano | |
| Date of Birth | Dec. 22, 1959 | |
| Education | Mar. 1983 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo |
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1983 | |
| Apr. 2010 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Forex Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |
| July 2013 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Forex Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2014 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of East Asia (current) |
| Name | Katsuyuki Mizuma | |
| Date of Birth | Apr. 3, 1960 | |
| Education | Mar. 1984 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, Kyoto University |
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1984 | |
| Apr. 2010 | General Manager of Administration Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2011 | General Manager of Asia & Oceania Division | |
| Apr. 2012 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Asia & Oceania Division | |
| July 2013 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Asia & Oceania Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2014 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia (current) |
| Name | Teiji Teramoto | |
| Date of Birth | June 10, 1962 | |
| Education | Mar. 1985 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University |
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1985 | |
| July 2010 | General Manager of Europe Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2012 | General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division | |
| General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | ||
| Apr. 2013 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.(until Apr. 2014) | |
| Executive Officer, General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | ||
| Executive Officer, General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | ||
| July 2013 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2014 | Executive Officer, General Manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2015 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (current) |
[Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK)]
| Name | New Position (Effective as of October 1, 2015) | Current Position | ||
| Mr. Nobuhisa Zama | Executive Officer | General Manager of International Credit Division and General Manager of East Asia Credit Division and General Manager of Asia & Oceania Credit Division | Executive Officer | General Manager of International Credit Division |
[Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (MHTB)]
| Name | New Position (Effective as of October 1, 2015) | Current Position | ||
| Mr. Yutaka Sasaki | Executive Officer | General Manager for Investment Management Unit | Executive Officer | General Manager of Active Strategy Fund Management Department |