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 2015
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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| Date: March 13, 2015 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Junichi Shinbo | |
| Name: | Junichi Shinbo | |
| Title: | Managing Executive Officer / Group CFO | |
March 13, 2015
To whom it may concern
| Company Name | : Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |
| Representative | : Yasuhiro Sato, President & CEO | |
| Address | : 1-5-5 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | |
| Security Code | : 8411 (Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Section) | |
Re: Management Changes for the Mizuho Financial Group
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces changes in the directors, corporate auditors 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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Tel: +81-(0)3-5224-2026
Public Relations Department
Corporate Communications
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc
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[Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG)]
| 1. | Directors |
| (1) | Director Nominees to be considered at the ordinary general meeting of shareholders of MHFG on June, 2015 (“The Shareholders Meeting”) |
| Mr. Yasuhiro Sato* | (Reappointment) | |
| Mr. Shusaku Tsuhara* | (New appointment) | |
| Mr. Ryusuke Aya* | (Reappointment) | |
| Mr. Junichi Shinbo* | (Reappointment) | |
| Mr. Koji Fujiwara* | (Reappointment) | |
| Mr. Hideyuki Takahashi | (Reappointment) | |
| Mr. Nobukatsu Funaki | (Reappointment) | |
| Mr. Mitsuo Ohashi | (Reappointment, Outside Director) | |
| Mr. Tetsuo Seki | (New appointment, Outside Director) | |
| Mr Takashi Kawamura | (Reappointment, Outside Director) | |
| Mr. Tatsuo Kainaka | (Reappointment, Outside Director) | |
| Mr. Hirotake Abe | (New appointment, Outside Director) | |
| Ms. Hiroko Ota | (Reappointment, Outside Director) | |
Total of 13 nominees
(Note) Asterisks indicate directors expected to concurrently serve as executive officers.
| (2) | Directors scheduled to retire at the end of the Shareholders Meeting |
| Mr. Yasunori Tsujita | (Currently Director, Deputy President & Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer) and scheduled to be Director (not full-time) as of April 1, 2015) | |
| Mr. Akihiko Nomiyama | (Currently Outside Director) | |
| Mr. Kanemitsu Anraku | (Currently Outside Director) | |
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| (3) | 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
Ms. Hiroko Ota
Appointee as Deputy Chairman
Mr. Hideyuki Takahashi
| (4) | Members of Committees to be considered at the Board meeting to be held following the Shareholders Meeting |
| Nominating Committee | ||||
| Chairman | Mr. Mitsuo Ohashi | (Outside Director) | ||
| Member | Mr. Takashi Kawamura | (Outside Director) | ||
| Member | Mr. Tatsuo Kainaka | (Outside Director) | ||
| Member | Ms. Hiroko Ota | (Outside Director) | ||
| Compensation Committee | ||||
| Chairman | Mr. Tatsuo Kainaka | (Outside Director) | ||
| Member | Mr. Tetsuo Seki | (Outside Director) | ||
| Member | Mr. Takashi Kawamura | (Outside Director) | ||
| Audit Committee | ||||
| Chairman | Mr. Hideyuki Takahashi | |||
| Member | Mr. Tetsuo Seki | (Outside Director) | ||
| Member | Mr. Tatsuo Kainaka | (Outside Director) | ||
| Member | Mr. Hirotake Abe | (Outside Director) | ||
| Member | Mr. Nobukatsu Funaki | |||
| Risk Committee | ||||
| Chairman | Mr. Hideyuki Takahashi | |||
| Member | Mr. Hidetaka Kawakita | (Outside Expert) | ||
| Member | Ms. Izumi Kobayashi | (Outside Expert) | ||
| (Note) Mr. Hidetaka Kawakita and Ms. Izumi Kobayashi are outside experts appointed by the Board of Directors of MHFG. | ||||
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| (5) | Brief Personal Records of Newly Nominated Directors |
| Name | Shusaku Tsuhara | |||
| Date of Birth | Jan. 6, 1960 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1983 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Keio University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1983 | |||
| Apr. 2010 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Executive Secretariat of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||
| Apr. 2012 | Managing Executive Officer of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |||
| July 2013 | Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) | |||
| Name | Tetsuo Seki | |||
| Date of Birth | July 29, 1938 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1963 | Graduated from School of Economics, Osaka University | ||
| Business Experience | Apr. 1963 | Joined Yawata Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. | ||
| June 1993 | Director of Nippon Steel Corporation | |||
| Apr. 1997 | Managing Director | |||
| Apr. 2000 | Representative Director and Executive Vice President | |||
| June 2003 | Executive Advisor | |||
| June 2004 | Senior Corporate Auditor | |||
| June 2004 | Independent Director of Terumo Corporation (until Sep. 2008) | |||
| Mar. 2007 | Outside Director of Sapporo Holdings Limited (until Sep. 2008) | |||
| June 2007 | Outside Director of Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc. (until Sep. 2008) | |||
| Oct. 2007 | Chairperson of The Japan Corporate Auditors Association (until Oct. 2008) | |||
| Oct. 2007 | Outside Director of Japan Post Holdings Co., Ltd. (until Sep. 2008) | |||
| June 2008 | Executive Advisor of Nippon Steel Corporation (until Sep. 2008) | |||
| Oct. 2008 | President (Representative Director) of The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd. | |||
| June 2013 | General Advisor (current) | |||
