FORM 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of March 2018

Commission File Number 001-33098

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

5-5, Otemachi 1-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8176

Japan

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F  ☒    Form 40-F  ☐

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THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS FORMING A PART OF MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-213187) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 9, 2018
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Makoto Umemiya

Name:   Makoto Umemiya
Title:   Managing Executive Officer / Group CFO


March 9, 2018

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Changes of Directors and Executive Officers

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces changes of Members 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.

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd.

 

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[Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG)]

 

1. Members of the Board of Directors

 

  (1) Members of the Board of Directors Nominees (to be considered at the ordinary General

Meeting of Shareholders of MHFG in June 2018 (“The Shareholders Meeting”))

 

Tatsufumi Sakai*

   (New appointment)

Takanori Nishiyama*

   (Reappointment)

Makoto Umemiya*

   (Reappointment)

Yasuyuki Shibata*

   (Reappointment)

Hisashi Kikuchi*

   (New appointment)

Yasuhiro Sato

   (Reappointment)

Ryusuke Aya

   (Reappointment)

Nobukatsu Funaki

   (Reappointment)

Tetsuo Seki

   (Reappointment, Outside Director)

Takashi Kawamura

   (Reappointment, Outside Director)

Tatsuo Kainaka

   (Reappointment, Outside Director)

Hirotake Abe

   (Reappointment, Outside Director)

Hiroko Ota

   (Reappointment, Outside Director)

Izumi Kobayashi

   (Reappointment, Outside Director)

Total of 14 nominees

(Note) Asterisks indicate directors expected to concurrently serve as Executive Officers.

 

  (2) Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors (to be considered at the Board Meeting to be held following The Shareholders Meeting)

Appointee as Chairman

Hiroko Ota

Appointee as Deputy Chairman

Ryusuke Aya

 

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  (3) Members of Committees (to be considered at the Board Meeting to be held following The Shareholders Meeting)

Nominating Committee

 

Chairman

  Takashi Kawamura   (Outside Director)

 

Member

  Tetsuo Seki   (Outside Director)

 

Member

  Tatsuo Kainaka   (Outside Director)

 

Member

  Hiroko Ota   (Outside Director)

 

Member

  Izumi Kobayashi   (Outside Director)

Compensation Committee

 

Chairman

  Tatsuo Kainaka   (Outside Director)

 

Member

  Tetsuo Seki   (Outside Director)

 

Member

  Takashi Kawamura   (Outside Director)

 

Member

  Hirotake Abe   (Outside Director)

Audit Committee

 

Chairman

  Tetsuo Seki   (Outside Director)

 

Member

  Tatsuo Kainaka   (Outside Director)

 

Member

  Hirotake Abe   (Outside Director)

 

Member

  Ryusuke Aya  

 

Member

  Nobukatsu Funaki  

Risk Committee (Voluntary Committee)

 

Chairman

  Ryusuke Aya  

 

Member

  Izumi Kobayashi   (Outside Director)

 

Member

  Hidetaka Kawakita   (Outside Expert)

(Note) Mr. Hidetaka Kawakita is an outside expert appointed by the Board of Directors of MHFG.

 

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  (4) Brief Personal Record of Newly Nominated Member of the Board of Directors

 

Name

  Tatsufumi Sakai

Date of Birth

  August 27, 1959

Education

  Mar. 1984   Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo

Business Experience

  Joined our group in Apr. 1984
  Apr. 2011   Executive Officer, Senior Corporate Officer of Strategic Planning Group of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
  Apr. 2012  

Executive Officer, General Manager of Group Planning Division of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Executive Officer, General Manager of Group Planning Division of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Executive Officer, General Manager of Group Planning Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

  Apr. 2013  

Managing Executive Officer, Head of Investment Banking Unit of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Managing Executive Officer, Head of Investment Banking Unit and in charge of Business Collaboration Division (Securities & Trust Services) of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Managing Executive Officer, Head of Investment Banking Unit and in charge of Business Collaboration Division (Securities & Trust Services) of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

