January 17, 2022 | ||
Company Name | : Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |
Representative | : Tatsufumi Sakai, President & Group CEO | |
Address | : | 1-5-5 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
Security Code | : | 8411 (Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Section) |
Announcement of Changes in Representative Executive Officer
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces the following changes in Representative Executive Officer as follows:
1. Changes in Representative Executive Officer
(Effective as of January 17, 2022)
Name | New Position | Current Position | ||||
Masahiro Kihara | Senior Executive Officer | Senior Executive Officer | ||||
(Representative Executive Officer) | ||||||
(Effective as of February 1, 2022) | ||||||
Name | New Position | Current Position | ||||
Masahiro Kihara | President & Group CEO | (as stated above) | ||||
(Representative Executive Officer) | ||||||
Member of the Board of Directors, | ||||||
Tatsufumi Sakai | Member of the Board of Directors | President & Group CEO | ||||
(Representative Executive Officer) | ||||||
(Note) As announced on November 26, 2021, the resignation of Mr. Tatsufumi Sakai as Member of the Board of Directors is scheduled for April 1, 2022. The date of resignation of President & Group CEO (Representative Executive Officer) has been changed to February 1, 2022.
(Effective as of April 1, 2022)
Name | New Position | Current Position | |||
Member of the Board of Directors, | |||||
Seiji Imai | Member of the Board of Directors, | Deputy President | |||
Chairman (Kaicho) | & Senior Executive Officer | ||||
(Representative Executive Officer) | |||||
(Note) Chairman (Kaicho) engages in the company's external activities, but does not chair the Board meetings. The Board meetings are chaired by the independent director chair Izumi Kobayashi.
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(Effective in late June 2022)
Name | New Position | Current Position | |||
Member of the Board of Directors, | President & Group CEO | ||||
Masahiro Kihara | President & Group CEO | ||||
(Representative Executive Officer) | |||||
(Representative Executive Officer) | |||||
(Note) The appointment of Mr. Masahiro Kihara as Member of the Board of Directors is subject to approval at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of MHFG in late June 2022.
2. Reason for Changes
To change the executive leadership team.
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3. Brief Personal Record of New President & Group CEO (Representative Executive Officer)
Name
Business Experience
Education
Date of Birth
Masahiro Kihara | |
Apr. 2021 | Managing Executive Officer* |
Head of Global Products Unit | |
Deputy Head of Corporate & Institutional Company | |
Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) | |
* Senior Executive Officer from Jul. 2021 | |
(Due to the integration of executive titles) | |
Managing Executive Officer | |
Head of Global Corporate Division | |
Head of Global Products Unit | |
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) | |
Apr. 2020 | Managing Executive Officer |
Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group | |
Deputy Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |
Managing Executive Officer | |
Head of Strategic Planning Group | |
Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group (Head of Global Finance) | |
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | |
Apr. 2019 | Executive Officer |
Joint Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group | |
Joint Head of Global Finance | |
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | |
Apr. 2018 | Executive Officer |
General Manager of Financial Planning Department | |
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | |
Apr. 2017 | Executive Officer |
General Manager of Risk Management Department | |
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | |
Jan. 2014 | Project Manager |
Risk Governance Enhancement Project Team | |
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |
Apr. 2011 | General Manager of Americas Department Risk Management Division |
Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. | |
Apr. 1989 | Joined our group |
Jun. 1995 | LLM, Duke University School of Law |
Mar. 1989 | Graduated from Bachelor of Law, Hitotsubashi University |
Aug. 21, 1965 |
Number of shares of our common stock owned (as of September 30, 2021): 4,095
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