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| Name | Hirotake Abe | |||
| Date of Birth | Nov. 13, 1944 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1968 | Graduated from Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University | ||
| Aug. 1984 | Completed Wharton International Advanced Management Program, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | |||
| Business Experience | Jan. 1970 | Joined Tohmatsu Awoki & Co. | ||
| June 1985 | Temporarily transferred Deloitte & Touche New York Office | |||
| July 1990 | Senior Partner of Tomatsu & Co. | |||
| June 2001 | CEO (until May 2007) | |||
| June 2004 | Executive Member of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited | |||
| June 2007 | Senior Adviser of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (until Dec. 2009) | |||
| Jan. 2010 | Established the Certified Public Accountant Hirotake Abe Office (current) | |||
| June 2010 | Corporate Auditor of CONEXIO Corporation (current) | |||
| June 2010 | Corporate Auditor of Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (until Oct. 2012) | |||
| June 2011 | Corporate Auditor of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (current) | |||
| Oct. 2012 | Corporate Auditor of NIPPON STEEL & SUMITOMO METAL CORPORATION (current) | |||
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| 2. | Changes in Executive Officers |
| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Toshitsugu Okabe | Deputy President & Executive Officer*1 (Representative Executive Officer) | Head of Strategic Planning and Management Control (Personal Banking, Retail Banking and Corporate Banking) and Strategic Planning (Priority Assignments) | Deputy President & Executive Officer*1 | Head of Strategic Planning and Management Control (Personal Banking, Retail Banking and Corporate Banking) | ||||
| Mr. Akira Sugano | Senior Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Strategic Planning and Management Control (International Banking, Investment Banking, Transaction and Asset Management) and Strategic Planning (Priority Assignments) | Senior Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Strategic Planning and Management Control (International Banking, Investment Banking and Asset Management) | ||||
| Mr. Shusaku Tsuhara | Senior Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Compliance Group | — | |||||
| Mr. Tetsuhiko Saito | Senior Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Personal Banking Unit | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Head of Personal Banking Unit and Head of Retail Banking Unit | ||||
| Mr. Katsunobu Motohashi | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Asset Management Unit | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Head of Asset Management Unit | ||||
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| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Keiichiro Ogushi | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Retail Banking Unit and Head of Corporate Banking Unit | — | |||||
| Mr. Tatsufumi Sakai | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of International Banking Unit | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Head of International Banking Unit | ||||
| Mr. Daisuke Yamada | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Corporate Banking Unit (Large Corporations) | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Head of Corporate Banking Unit (Large Corporations) | ||||
| Mr. Kazuya Kobayashi | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Investment Banking Unit and Head of Transaction Banking Unit | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Head of Investment Banking Unit | ||||
| Mr. Kenji Tsujitsugu | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Unit | — | |||||
| Mr. Satoshi Ishii | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Human Resources Group | Executive Officer*2 | General Manager of Corporate Secretariat and General Manager for Executive Secretariat | ||||
| Mr. Hiroshi Suehiro | Senior Managing Executive Officer*2 | In charge of Compliance with US FBO Regulation | Managing Executive Officer*2 | In charge of Compliance with US FBO Regulation | ||||
| Mr. Kouji Arita | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Joint Head of Operations Group | Executive Officer*2 | General Manager of Operations Planning Division | ||||
| Mr. Masahiro Otsuka | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Joint Head of Personal Banking Unit | Executive Officer*2 | General Manager of Retail Banking Coordination Division | ||||
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| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Masato Monguchi | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of Risk Management Group and Deputy Head of Compliance Group | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of Compliance Group | ||||
| Mr. Tatsuya Yamada | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of IT & Systems Group and Deputy Head of Operations Group | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of IT & Systems Group | ||||
| Mr. Hiroto Koda | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of Retail Banking Unit and Deputy Head of Corporate Banking Unit | — | |||||
| Mr. Naomi Tsumura | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of Compliance Group | — | |||||
| Mr. Yasuto Hamanishi | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of Corporate Banking Unit | — | |||||
| Mr. Hidenobu Mukai | Executive Officer*2 | General Manager of Personal Banking Coordination Division | — | General Manager of Corporate Planning Division | ||||