  Apr. 2014  

Managing Executive Officer, Head of International Banking Unit of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Managing Executive Officer, Head of International Banking Unit of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

  Apr. 2016   President & CEO of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (current)
  Apr. 2018  

President & Group CEO of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (scheduled)

Member of the Board of Directors of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (scheduled)

Member of the Board of Directors of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (scheduled)

Member of the Board of Directors of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (scheduled)

 

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Name

  Hisashi Kikuchi

Date of Birth

  Sep. 14, 1965

Education

  Mar. 1988   Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo

Business Experience

  Joined our group in Apr. 1988
  Apr. 2013   General Manager of Nihonbashi Corporate Banking Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
  Jul. 2013   General Manager of Tokyo Corporate Banking Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
  Apr. 2015  

General Manager of Corporate Secretariat of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

General Manager of Corporate Secretariat of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

  Apr. 2016  

Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Secretariat of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current)

Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Secretariat of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current)

  Apr. 2018  

Managing Executive Officer, Head of Strategic Planning Group and General Manager of Corporate Secretariat* of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (scheduled)

Managing Executive Officer, Head of Strategic Planning Group and General Manager of Corporate Secretariat* of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (scheduled)

   

*  The position of General Manager of Corporate Secretariat will be discharged in June 2018.

 

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  2. Changes in Executive Officers

 

Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Akira Nakamura    Senior Managing Executive Officer*1    Head of Corporate & Institutional Company    Managing Executive Officer*2    In charge of Specific Business of Corporate & Institutional Company
Seiji Imai    Senior Managing Executive Officer*1    Head of Global Corporate Company    Managing Executive Officer*2    Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia
Motonori Wakabayashi    Managing Executive Officer*1    Head of Research & Consulting Unit    Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Research & Consulting Unit
Goji Fujishiro    Managing Executive Officer*1    Head of Global Products Unit      
Hisashi Kikuchi    Managing Executive Officer*1    Head of Strategic Planning Group and General Manager of Corporate Secretariat    Executive Officer*2    General Manager of Corporate Secretariat
Daisuke Yamada    Senior Managing Executive Officer*2    In charge of Digital Innovation    Managing Executive Officer*2    In charge of Digital Innovation
Teiji Teramoto    Senior Managing Executive Officer*2    Head of the Americas    Managing Executive Officer*2    In charge of Specific Business of Global Corporate Company
Kouji Yonei    Managing Executive Officer*2    Joint Head of IT & Systems Group and General Manager of IT & Systems Promotion Department    Managing Executive Officer*2    Joint Head of IT & Systems Group and General Manager of IT & Systems Planning Department

 

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Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Naoto Takahashi    Managing Executive Officer*2    In charge of Specific Duties of Strategic Planning Group and General Manager of Next-Generation IT Systems Coordination Project Team    Managing Executive Officer*2    Joint Head of Strategic Planning Group and General Manager of Next-Generation IT Systems Coordination Project Team
Riki Shibata    Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Global Markets Company    Executive Officer*2    General Manager of Global Markets Coordination Department
Hidenobu Mukai    Managing Executive Officer*2    In charge of Specific Business of Retail & Business Banking Company      
Hidekatsu Take    Managing Executive Officer*2    Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia      
Akihito Mochizuki    Managing Executive Officer*2    In charge of Specific Duties of Strategic Planning Group    Executive Officer*2    General Manager of Planning Administration Department
Hiroshi Itabashi    Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Corporate & Institutional Company and Deputy Chief Digital Innovation Officer    Managing Executive Officer*2    In charge of Specific Business of Retail & Business Banking Company

 

7


Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Masao Kanamaru

   Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company, Deputy Head of Global Markets Company and Deputy Head of Global Products Unit      

Atsushi Takahashi

   Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Global Markets Company    Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company, Deputy Head of Global Products Unit, Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group, Deputy Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group and Deputy Chief Digital Innovation Officer

Tatsuya Yamada

   Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group and Deputy Head of IT & Systems Group    Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of IT & Systems Group and Deputy Head of Operations Group

