Changes of Directors and Executive Officers

November 26, 2021

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


(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
Apr. 2019 Executive Officer,
General Manager of Nagoya Corporate Banking Department
of MHBK
Apr. 2018 Executive Officer,
General Manager of Seoul Branch of MHBK
July 2016

General Manager of Seoul Branch of MHBK

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)  

 

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