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 |
|---|---|---|
| Seiji Imai | Senior Managing Executive Officer* Head of Corporate & Institutional Company / | Senior Managing Executive Officer Head of Global Corporate Company |
| Satoshi Ishi | Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Executive Officer* (Representative Executive Officer) Chief Digital Innovation Officer / Head of IT & Systems Group / Head of Operations Group | Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Executive Officer Chief Digital Innovation Officer / Head of IT & Systems Group / Head of Operations Group |
| Junichi Kato | Resigned | Senior Managing Executive Officer* Head of Global Markets Company |
*: Executive Officers as Defined in the Companies Act
As a result of the changes, the Representative Executive Officers will be three persons; Mr. Tatsufumi Sakai, President & Group CEO, Mr. Seiji Imai and Mr. Satoshi Ishii.
2. Brief Personal Record of New Representative Executive Officer
MHBK refers to Mizuho Bank, Ltd. in the following Brief Personal Record.
| Name | Seiji Imai | |
| Business Experience | Apr. 2019 | Deputy President & Executive Officer, In charge of Specially Assigned Matters of MHBK. (current) |
| Apr. 2018 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Global Corporate Company of MHFG. (current). | |
| 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 | |
Number of shares of our common stock owned (as of September 30, 2019): 111,111
| Name | Satoshi Ishii | |
| Business Experience | Apr. 2019 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Digital Innovation Officer, Head of IT & Systems Group and Head of Operations Group of MHFG. (Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Executive Officer from June 2019) (current) Deputy President & Executive Officer, In charge of Digital Innovation Department, Head of IT & Systems Group and Head of Operations Group of MHBK. (current) |
| Apr. 2017 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Business Promotion of MHBK. | |
| Apr. 2015 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources Group of MHFG. | |
| Apr. 2014 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Secretariat of MHFG. | |
| Joined our group in Apr. 1986 | ||
| Education | Mar. 1986 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University |
| Date of Birth | September 1, 1963 | |
Number of shares of our common stock owned (as of September 30, 2019): 249,929