 

8


Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Yuzo Kanamori    Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company, Deputy Head of Global Products Unit, Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group, Deputy Head of Operations Group and Deputy Chief Digital Innovation Officer    Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company and Deputy Head of Global Products Unit
Yasuto Hamanishi    Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company and Deputy Head of Global Products Unit      
Takafumi Matake    Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Human Resources Group      
Asashi Katou    Executive Officer*2    General Manager for IT & Systems Group    Executive Officer*2    General Manager of IT & Systems Promotion Department
Masaharu Asahi    Executive Officer*2    General Manager for Research & Consulting Unit      
Masahiro Kosugi    Executive Officer*2    General Manager of Accounting Department       General Manager of Accounting Department
Kosuke Nakamura    Retired    (Have a role at
MHSC) *3
   Deputy President & Executive Officer*1    Head of Corporate & Institutional Company
Akira Sugano    Retired*4       Deputy President & Executive Officer*1    Head of Global Corporate Company

 

9


Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Keiichiro Ogushi    Retired       Senior Managing Executive Officer*1    Head of Research & Consulting Unit
Shinji Taniguchi    Retired       Managing Executive Officer*1    Head of Global Products Unit
Hiroshi Suehiro    Retired       Deputy President & Executive Officer*2    Head of the Americas
Yasuo Agemura    Retired       Senior Managing Executive Officer*2    In charge of Specific Business of Global Markets Company
Tetsuhiko Saito    Retired       Senior Managing Executive Officer*2    In charge of Specific Business of Retail & Business Banking Company
Amane Oshima    Retired       Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Global Markets Company
Nobumitsu Watanabe    Retired       Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Global Corporate Company, Deputy Head of Global Markets Company and Deputy Head of Global Products Unit
Isao Nakamura    Retired    (Have a role at MHTB)    Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Corporate & Institutional Company and Deputy Chief Digital Innovation Officer
Hiroto Koda    Retired       Managing Executive Officer*2    Deputy Head of Human Resources Group

 

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Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Masahiko Abe    Retired    (Have a role at MHBK)    Executive Officer*2    General Manager of Corporate & Institutional Coordination Department
Daisuke Horiuchi    Retired    (Have a role at MHBK)    Executive Officer*2    General Manager of Branch Banking Department
Takuya Ito    Retired    (Have a role at MHBK)    Executive Officer*2    General Manager of Global Corporate Coordination Department

 

(Note)        *1:     Executive Officers as Defined in the Companies Act
       *2:     Executive Officers as Defined in Our Internal Regulations
       *3:     Mr. Kosuke Nakamura will be appointed Chairman of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC) in late June 2018
       *4:     Mr. Akira Sugano will be appointed President & CEO (Representative Director) of Asset Management One Co., Ltd. on April 1, 2018.

 

Name

  

New Position

(to become effective in late June 2018)

  

Current Position

Hisashi Kikuchi    Member of the Board of Directors, Managing Executive Officer*1    Head of Strategic Planning Group    (Mentioned above)   

 

(Note) *1: Executive Officers as Defined in the Companies Act

 

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[Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK)]

 

Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Tatsufumi Sakai    Member of the Board of Directors (not full-time)         
Koji Nishiwaki    Member of the Board of Directors (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)         
Takeshi Watanabe    Senior Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Specially Assigned Matters and In charge of Credit of Corporate & Institutional Division and Global Corporate Division    Senior Managing Executive Officer    Head of Credit Group
Daisuke Yamada    Senior Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Digital Innovation Department    Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Digital Innovation Department
Akira Nakamura    Senior Managing Executive Officer    Head of Corporate & Institutional Division    Managing Executive Officer    Head of Corporate & Institutional Division
Teiji Teramoto    Senior Managing Executive Officer    Head of the Americas    Managing Executive Officer    Head of Global Corporate Division
Seiji Imai    Senior Managing Executive Officer    Head of Global Corporate Division    Managing Executive Officer    Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia
Motonori Wakabayashi    Managing Executive Officer    Head of Research & Consulting Unit    Managing Executive Officer    Head of Research & Consulting Unit and In charge of Banking
Goji Fujishiro    Managing Executive Officer    Head of Global Products Unit    Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Banking

