Company Overview
Company Information of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is a bank holding company which manages and engages in ancillary operations related to the management of its legally–owned subsidiaries as defined by the Japanese Banking Act. Its activities include streamlining group management functions, creating synergies across various business fields and capabilities, and leveraging the defining strengths and characteristics of the Mizuho group.
Notes:
- The representatives of each company have representation rights.
- The numbers of employees do not include each company's employees dispatched outside each company while it includes employees dispatched from outside each company. This figure also includes overseas local staff but excludes executive officers and temporary employees.
Head Office Locations
Addresses and Access by Public Transportation
Otemachi Head Office (corporate headquarters)
Guide to Otemachi Tower (PDF/605KB)
Otemachi Tower, 1-5-5 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8176, Japan
Access by JR Train Lines: A 5 minute walk from the Marunouchi North Exit of JR Tokyo Station
Access by Subway Lines: Located in front of the West Gate for the Tozai Line at Otemachi Station, directly accessible from the Tokyo Metro Tozai Line, Marunouchi Line, Chiyoda Line, Hanzomon Line, and Toei Mita Line.
Marunouchi Head Office
Guide to Mizuho Marunouchi Tower (PDF/523KB)
Mizuho Marunouchi Tower, 1-3-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8241, Japan
Access by JR Train Lines: A 5 minute walk from the Marunouchi North Exit of JR Tokyo Station
Access by Subway Lines: A 2 minute walk from Otemachi Station, directly accessible from the B1b exit. Also accessible from the D7 exit.
Leadership
Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers of Mizuho Financial Group.
Board of Directors
Title/Name
Status of Major Concurrent Office
Member of the Board of Directors of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
Member of the Board of Directors of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Member of the Board of Directors of Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd.
Member of the Board of Directors
Takefumi Yonezawa
Business Experience
Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
Chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated
Honorary Advisor of Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd.
Outside Director of MITSUI-SOKO HOLDINGS Co., Ltd.
Advisor of Atsumi & Sakai
Outside Director, Yamaha Corporation
Executive Advisor, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
Chairman and Director, Veolia Japan GK
Outside Director, East Japan Railway Company
Outside Director, SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
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Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
Outside Director, Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.
(As of November 30, 2025)
Notes:
- * indicates directors concurrently serving as corporate executives as defined in the Companies Act.
- Mr. Yoshimitsu Kobayashi, Mr. Takashi Tsukioka, Mr. Kotaro Ohno, Mr. Hiromichi Shinohara, Ms. Yumiko Noda, Mr. Takakazu Uchida, Mr. Masahiko Tezuka, and Ms. Yuki Ikuno, are outside directors as defined in Article 2, Item 15 of the Companies Act. These individuals not only meet Independence Standards of Outside Directors established by Mizuho Financial Group but are also designated as independent officers in accordance with the regulations of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and have been duly reported to the exchange.
- The designation of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, and the designation of committee members and the Chairperson of each committee are as follows:
Chairperson of the Board of Directors: Takashi Tsukioka
Nominating Committee members:
Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (Chairperson), Takashi Tsukioka, Kotaro Ohno, Hiromichi Shinohara and Takakazu Uchida
Compensation Committee members:
Takakazu Uchida (Chairperson), Yumiko Noda and Yuki Ikuno
Audit Committee members:
Kotaro Ohno (Chairperson), Takakazu Uchida, Masahiko Tezuka and Hisaaki Hirama
Risk Committee members:
Hisaaki Hirama (Chairperson), Yumiko Noda, Yuki Ikuno,
Rintaro Tamaki (External Expert) and Hiroshi Naka (External Expert)
IT / Digital Transformation Committee members:
Hiromichi Shinohara (Chairperson), Masahiko Tezuka,
Hisaaki Hirama, Masatsugu Shimono (External Expert) and Keiji Kojima (External Expert)
Corporate Executives & Executive Officers*
Name
Title & Areas of Oversight
Masahiro Kihara
President & Group CEO(Representative Corporate Executive)
Hidekatsu Take
Deputy President & Corporate Executive(Representative Corporate Executive)Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking Company / Head of Global Transaction Banking Unit / In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters
Suneel Bakhshi
Deputy President & Executive Officer In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters
Kazutoshi Isogai
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking Company
Ryusei Adachi
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking Company
Masayuki Sugawara
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Company
Kenya Koshimizu
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Co-Head of Global Markets Company
Daishi Sasaki
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Co-Head of Global Markets Company
Noriyuki Sato
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Head of Asset Management Company /In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters
Yasuhiko Ushikubo
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Head of Research & Consulting Unit / Group Chief Sustainability Officer (Group CSuO)
Yasuhiko Ushikubo
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Head of Research & Consulting Unit / Group Chief Sustainability Officer (Group CSuO)
Tatsuya Kurosawa
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Group Chief Governance Officer (Group CGO)
Takefumi Yonezawa
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO)
Shiro Shiraishi
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Group Chief Risk Officer (Group CRO)
Makoto Hitomi
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Group Chief Human Resources Officer (Group CHRO)
Tomoko Kawano
Operating Officer
Group Chief People Officer (Group CPO)
Mitsuhiro Kanazawa
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Group Chief Information Officer (Group CIO)
Shinichiro Hihara
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Group Co-Chief Information Officer (Group Co-CIO)
Hideki Tsujimori
Senior Managing Executive Officer
Group Chief Process Officer (Group CPrO)
Minako Nakamoto
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Group Chief Compliance Officer (Group CCO)
Hisashi Kikuchi
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Group Chief Audit Executive (Group CAE)
Naoshi Inomata
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Group Chief Strategy Officer (Group CSO)
Nobuhiro Kaminoyama
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Group Chief Digital Officer (Group CDO) / In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters
Natsumi Akita
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Group Chief Culture Officer (Group CCuO) / Group Chief Branding Officer (Group CBO)
* President, Deputy Presidents, Head of Company, Head of Unit, and Group CxOs are listed.