| Mr. Masamichi Ishikawa | Executive Officer*2 | General Manager of Asset Management Coordination Division | — | General Manager of Asset Management Coordination Division | ||||
| Mr. Makoto Umemiya | Executive Officer*2 | General Manager of Financial Planning Division | — | General Manager of Financial Planning Division | ||||
| Mr. Goji Fujishiro | Executive Officer*2 | General Manager of Executive Secretariat | — | General Manager of Executive Secretariat | ||||
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| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Shuji Kojima | Executive Officer*2 | General Manager of Compliance Division | — | General Manager of Compliance Division | ||||
| Mr. Naoto Takahashi | Executive Officer*2 | General Manager of Next - Generation IT Systems Coordination Project Team and General Manager for Strategic Planning Group | — | General Manager of Next - Generation IT Systems Coordination Project Team and General Manager for Corporate Planning Division | ||||
| Mr. Yasunori Tsujita | Director (not full-time) | Director, Deputy President & Executive Officer*1 (Representative Executive Officer) | Head of Internal Control (Risk Management, Human Resources and Compliance) and Head of Compliance Group | |||||
| Mr. Masayuki Hoshi | Retired | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Unit and Head of Transaction Banking Unit | |||||
| Mr. Tomoshige Jingu | Retired | Managing Executive Officer*1 | Head of Human Resources Group | |||||
| Mr. Masayuki Yonetani | Retired | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Head of Corporate Banking Unit | |||||
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| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Takeru Watanabe | Retired | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of Personal Banking Unit and Deputy Head of Retail Banking Unit | |||||
| Mr. Tsuyoshi Hatsuzawa | Retired | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of Risk Management Group | |||||
| Mr. Kenichi Minamitani | Retired | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of Compliance Group | |||||
| Mr. Shuzo Fujii | Retired | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of Corporate Banking Unit | |||||
| Mr. Masaya Usuha | Retired | Managing Executive Officer*2 | Deputy Head of Operations Group | |||||
| Mr. Akira Nakamura | Retired | Executive Officer*2 | General Manager of Corporate Banking Coordination Division (Large Corporations) | |||||
| (Note) | *1: Executive Officers as Defined in the Companies Act | |
| *2: Executive Officers as Defined in Our Internal Regulations |
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| (Brief Personal Record of New Representative Executive Officer) | ||||
| Name | Toshitsugu Okabe | |||
| Date of Birth | May 2, 1956 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1980 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, Chuo University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1980 | |||
| Apr. 2008 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Executive Secretariat of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||
| Apr. 2009 | Managing Executive Officer of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2012 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Retail Banking Unit | |||
| Managing Executive Officer (not full-time), in charge of coordination with Retail Banking Unit of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | ||||
| Apr. 2013 | Deputy President & Executive Officer, Deputy President (Personal Banking Unit and Retail Banking Unit) of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||
| Deputy President, Deputy President (Personal Banking Unit and Retail Banking Unit) and Head of Internal Audit Group of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (until July 2013) | ||||
| Deputy President & Executive Officer, Deputy President (In charge of coordination with Personal Banking Unit and Retail Banking Unit of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd.) and Head of Internal Audit Group of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (until July 2013) | ||||
| June 2013 | Deputy President, Deputy President (Personal Banking Unit and Retail Banking Unit) of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (until Sep. 2013) | |||
| July 2013 | Deputy President, Deputy President (Personal Banking Unit and Retail Banking Unit) and Head of Internal Audit Group of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (until Apr. 2014) | |||
| Sep. 2013 | Deputy President, Deputy President (Personal Banking Unit and Retail Banking Unit) and Head of Compliance Group of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (until Apr. 2014) | |||
| Nov. 2013 | Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Compliance Group of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. | |||
| Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Compliance Group of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | ||||
| Apr. 2014 | Deputy President, Deputy President (Head of Strategic Planning and Management Control (Personal Banking, Retail Banking and Corporate Banking)) of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||
| June 2014 | Deputy President & Executive Officer, Head of Strategic Planning and Management Control (Personal Banking, Retail Banking and Corporate Banking) (current) | |||
| Number of shares of our common stock owned (as of September 30, 2014): 556,900 | ||||
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| (Brief Personal Records of New Executive Officers) | ||||
| Name | Shusaku Tsuhara | |||
| Date of Birth | ||||
| Education | See “Brief Personal Records of Newly Nominated Directors” | |||
| Business Experience | ||||
| Name | Keiichiro Ogushi | |||