 

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Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Kouji Yonei    Managing Executive
Officer
   Joint Head of IT & Systems Group and General Manager of IT & Systems Promotion Department    Managing Executive Officer    Joint Head of IT & Systems Group and General Manager of IT & Systems Planning Department
Nobuhisa Zama    Managing Executive
Officer
   In charge of Credit of Retail & Business Banking Division    Managing Executive Officer    Joint Head of Credit Group
Naoto Takahashi    Managing Executive
Officer
   In charge of Specific Duties of Strategic Planning Group    Managing Executive Officer    Joint Head of Strategic Planning Group
Riki Shibata    Managing Executive
Officer
   Co-Head of Global Markets Division    Managing Executive Officer    General Manager of Global Markets Coordination Department
Yukinobu Maruyama    Managing Executive
Officer
   In charge of Banking    Executive Officer    General Manager of Tokyo-Chuo Branch Department No.2
Hidenobu Mukai    Managing Executive
Officer
   Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking Division    Executive Officer    General Manager of Personal Banking Coordination Department
Masaki Seki    Managing Executive
Officer
   In charge of Banking and In charge of Specific Global Corporations    Executive Officer    Joint Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia
Takuya Kogiso    Managing Executive
Officer
   In charge of Banking    Executive Officer    General Manager of Tokyo Main Office Department No.2
Hidekatsu Take    Managing Executive
Officer
   Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia    Executive Officer    Joint Head of the Americas
Masahiko Abe    Managing Executive
Officer
   In charge of Banking    Executive Officer    General Manager of Corporate & Institutional Coordination Department

 

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Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Hisashi Kikuchi

   Managing Executive
Officer
  

Head of Strategic

Planning Group and General Manager of Corporate Secretariat

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Corporate Secretariat

Akihito Mochizuki

   Managing Executive
Officer
   In charge of Specific Duties of Strategic Planning Group    Executive Officer    General Manager of Planning Administration Department

Asashi Katou

   Executive Officer    General Manager for IT & Systems Group    Executive Officer    General Manager of IT & Systems Promotion Department

Hidetoshi Kaji

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Personal Consulting Department      

Daisuke Horiuchi

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Ginzadori Branch    Executive Officer    General Manager of Branch Banking Department

Takuya Ito

   Executive Officer    Joint Head of the Americas    Executive Officer    General Manager of Global Corporate Coordination Department

Seiichi Okuyama

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Tokyo-Chuo Branch Department No.2       General Manager of Yaesuguchi Branch Department No.2

Takuhiko Tochiori

   Executive Officer    Joint Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia and General Manager of Asia & Oceania Corporate Banking Department      

General Manager

of Singapore

Corporate

Banking

Department

Norio Sumi

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Corporate Banking Department No.7       General Manager of Corporate Banking Department No.7

Naoto Oohitsu

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Innovative Startups Coordination Department       General Manager of Innovative Startups Coordination Department

 

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Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Toru Namie

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Tokyo Main Office and General Manager of Tokyo Main Office Department No.1       General Manager of Branch Banking Department No.9

Masahiko Kato

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Seoul Branch       General Manager of Seoul Branch

Michiko Morizono

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Kichijoji Branch       General Manager of Kichijoji Branch

Masahiro Kosugi

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Accounting Department       General Manager of Accounting Department

Masahiro Shimabayashi

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Sapporo Branch and General Manager of Sapporo Corporate Banking Department       General Manager of Sapporo Branch and General Manager of Sapporo Corporate Banking Department

Kazunori Seta

   Executive Officer    General Manager of e-Business Department       General Manager of e-Business Department

Fumio Tajima

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Corporate Banking Department No.17       General Manager of Corporate Banking Department No.17

