Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces director candidates at the 19th General Meeting of Shareholders as follows.
Members of the Board of Directors
(1) Members of the Board of Directors Candidates (to be considered at the ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of MHFG in June 2021 (“The Shareholders Meeting”))
| Tatsufumi Sakai* | (Reappointment) |
| Seiji Imai* | (New appointment) |
| Makoto Umemiya* | (Reappointment) |
| Motonori Wakabayashi* | (Reappointment) |
| Nobuhiro Kaminoyama* | (New appointment) |
| Yasuhiro Sato | (Reappointment) |
| Hisaaki Hirama | (Reappointment) |
| Tatsuo Kainaka | (Reappointment, Outside Director) |
| Yoshimitsu Kobayashi | (Reappointment, Outside Director) |
| Ryoji Sato | (Reappointment, Outside Director) |
| Takashi Tsukioka | (New appointment, Outside Director) |
| Masami Yamamoto | (Reappointment, Outside Director) |
| Izumi Kobayashi | (Reappointment, Outside Director) |
Total of 13 candidates
(Note) Asterisks indicate directors expected to concurrently serve as Executive Officers.
(2) Members of the Board of Directors scheduled to resign
(Effective in late June 2021)
| Satoshi Ishii | (Currently Member of the Board of Directors) |
| Tetsuo Seki | (Currently Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)) |
(3) Chairperson of the Board of Directors (to be considered at the Board Meeting to be held following The Shareholders Meeting)
Appointee as Chairperson
Izumi Kobayashi
(4) Members of Committees (to be considered at the Board Meeting to be held following The Shareholders Meeting)
Nominating Committee
| Chairperson | Tatsuo Kainaka (Outside Director) |
| Member | Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (Outside Director) |
| Member | Takashi Tsukioka (Outside Director) |
| Member | Masami Yamamoto (Outside Director) |
| Member | Izumi Kobayashi (Outside Director) |
Compensation Committee
| Chairperson | Masami Yamamoto (Outside Director) |
| Member | Tatsuo Kainaka (Outside Director) |
| Member | Takashi Tsukioka (Outside Director) |
Audit Committee
| Chairperson | Takashi Tsukioka (Outside Director) |
| Member | Tatsuo Kainaka (Outside Director) |
| Member | Ryoji Sato (Outside Director) |
| Member | Hisaaki Hirama |
Risk Committee
| Chairperson | Hisaaki Hirama |
| Member | Izumi Kobayashi (Outside Director) |
| Member | Rintaro Tamaki (Outside Expert) |
| Member | Hiroshi Naka (Outside Expert) |
System Failure Response Evaluation Committee
| Chairperson | Tatsuo Kainaka (Outside Director) |
| Member | Ryoji Sato (Outside Director) |
| Member | Takashi Tsukioka (Outside Director) |
| Member | Izumi Kobayashi (Outside Director) |
(5) Brief Personal Record of Newly Nominated Member of the Board of Directors
| Name | Seiji Imai | |
| Business Experience | Apr. 2021 | Deputy President & Senior Executive Officer, Head of Corporate & Institutional Company and Head of Global Corporate Company of MHFG (current) |
| Apr. 2020 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate & Institutional Company and Head of Global Products Unit of MHFG | |
| Apr. 2019 | Deputy President & Executive Officer of MHBK | |
| Apr. 2018 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Global Corporate Company of MHFG (until Apr. 2020) | |
| Apr. 2016 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia of MHFG Managing Executive Officer, Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia of MHBK | |
| Apr. 2014 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Seoul Branch of MHBK | |
| Joined our group in Apr. 1986 | ||
| Education | Mar. 1986 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, Kyoto University |
| Date of Birth | June 25, 1962 | |
| Name | Nobuhiro Kaminoyama | |
| Business Experience | Apr. 2021 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources Group and General Manager of Corporate Secretariat* of MHFG (current) Managing Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources Group and General Manager of Corporate Secretariat* of MHBK (current) Managing Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources Group and General Manager of Corporate Secretariat* of MHTB (current) Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Secretariat* of MHSC (current) |
| Apr. 2019 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Secretariat of MHFG | |
| June 2018 | General Manager of Corporate Secretariat of MHFG | |
| Apr. 2017 | General Manager of Corporate Banking Department No.9 of MHBK | |
| Apr. 2015 | Joint General Manager of Group Human Resources Division of MHFG | |
| Joined our group in Apr. 1991 | ||
| Education | Mar. 1991 | Graduated from Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo |
| Date of Birth | Apr. 25, 1968 | |
* The position of General Manager of Corporate Secretariat will be discharged in June 2021.
| Name | Takashi Tsukioka | |
| Business Experience | June 2020 | Special Advisor, Idemitsu Kosan (current) |
| Apr. 2018 | Chairman and Representative Director, Idemitsu Kosan | |
| June 2013 | Representative Director & Chief Executive Officer, Idemitsu Kosan | |
| June 2012 | Executive Vice President and Representative Director, Idemitsu Kosan | |
| Apr. 2011 | Managing Director, Idemitsu Kosan | |
| June 2010 | Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Corporate Planning Department, Idemitsu Kosan | |
| June 2009 | Director and General Manager of Supply & Logistics Department, Idemitsu Kosan | |
| June 2008 | Managing Executive Officer and General Manager of Supply & Logistics Department, Idemitsu Kosan | |
| June 2007 | Executive Officer and General Manager of Supply & Logistics Department, Idemitsu Kosan | |
| Apr. 2005 | General Manager of Chubu Branch, Idemitsu Kosan | |
| July 2002 | General Manager of Kobe Branch, Idemitsu Kosan | |
| Apr. 1975 | Joined Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. ("Idemitsu Kosan") | |
| Education | Mar. 1975 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, Keio University |
| Date of Birth | May 15, 1951 | |