| Date of Birth | Aug. 20, 1960 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1983 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, Keio University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1983 | |||
| Apr. 2009 | General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 12 of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2011 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Banking Coordination Division | |||
| Apr. 2012 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Banking Coordination Division (Large Corporations) of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Banking Coordination Division (Large Corporations) of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2013 | Managing Executive Officer of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. Managing Executive Officer of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |||
| July 2013 | Managing Executive Officer of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) | |||
| Name | Kenji Tsujitsugu | |||
| Date of Birth | Nov. 12, 1962 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1985 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1985 | |||
| Apr. 2010 | General Manager of Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Coordination Department of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2011 | General Manager of Financial Institutions Banking Division No. 2 | |||
| Apr. 2012 | General Manager of Fukuoka Corporate Banking Division | |||
| Apr. 2013 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Fukuoka Corporate Banking Division | |||
| July 2013 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Fukuoka Corporate Banking Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) | |||
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| Name | Hiroto Koda | |||
| Date of Birth | June 8, 1959 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1982 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1982 | |||
| May 2009 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Global Corporate Planning Dept., Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2011 | Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Global Corporate Planning Dept., Strategic Research Dept., Overseas Office Administration Dept., Beijing Representative Office, Shanghai Representative Office, Mumbai Representative Office, BCP Office and Corporate Communications Dept. | |||
| Apr. 2012 | Managing Executive Officer, in charge of Corporate Planning Dept., Business Planning & Promotion Dept., Strategic Research Dept. and Corporate Communications Dept. | |||
| Jan. 2013 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Strategic Planning Group | |||
| Apr. 2014 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division, Joint Head of Strategic Planning Group | |||
| Oct. 2014 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division, Attached to Strategic Planning Group (current) | |||
| Name | Naomi Tsumura | |||
| Date of Birth | Aug. 12, 1959 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1982 | Graduated from Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1982 | |||
| May 2009 | Joint Head of Asset Management Group, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2011 | Executive Officer, in charge of Executive Secretariat and Human Resources Dept. | |||
| Apr. 2012 | Executive Officer, Head of Compliance Division, in charge of Administration Dept., Executive Secretariat, Human Resources Dept. and Legal Dept. | |||
| Jan. 2013 | Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources Group, in charge of Executive Secretariat | |||
| Apr. 2013 | Executive Officer, Joint Head of Internal Audit Division (current) | |||
| Name | Yasuto Hamanishi | |||
| Date of Birth | Oct. 11, 1959 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1984 | Graduated from Faculty of Commerce, Doshisha University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1984 | |||
| Apr. 2010 | Head of Capital Markets Group, Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2012 | Executive Officer, Head of Capital Markets Group (current) | |||
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| Name | Hidenobu Mukai | |||
| Date of Birth | Oct. 27, 1963 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1987 | Graduated from Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1987 | |||
| Oct. 2008 | Head of Project Management Office of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |||
| July 2011 | General Manager of Personal Marketing Division | |||
| Apr. 2013 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |||
| July 2013 | General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) | |||
| Name | Masamichi Ishikawa | |||
| Date of Birth | Mar. 28, 1964 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1987 | Graduated from School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1987 | |||
| Jan. 2010 | Deputy General Manager of Derivative Products Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2012 | General Manager of Asset Management Coordination Division of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (until July 2013) General Manager of Asset Management Coordination Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (until July 2013) | |||
| Apr. 2013 | General Manager of Asset Management Coordination Division of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) | |||
| July 2013 | General Manager of Asset Management Coordination Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) | |||
| Name | Makoto Umemiya | |||
| Date of Birth | Dec. 23, 1964 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1987 | Graduated from School of Economics, Osaka University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1987 | |||