Yasuhiro Sato

   Retired    (Have a role at MHFG)*1    Member of the Board of Directors (not full-time)   

Ryusuke Aya

   Retired    (Have a role at MHFG)    Member of the Board of Directors (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)   

Kosuke Nakamura

   Retired    (Have a role at MHSC)*2    Deputy President & Executive Officer    In charge of Special Missions

Hiroshi Suehiro

   Retired       Deputy President & Executive Officer    Head of the America

Tetsuhiko Saito

   Retired       Senior Managing Executive Officer    Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking Division

 

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Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Amane Oshima    Retired       Managing Executive Officer    Co-Head of Global Markets Division
Yasuhisa Fujiki    Retired       Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Banking and In charge of Specific Global Corporations
Hiroyuki Mori    Retired       Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Banking
Shinji Taniguchi    Retired       Managing Executive Officer    Head of Global Products Unit
Hiroshi Itabashi    Retired    (Have a role at MHTB)    Managing Executive Officer    Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking Division
Yohei Senba    Retired       Executive Officer    General Manager of Personal Consulting Department
Nobuyuki Kuratani    Retired       Executive Officer    General Manager of Ginzadori Branch
Yutaka Akutagawa    Retired    (Have a role at MHTB)    Executive Officer    General Manager of Corporate Banking Department No.4

 

(Note)        *1:     Mr. Yasuhiro Sato will be appointed Chairman, Executive Officer as defined in the Companies Act of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG) on April 1, 2018 and will be appointed Chairman of MHFG in late June 2018.
       *2:     Mr. Kosuke Nakamura will be appointed Chairman of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC) in late June 2018.

 

Name

  

New Position

(to become effective in late June 2018)

  

Current Position

Hisashi Kikuchi    Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer    Head of Strategic Planning Group    (Mentioned above)   
Kazutoshi Narita    Member of the Board of Directors (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)          General Manager of Corporate Banking Department No.3

 

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Name

  

New Position

(to become effective in late June 2018)

  

Current Position

Shigeo Ohara*    Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director) (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)         
Yuta Chiba    Retired      

Member of the Board of Directors (Audit & Supervisory Committee

Member)

  
Isao Imai    Retired      

Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director) (Audit & Supervisory Committee

Member)

  

(Note) * : Brief Personal Record of Mr. Shigeo Ohara is as follows

 

Name

  Shigeo Ohara

Date of Birth

  Mar. 8,1945

Education

  Mar. 1968   Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo

Business Experience

  Joined Ministry of Finance Japan in Apr. 1968
  Jul. 1973   District Director of Sakyo Tax Office
  Jul. 1994   Deputy Director-General of the Tax Bureau, Minister’s Secretariat of Ministry of Finance Japan
  Jan. 1998   Director-General of the Tax Bureau of Ministry of Finance Japan
  Jul. 2001   Commissioner of National Tax Agency
  Jul. 2002   Deputy Governor of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries Finance Corporation
  Aug. 2005   Chairman of Federation of National Public Service Personnel Mutual Aid Associations
  Jun. 2018   Member of the Board of Directors (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (scheduled)

 

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[Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (MHTB)]

 

Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Toshio Sobue    Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer    Head of Risk Management Group and Head of Compliance Group    Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer    Head of Risk Management Group, Head of Compliance Group and Head of Credit Group
Tatsufumi Sakai    Member of the Board of Directors (not full-time)         
Isao Nakamura    Deputy President & Executive Officer    Head of Business Promotion    Managing Executive Officer    Head of Corporate & Institutional Division and Joint Head of Strategic Planning, Financial Control & Accounting Group
Takeshi Watanabe    Senior Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Specially Assigned Matters and In charge of Credit of Corporate & Institutional Division      
Nobuhisa Zama    Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Credit of Retail & Business Banking Division      
Hiroshi Itabashi    Managing Executive Officer    Head of Corporate & Institutional Division and Joint Head of Strategic Planning, Financial Control & Accounting Group      
Masao Kanamaru    Managing Executive Officer    Head of Global Markets Division, Co-Head of Global Products Unit and Head of Custody & Structured Products and R&D Business Unit    Executive Officer    General Manager of Treasury Department

