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)
Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (MHTB)
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC)
Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd. (MHRT)
[Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG)]
(Effective as of November 26, 2021)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Motonori Wakabayashi | Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer | Head of Risk Management Group/ Head of Compliance Group* | Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer | Head of Risk Management Group |
| Masaomi Takada | Group Executive Officer | Attached to Compliance Group | Senior Executive Officer | Head of Compliance Group |
(Note1) Asterisk indicates 'Acting' Head of Compliance Group
(Note2) ‘Group Executive Officer’ is executive officer (EO) defined in our internal regulations, not EO as defined in the Company Act
(Effective as of January 17, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Koji Yonei | Senior Executive Officer | Head of IT & Systems Group | Senior Executive Officer | Co-Head of IT & Systems Group |
| Satoshi Ishii | Group Executive Officer | Attached to IT & Systems Group | Senior Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer) | Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer / Head of IT & Systems Group / Head of Operations Group |
(Effective as of April 1, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Yasuhiro Sato | Member of the Board of Directors | Member of the Board of Directors , Chairman (Kaicho) | ||
| Tatsufumi Sakai | Resigned | Member of the Board of Directors, President & Group CEO (Representative Executive Officer) | ||
| Satoshi Ishii | Resigned | Group Executive Officer | Attached to IT & Systems Group | |
| Masaomi Takada | Resigned | Group Executive Officer | Attached to Compliance Group | |
(Effective in late June 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Yasuhiro Sato | Resigned | Member of the Board of Directors | ||
[Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK)]
(Effective as of November 26, 2021)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Motonori Wakabayashi | Deputy President & Executive Officer | Head of Risk Management Group / Head of Compliance Group* | Deputy President & Executive Officer | Head of Risk Management Group |
| Masaomi Takada | Resigned | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Compliance Group | |
(Note) Asterisk indicates ‘Acting’ Head of Compliance Group
(Effective as of January 17, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Koji Yonei | Deputy President & Executive Officer | Head of IT & Systems Group | Deputy President & Executive Officer | Co-Head of IT & Systems Group |
| Satoshi Ishii | Resigned | Deputy President & Executive Officer | Chief Digital Innovation Officer / Head of IT & Systems Group / Head of Operations Group |
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(Effective as of April 1, 2022)
| Name | New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2021) | Current Position | ||
| Masahiko Kato | President & CEO* (Representative Director) | Deputy President* (Representative Director) | ||
| Koji Fujiwara | Resigned | President & CEO* (Representative Director) | ||
| Tatsufumi Sakai | Resigned | Member of the Board of Directors (not full-time) | ||
(Note) Asterisks indicate directors expected to concurrently serve as executive officers.
(Brief Personal Record of New President & CEO of MHBK)
| Name | Masahiko Kato | |
| Business Experience | Apr. 2021 | Deputy President* (Representative Director) (current) |
| Apr. 2020 | Managing Executive Officer, In Charge of Banking and Head of Area of MHBK |
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| Apr. 2019 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Nagoya Corporate Banking Department of MHBK |
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| Apr. 2018 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Seoul Branch of MHBK |
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| July 2016 |
General Manager of Seoul Branch of MHBK |
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| Nov. 2013 | General Manager of Hanoi Branch of MHBK | |
| Apr. 1988 | Joined our group | |
| Education | Mar. 1988 | Graduated from Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University |
| Date of Birth | May 23, 1965 | |
(Note) Asterisks indicate directors expected to concurrently serve as executive officers.
[Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (MHTB)]
(Effective as of November 26, 2021)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Motonori Wakabayashi | Deputy President & Executive Officer | Head of Risk Management Group / Head of Compliance Group* | Deputy President & Executive Officer | Head of Risk Management Group |
| Masaomi Takada | Resigned | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Compliance Group | |
(Note) Asterisk indicates 'Acting' Head of Compliance Group
(Effective as of April 1, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Tatsufumi Sakai | Resigned | Member of the Board of Directors (not full-time) | ||
[Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC)]
(Effective as of April 1, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Tatsufumi Sakai | Resigned | Member of the Board of Directors (not full-time) | ||
[Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd. (MHRT)]
(Effective as of January 17, 2022)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Koji Yonei | Member of the Board of Directors (not full-time) | － | ||
| Satoshi Ishii | Resigned | Member of the Board of Directors (not full-time) | ||