| Jan. 2006 | Deputy General Manager of Portfolio Management Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2012 | General Manager of Osaka Branch of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2014 | General Manager of Financial Planning Division of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) General Manager of Financial Planning Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) | |||
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| Name | Goji Fujishiro | |||
| Date of Birth | Jan. 5, 1965 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1987 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Keio University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1987 | |||
| Apr. 2010 | General Manager of Shinagawa Branch of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2012 | General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 17 of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |||
| July 2013 | General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 17 of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2014 | General Manager of Executive Secretariat of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) General Manager of Executive Secretariat of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) | |||
| Name | Shuji Kojima | |||
| Date of Birth | Jan. 9, 1965 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1987 | Graduated from School of Commerce, Meiji University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1987 | |||
| July 2009 | Head of Subsidiaries and Affiliates Management Office of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |||
| July 2011 | General Manager of Shinjuku-Nishiguchi Branch and General Manager of Shinjuku-Nishiguchi Branch Division I | |||
| Apr. 2013 | General Manager of Commercial Finance Division for Small Corporations of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Nov. 2013 | General Manager of Compliance Division of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) General Manager of Compliance Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) | |||
| Name | Naoto Takahashi | |||
| Date of Birth | Jan. 11, 1965 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1987 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Keio University | ||
| Business Experience | Joined in Apr. 1987 | |||
| Apr. 2008 | Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||
| Dec. 2011 | Joint General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (until Apr. 2013) | |||
| Apr. 2012 | Joint General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Joint General Manager of Corporate Planning Division of the former Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Apr. 2013 | General Manager of Nihonbashi Branch Division No. 2 of the former Mizuho Bank, Ltd. | |||
| Oct. 2014 | General Manager of Next-Generation IT Systems Coordination Project Team and General Manager for Corporate Planning Division of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) General Manager for Corporate Planning Division of Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) General Manager for Corporate Planning Department of Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (current) | |||
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(Reference) Shown below are Executive Officers as of April 1, 2015.
Executive Officers as Defined in the Companies Act
| President & CEO (Representative Executive Officer)* | Mr. Yasuhiro Sato | |||
| Deputy President & Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer) | Mr. Toshitsugu Okabe | Head of Strategic Planning and Management Control (Personal Banking, Retail Banking and Corporate Banking) and Strategic Planning (Priority Assignments) | ||
| Deputy President & Executive Officer | Mr. Daisaku Abe | Head of IT & Systems Group and Head of Operations Group | ||
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tadashi Kanki | Head of Internal Audit Group | ||
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Akira Sugano | Head of Strategic Planning and Management Control (International Banking, Investment Banking, Transaction and Asset Management) and Strategic Planning (Priority Assignments) | ||
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Shusaku Tsuhara | Head of Compliance Group | ||
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tetsuhiko Saito | Head of Personal Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Junichi Kato | Head of Markets Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Katsunobu Motohashi | Head of Asset Management Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Keiichiro Ogushi | Head of Retail Banking Unit and Head of Corporate Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tatsufumi Sakai | Head of International Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Daisuke Yamada | Head of Corporate Banking Unit (Large Corporations) | ||
| Managing Executive Officer* | Mr. Ryusuke Aya | Head of Risk Management Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer* | Mr. Junichi Shinbo | Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group | ||
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| Managing Executive Officer* | Mr. Koji Fujiwara | Head of Strategic Planning Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Kazuya Kobayashi | Head of Investment Banking Unit and Head of Transaction Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Kenji Tsujitsugu | Head of Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Satoshi Ishii | Head of Human Resources Group | ||
(Note) Asterisks indicate executive officers expected to concurrently serve as directors.