 

18


Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Hideki Daimon    Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Trust & Banking    Executive Officer    General Manager of Corporate & Institutional Coordination Department
Yutaka Akutagawa    Executive Officer    General Manager of Corporate & Institutional Coordination Department      
Shinya Matake    Executive Officer    General Manager of Trust Business Department I    Executive Officer    General Manager of Corporate Planning Department
Fumiaki Tanaka    Executive Officer    General Manager of Internal Audit Department       General Manager of Executive Secretariat
Yuji Goto    Executive Officer    General Manager of Real Estate Business Coordination Department       General Manager of Real Estate Business Coordination Department
Masato Tsuruoka    Executive Officer    General Manager of Consulting Department       General Manager of Consulting Department
Mitsuhiro Morishita    Executive Officer    General Manager of Frontier Trust Business R&D Department       General Manager of Frontier Trust Business R&D Department
Yasuhiro Kinoshita    Executive Officer    General Manager of Retail & Business Banking Coordination Department       General Manager of Retail & Business Banking Coordination Department
Yasuhiro Sato    Retired    (Have a role at MHFG)*    Member of the Board of Directors (not full-time)   
Makoto Okayama    Retired       Deputy President & Executive Officer    Head of Business Promotion
Nobumitsu Watanabe    Retired       Managing Executive Officer    Head of Global Markets Division, Co-Head of Global Products Unit and Head of Custody & Structured Products and R&D Business Unit

 

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Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Satoru Ochiai    Retired       Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Trust & Banking
Isao Jinno    Retired       Executive Officer    General Manager of Trust Business Department VIII

 

(Note)        * :     Mr. Yasuhiro Sato will be appointed Chairman, Executive Officer as defined in the Companies Act of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG) on April 1, 2018 and will be appointed Chairman of MHFG in late June 2018.

 

20


[Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC)]

 

Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Naofumi Fuke    Deputy President and Deputy President & Executive Officer    Head of Retail & Business Banking Division    Senior Executive Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer    Head of Retail & Business Banking Division
Atsushi Takahashi    Deputy President and Deputy President & Executive Officer    Head of Global Markets Division and Head of Global Markets   

Executive Managing Director and Managing

Executive Officer

   Head of Strategic Planning Group, Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group, In charge of Investment Dept. and Head of Global Finance
Tatsuya Yamada    Senior Executive Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer    Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group, Head of IT & Systems Group, Head of Global Finance and Head of Global IT   

Managing

Executive Officer

   Head of IT & Systems Group, Head of Operations Group and Head of Global IT
Masaya Oishi    Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer    Head of Fund Business Division and In charge of JA Sales Dept. of Global Markets Division   

Executive Managing Director and Managing

Executive Officer

   In charge of JA Sales Dept. of Global Markets Division and In charge of Retail & Business Banking Division
Yuzo Kanamori    Executive Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer    Head of Strategic Planning Group, Head of Operations Group, In charge of Investment Dept. and In charge of Markets Strategic Intelligence Dept.   

Managing

Executive Officer

   Head of Products Business Division and Co-Head of Global Investment Banking
Tatsufumi Sakai   

Member of the Board of Directors

(not full-time)

        

 

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Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Yasuto Hamanishi

  

Senior Managing

Executive Officer

   Co-Head of Global Investment Banking Division, Head of Investment Banking Business Division, Head of Products Business Division, Head of Syndication Business Division, Head of Global Investment Banking and Head of Global Syndicate   

Senior Managing

Executive Officer

   Co-Head of Global Investment Banking Division, Head of Investment Banking Business Division and Co-Head of Global Investment Banking

Takafumi Matake

  

Managing

Executive Officer

   Head of Human Resources Group and In charge of Executive Secretariat   

Managing

Executive Officer

   Joint Head of Retail & Business Banking Division (In charge of Retail Business)

Kazumichi Komatsu

  

