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 January 2014
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)
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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: | January 17, 2014 | |
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Hideyuki Takahashi | |
| Name: | Hideyuki Takahashi | |
| Title: | Deputy President / Group CFO | |
January 17, 2014
To whom it may concern
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Re: Management Changes for the Mizuho Financial Group
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces changes in the executive officer :
| Name |
New Position (Effective as of January 20, 2014) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Shinya Wako |
Managing Executive Officer |
In charge of compliance with US FBO Regulation |
— | |||||
[Business Experience, etc.]
| Name | Shinya Wako | |||
| Date of Birth | Oct. 6, 1956 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1980 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1980 | |||
| Apr. 2007 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Global Structured Finance Division of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2008 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa | |||
| July 2010 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of the Americas | |||
| July 2013 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of the Americas of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.(current) |
| Tel: +81-(0)3-5224-2026 Public Relations Office Corporate Communications Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. |