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Executive Officers as Defined in Our Internal Regulations
| Deputy President & Executive Officer | Mr. Masaaki Kono | Deputy President (Western Japan (Kinki, Chugoku, and Shikoku regions)) | ||
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Hiroshi Suehiro | In charge of Compliance with US FBO Regulation | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Haruki Nakamura | Joint Head of IT & Systems Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Kouji Arita | Joint Head of Operations Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Masahiro Otsuka | Joint Head of Personal Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tadashi Ohi | Deputy Head of Human Resources Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Shinya Tanaka | Deputy Head of Investment Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Masato Monguchi | Deputy Head of Risk Management Group and Deputy Head of Compliance Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Makoto Okayama | Deputy Head of Corporate Banking Unit (Large Corporations), Deputy Head of Corporate Banking Unit and Deputy Head of Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Nobumitsu Watanabe | Deputy Head of International Banking Unit, Deputy Head of Investment Banking Unit, Deputy Head of Transaction Banking Unit and Deputy Head of Markets Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Kazuhisa Sawa | Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group, Deputy Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group, Deputy Head of IT & Systems Group and Deputy Head of Operations Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Takashi Kamada | Deputy Head of Personal Banking Unit and Deputy Head of Retail Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Yoshihito Bando | Deputy Head of Asset Management Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Hideo Gamou | Deputy Head of Asset Management Unit | ||
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| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Shuichi Shimada | Deputy Head of International Banking Unit, Deputy Head of Investment Banking Unit and Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Hidefumi Kobayashi | Deputy Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group and Deputy Head of Risk Management Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Yoshio Shimizu | Deputy Head of International Banking Unit and Deputy Head of Investment Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tatsuya Yamada | Deputy Head of IT & Systems Group and Deputy Head of Operations Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tetsuhiro Sakamoto | Deputy Head of Human Resources Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Junichi Yamada | Deputy Head of Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Unit and Deputy Head of Markets Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Masuo Fukuda | Deputy Head of Corporate Banking Unit(Large Corporations) | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Shinya Hanamura | Deputy Head of Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Hiroto Koda | Deputy Head of Retail Banking Unit and Deputy Head of Corporate Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Naomi Tsumura | Deputy Head of Compliance Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Yasuto Hamanishi | Deputy Head of Corporate Banking Unit | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Kouji Yonei | General Manager of IT & Systems Planning Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Takahiko Yasuhara | General Manager of International Coordination Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Shinji Taniguchi | General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Hidenobu Mukai | General Manager of Personal Banking Coordination Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Masamichi Ishikawa | General Manager of Asset Management Coordination Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Makoto Umemiya | General Manager of Financial Planning Division | ||
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| Executive Officer | Mr. Goji Fujishiro | General Manager of Executive Secretariat | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Shuji Kojima | General Manager of Compliance Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Naoto Takahashi | General Manager of Next-Generation IT Systems Coordination Project Team | ||
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[Mizuho Bank., Ltd. (MHBK)]
| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Shusaku Tsuhara | Senior Managing Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer | Head of Compliance Group | Managing Executive Officer | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||||
| Mr. Hiroshi Suehiro | Senior Managing Executive Officer | Head of the Americas | Managing Executive Officer | Head of the Americas | ||||
| Mr. Takeshi Watanabe | Senior Managing Executive Officer | Co-Head of Credit Group | Managing Executive Officer | Co-Head of Credit Group | ||||
| Mr. Masayuki Yonetani | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Internal Audit Group | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Corporate Banking Unit | ||||
| Mr. Tomoshige Jingu | Managing Executive Officer | In charge of Corporate Banking | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Human Resources Group | ||||
| Mr. Keiichiro Ogushi | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Retail Banking Unit and Head of Corporate Banking Unit | Managing Executive Officer | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||||
| Mr. Kazuya Kobayashi | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Investment Banking Unit and Head of Transaction Banking Unit | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Investment Banking Unit | ||||
| Mr. Masahiro Miwa | Managing Executive Officer | In charge of Corporate Banking | Executive Officer | General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No.9 | ||||
| Mr. Kouji Arita | Managing Executive Officer | Joint Head of Operations Group | Executive Officer | General Manager of Operations Planning Division | ||||
