Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG) hereby announces the following changes in MHFG's Representative Executive Officer.
1. Changes in Representative Executive Officer
(1)Reason for Changes
Changes in Representative Executive Officer due to changes in Directors and Executive Officers.
(2)Changes in Representative Executive Officer
| Name | New Position | Current Position |
| Toshitsugu Okabe | Deputy Chairman and Executive Officer*1 In charge of Specially Assigned Matters | Deputy President and Executive Officer*2 (Representative Executive Officer) Head of Retail and Business Banking Company |
| Junichi Kato | Senior Managing Executive Officer*2 (Representative Executive Officer) Head of Global Markets Company | Senior Managing Executive Officer*2 Head of Global Markets Company |
(Note)
- *1: Executive Officers as Defined in Our Internal Regulations
- *2: Executive Officers as Defined in the Companies Act
As a result of the changes, the Representative Executive Officers will be two persons; Mr. Tatsufumi Sakai, President & Group CEO and Mr. Junichi Kato.
2. Brief Personal Record of New Representative Executive Officer
| Name | Junichi Kato | |
| Date of Birth | July 30, 1957 | |
| Education | Mar. 1980 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo |
| Business Experience | Joined our group in Apr. 1980 | |
|---|---|---|
| Apr. 2008 | Executive Officer of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. President & CEO of Mizuho Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2009 | Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2012 | Managing Executive Officer, Joint Head of Markets Unit of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Managing Executive Officer, Joint Head of Markets Unit of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2014 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Markets Unit of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Managing Executive Officer, Head of Markets Unit of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2016 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Global Markets Company of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) | |
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