Managing

Executive Officer

   In charge of Retail & Business Banking    Executive Officer    General Manager of Kyoto Branch

Yasuhiro Shibata

   Executive Officer    Attached to Global Markets Division and Deputy President of Mizuho Securities USA LLC    Executive Officer    Co-Head of Fixed Income Business Division and Deputy President of Mizuho Securities USA LLC

Seiichiro Miyaoka

   Executive Officer    Joint Head of Global Markets Division    Executive Officer    Head of Syndication Business Division and Head of Global Syndicate

Masahiro Kihara

   Executive Officer    General Manager of Financial Planning Dept.    Executive Officer    General Manager of Risk Management Dept.

Shinsuke Kawamoto

   Executive Officer    In charge of Retail & Business Banking       Senior Executive of Corporate Business Division

Ryoichi Kojima

   Executive Officer    Head of Area of Retail & Business Banking Division       Head of Area of Retail & Business Banking Division

 

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Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Hideki Ashikari    Executive Officer    General Manager of Kyoto Branch       Head of Area of Retail & Business Banking Division
Yasuto Sengoku    Executive Officer    Joint Head of Internal Audit Group       Senior Executive of Investment Banking Business Division
Norifumi Akiyama    Executive Officer    Attached to Strategic Planning Group and President & CEO of Mizuho Securities Asia Limited       Attached to Strategic Planning Group and President & CEO of Mizuho Securities Asia Limited
Kenya Koshimizu    Executive Officer    Co-Head of Fixed Income Business Division      
Jun Mochizuki    Executive Officer    In charge of Global Investment Banking Business       Joint Head of Products Business Division
Satoshi Asai    Executive Officer    General Manager of Global Strategy Dept.       General Manager of Financial Planning Dept.
Hiroto Koda    Deputy President (Representative Director)       Deputy President (Representative Director) and Deputy President & Executive Officer    Head of Human Resources Group, In charge of Executive Secretariat, In charge of Markets Strategic Intelligence Dept. and Attached to Strategic Planning Group
Yasuo Agemura    Retired       Deputy President and Deputy President & Executive Officer    Head of Global Markets Division and Head of Global Markets
Yasuhiro Sato    Retired    (Have a role at MHFG)*   

Member of the Board of Directors

(not full-time)

  
Takahisa Shirota    Retired       Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Retail & Business Banking
Hiroki Takeshi    Retired    (Please see the schedule of late June 2018 on the next page)    Managing Executive Officer    In charge of Retail & Business Banking

 

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Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2018)

  

Current Position

Taizo Tomita    Retired       Executive Officer    General Manager of Head Office Sales Dept.II
Nobufusa Takeuchi    Retired       Executive Officer    In charge of Global Investment Banking Business
Hidetoshi Kaji    Retired    (Have a role at MHBK)    Executive Officer    Senior Corporate Officer (Attached to Head of Retail & Business Banking Division)

 

                   * :     Mr. Yasuhiro Sato will be appointed Chairman, Executive Officer as defined in the Companies Act of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG) on April 1, 2018 and will be appointed Chairman of MHFG in late June 2018.

 

Name

  

New Position (Effective as of April 2, 2018)

  

Current Position

Tatsuya Yamada    Senior Executive Managing Director (Representative Director) and Senior Managing Executive Officer    Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group, Head of IT & Systems Group, Head of Global Finance and Head of Global IT    (Mentioned above)   
Hiroto Koda    Retired       (Mentioned above)   

 

Name

  

New Position

(to become effective in late June 2018)

  

Current Position

Kosuke Nakamura    Chairman                            
Hiroki Takeshi   

Member of the Board of Directors

(Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

        
Yasuhiko Imaizumi    Retired       Chairman   

 

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Name

  

New Position

(to become effective in late June 2018)

  

Current Position

Takehiko Iida    Retired      

Member of the Board of Directors

(Audit & Supervisory Committee Member)

  

Management changes above are on the assumption that any permission required will be obtained from the relevant authorities.

 

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