| Mr. Takanori Nishiyama | Managing Executive Officer | In charge of Corporate Banking | Executive Officer | General Manager of Omiya Branch | ||||
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| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Teiji Teramoto | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa | Executive Officer | (Europe, Middle East and Africa) | ||||
| Mr. Kenji Tsujitsugu | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Unit | Executive Officer | General Manager of Fukuoka Corporate Banking Division | ||||
| Mr. Masahiro Otsuka | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Personal Banking Unit | Executive Officer | General Manager of Retail Banking Coordination Division | ||||
| Mr. Hiroyuki Mori | Managing Executive Officer | In charge of Corporate Banking | Executive Officer | General Manager of Kobunacho Branch Division No.2 | ||||
| Mr. Satoshi Ishii | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Human Resources Group | Executive Officer | General Manager of Corporate Secretariat and General Manager for Executive Secretariat | ||||
| Mr. Hisaaki Hirama | Executive Officer | General Manager of Nagoya Corporate Banking Division | Executive Officer | General Manager of Marunouchi-chuo Division No.1 | ||||
| Mr. Yasuyuki Shibata | Executive Officer | General Manager of Americas Treasury Division | — | General Manager of Americas Treasury Division | ||||
| Mr. Koichi Iida | Executive Officer | General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No.10 | — | General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No.10 | ||||
| Mr. Toyoki Oka | Executive Officer | General Manager for International Banking Unit, Mizuho Bank (China), Ltd. | — | General Manager for International Coordination Division, Mizuho Bank (China), Ltd. | ||||
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| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Ryuuichirou Oomori | Executive Officer | General Manager of Loan Business Development Division | — | General Manager of Loan Business Development Division | ||||
| Mr. Takeshi Oka | Executive Officer | General Manager for Business Collaboration Division (Securities & Trust Services) | — | General Manager of Group Human Resources Division | ||||
| Mr. Masanobu Kobayashi | Executive Officer | General Manager of Americas Corporate Banking Division No.1 | — | General Manager of Americas Corporate Banking Division No.1 | ||||
| Mr. Tooru Koike | Executive Officer | General Manager of Wealth Marketing Division | — | General Manager of Wealth Marketing Division | ||||
| Mr. Yohei Senba | Executive Officer | General Manager of Branch Banking Division No.3 | — | General Manager of Branch Banking Division No.3 | ||||
| Mr. Hidenobu Mukai | Executive Officer | General Manager of Personal Banking Coordination Division | — | General Manager of Corporate Planning Division | ||||
| Mr. Masaki Seki | Executive Officer | General Manager of Singapore Corporate Banking Division | — | General Manager of Singapore Corporate Banking Division | ||||
| Mr. Masamichi Ishikawa | Executive Officer | General Manager of Asset Management Coordination Division | — | General Manager of Asset Management Coordination Division | ||||
| Mr. Nobuhisa Zama | Executive Officer | General Manager of International Credit Division | — | General Manager of International Credit Division | ||||
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| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Motonori Wakabayashi | Executive Officer | General Manager of Industry Research Division | — | General Manager of Industry Research Division | ||||
| Mr. Makoto Umemiya | Executive Officer | General Manager of Financial Planning Division | — | General Manager of Financial Planning Division | ||||
| Mr. Goji Fujishiro | Executive Officer | General Manager of Executive Secretariat | — | General Manager of Executive Secretariat | ||||
| Mr. Shuji Kojima | Executive Officer | General Manager of Compliance Division | — | General Manager of Compliance Division | ||||
| Mr. Naoto Takahashi | Executive Officer | General Manager for Strategic Planning Group | — | General Manager for Corporate Planning Division | ||||
| Mr. Yasunori Tsujita | Retired | Deputy President and Deputy President & Executive Officer | Head of Compliance Group | |||||
| Mr. Atsushi Narikawa | Retired | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa | |||||
| Mr. Shiro Tomiyasu | Retired | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Internal Audit Group | |||||
| Mr. Masayuki Hoshi | Retired | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Unit and Head of Transaction Banking Unit | |||||
| Mr. Seiichi Kondo | Retired | Managing Executive Officer | In charge of Corporate Banking | |||||
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| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Takeru Watanabe | Retired | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Personal Banking Unit and Head of Retail Banking Unit | |||||
| Mr. Makoto Saito | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of Tokyo Main Office and Tokyo Main Office Division No.1 | |||||
| Mr. Takahisa Shirota | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of Kyobashi Branch Division No.2 | |||||
| Mr. Takeshi Aono | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of ALM Division | |||||
| Mr. Akira Nakamura | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of Corporate Banking Coordination Division (Large Corporations) | |||||
| Mr. Yasuhiko Morikawa | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of Financial Institutions Banking Division No.1 | |||||
| Mr. Tsuyoshi Katayama | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of Main Office Municipal Division No.1 | |||||
| Mr. Masaya Hamamoto | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No.5 | |||||
| Mr. Shinichi Takiguchi | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of Nagoya Corporate Banking Division | |||||
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The appointment of Mr. Shusaku Tsuhara as director is subject to approval at the general meeting of shareholders of MHBK to be held on April 1, 2015.
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(Reference) Shown below are Directors, Corporate Auditors, and Executive Officers as of April. 1, 2015.