(As of November 30, 2025)
Business Experience of Members of the Board of Directors
Business Experience of Members of the Board of Directors of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Entity abbreviations used in the Business Experience section below are as follows.
FG : Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
BK : Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
TB : Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
SC : Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.
RT : Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd.
President & Group CEO (Representative Corporate Executive)
Member of the Board of Directors
Masahiro Kihara (born on August 21, 1965)
Deputy President & Corporate Executive (Representative Corporate Executive)
Member of the Board of Directors
Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking Company
Head of Global Transaction Banking Unit
In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters
Hidekatsu Take (born on November 20, 1964)
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Member of the Board of Directors
Group Chief Information Officer (Group CIO)
Mitsuhiro Kanazawa (born on November 22, 1967)
Senior Managing Corporate Executive
Member of the Board of Directors
Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO)
General Manager of International Accounting Standards Project Team
Takefumi Yonezawa (born on December 10, 1970)
Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson (Kaicho)*
*Chairperson (Kaicho) Imai engages in the company's external activities, but does not chair the Board meetings. The Board meetings are chaired by the independent director chair Takashi Tsukioka.
Seiji Imai (born on June 25, 1962)
Member of the Board of Directors
Member of the Audit Committee
Chairperson of the Risk Committee
Member of the IT / Digital Transformation Committee
Hisaaki Hirama (born on December 26, 1962)
Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)
Chairperson of the Nominating Committee
Yoshimitsu Kobayashi (born on November 18, 1946)
Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)
Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Member of the Nominating Committee
Takashi Tsukioka (born on May 15, 1951)
Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)
Member of the Nominating Committee
Chairperson of the Audit Committee
Kotaro Ohno (born on April 1, 1952)
Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)
Member of the Nominating Committee
Chairperson of the IT / Digital Transformation Committee
Hiromichi Shinohara (born on March 15, 1954)
Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Risk Committee
Yumiko Noda (born on January 26, 1960)
Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)
Member of the Nominating Committee
Chairperson of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Audit Committee
Takakazu Uchida (born on September 24, 1960)
Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the IT / Digital Transformation Committee
Masahiko Tezuka (born on August 18, 1961)
Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Risk Committee
Yuki Ikuno (born on October 6, 1963)
(As of September 30, 2025)
Organizational Structure
Organizational Structure of Mizuho Financial Group
* The Security & Data Management Department is under the co–jurisdiction of the IT & Systems Group and the Risk Management Group.
(As of October 27, 2025)
Medium-term business plan
We have established a new medium-term business plan for the three years starting from FY2023. In establishing this new medium-term business plan one year early, we set FY2023 financial targets under the assumption that the targets in the previous 5-Year Business Plan will have been met.
1. Basic policy
Three years of connecting the initiatives being carried out across Mizuho and creating new solutions to the challenges facing our clients and society as a whole
- Make the most effective use of corporate resources through a flexible business development approach
- Together with our clients and society, build the cornerstone of future sustainable growth and prosperity
2. Business focus areas
(1) Support for the doubling of asset-based income
(2) Enhancing customer touchpoints
(3) Enhancing the competitiveness of Japanese companies
(4) Sustainability and innovation
(5) Global Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) business model
3. Enhancing our corporate foundations
(6) Corporate culture transformation
(7) Human capital enhancement
(8) Digital transformation(9) IT reforms
(10) Maintenance of stable business operations (in support of Nos. 1 to 9)
4. Targets
1: Excluding Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Other Securities
2: Consolidated Net Business Profits + Net Gains (Losses) related to ETFs (Mizuho Bank and Mizuho Trust & Banking) + Net Gains on Operating Investment Securities (Mizuho Securities consolidated)
3: Based on the positive response rate (selection of 4 or 5 on a scale from 1 to 5) for four Staff Survey questions related to engagement and inclusion
Position of the new medium-term business plan
Backcasting from our vision for the future, we have revised our Corporate Identity and launched the new medium-term business plan
The new medium-term business plan target
[Assumed financial indicators] JGB (10-yr): 0.95%, Nikkei 225: JPY 30,000, USD/JPY: JPY 120 (FY25)
1. Excl. Net Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Other Securities.
2. Consolidated Net Business Profits + Net Gains (Losses) related to ETFs and other.
3. Based on the positive response rate (selection of 4 or 5 on a scale from 1 to 5) for four Staff Survey questions related to engagement and inclusion
This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including estimates, forecasts, targets, and plans. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. These forward-looking statements do not represent any guarantee by management of future performance. The figures listed above are based on the US GAAP accounting standards and the extent of the impact on the consolidated financial information is unspecified.
These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: incurrence of significant credit-related costs; declines in the value of our securities portfolio; changes in interest rates; foreign currency fluctuations; failure to comply with laws or regulations; the manifestation of operational risk or IT system risk; and the effect of changes in general economic conditions in Japan and elsewhere. For these reasons, there is no guarantee that forward-looking statements will match actual results. Further information regarding factors that could affect our results is included in a number of publicly available documents published by Mizuho. These include our annual securities report, Integrated Report, and "Item 3.D. Key Information―Risk Factors" in our most recent Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which is available in the Financial Information section of our web page at www.mizuhogroup.com and also at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.
We do not intend to update our forward-looking statements. We are under no obligation, and disclaim any obligation, to update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by the rules of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.