Directors
| President & CEO (Representative Director)* | Mr. Nobuhide Hayashi | |||
| Deputy President (Representative Director)* | Mr. Masaaki Kono | Deputy President (Western Japan (Kinki, Chugoku, and Shikoku regions)) | ||
| Deputy President (Representative Director)* | Mr. Kosuke Nakamura | Head of Business Promotion | ||
| Senior Managing Director (Representative Director)* | Mr. Nobuyuki Fujii | Head of Business Promotion | ||
| Senior Managing Director* | Mr. Shusaku Tsuhara | Head of Compliance Group | ||
| Managing Director* | Mr. Ryusuke Aya | Head of Risk Management Group | ||
| Managing Director* | Mr. Junichi Shinbo | Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group | ||
| Managing Director* | Mr. Koji Fujiwara | Head of Strategic Planning Group | ||
| Director | Mr. Hideyuki Takahashi | |||
| Director | Mr. Hirohisa Kashiwazaki | |||
| Director (not full-time) | Mr. Yasuhiro Sato | |||
| Director (Outside Director) | Mr. Yukio Machida | |||
| Director (Outside Director) | Mr. Seiji Koga | |||
(Note) Asterisks indicate directors expected to concurrently serve as executive officers.
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Corporate Auditors
| Corporate Auditor (full-time) | Mr. Toshinari Iyoda | |||
| Corporate Auditor (full-time) | Mr. Makoto Kimura | |||
| Corporate Auditor (full-time) | Mr. Yuta Chiba | |||
| Corporate Auditor | Mr. Masami Ishizaka | |||
| (Outside Corporate Auditor) | ||||
| Corporate Auditor | Mr. Isao Imai | |||
| (Outside Corporate Auditor) | ||||
| Corporate Auditor | Mr. Toshiaki Hasegawa | |||
| (Outside Corporate Auditor) | ||||
Executive Officers
| Deputy President & Executive Officer | Mr. Daisaku Abe | Head of IT & Systems Group and Head of Operations Group | ||
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Hiroshi Suehiro | Head of the Americas | ||
| Senior Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Takeshi Watanabe | Co-Head of Credit Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Junichi Kato | Head of Markets Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Katsunobu Motohashi | Head of Asset Management Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Masayuki Yonetani | Head of Internal Audit Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Kiyoshi Miyake | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tomoshige Jingu | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Satoshi Miyazaki | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Keiichiro Ogushi | Head of Retail Banking Unit and Head of Corporate Banking Unit | ||
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| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tatsufumi Sakai | Head of International Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tetsuo Iimori | Head of Branch Banking Group and in charge of Business Collaboration Division (Securities & Trust Services) | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Daisuke Yamada | Head of Corporate Banking Unit(Large Corporations) | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Haruki Nakamura | Joint Head of IT & Systems Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tsutomu Nomura | Co-Head of Credit Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Hokuto Nakano | Head of East Asia | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Katsuyuki Mizuma | Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Yuusei Matsubara | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Amane Oshima | Joint Head of Markets Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Yasuhisa Fujiki | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Hikaru Shimomura | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Ryousuke Joukou | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Akihiro Nakanishi | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Kazuya Kobayashi | Head of Investment Banking Unit and Head of Transaction Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Masahiro Miwa | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Kouji Arita | Joint Head of Operations Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Takanori Nishiyama | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Teiji Teramoto | Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Kenji Tsujitsugu | Head of Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Unit | ||
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| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Masahiro Otsuka | Head of Personal Banking Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Hiroyuki Mori | In charge of Corporate Banking | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Satoshi Ishii | Head of Human Resources Group | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Andrew Dewing | General Manager of Americas Corporate Banking Division No. 2 | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Ryoichi Amino | General Manager for International Unit, President of Mizuho Bank (China), Ltd. | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Takashi Saito | General Manager of Derivative Products Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Hiroshi Toyoda | General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 6 | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Kouji Yonei | General Manager of IT & Systems Planning Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Atsushi Sugao | General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No.8 | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Yutaka Abe | General Manager for International Banking Unit ( Deputy CEO of Vietcombank) | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Eijo Daimon | General Manager of China Business Promotion Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Takashi Yonetsu | General Manager of Treasury Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Shingo Asano | General Manager of Branch Banking Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Osamu Endo | General Manager of Bangkok Branch | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Masatoshi Yoshihara | General Manager of International Treasury Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Seiji Imai | General Manager of Seoul Branch | ||
| Executive Officer | Ms. Atsumi Arima | General Manager of Corporate Advisory Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Hisaaki Hirama | General Manager of Nagoya Corporate Banking Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Hiroaki Oda | General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 11 | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Takahiko Yasuhara | General Manager of International Coordination Division | ||
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| Executive Officer | Mr. Katsunori Tomita | General Manager of Tokyo Main Office Division No. 2 | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Shinji Taniguchi | General Manager of Investment Banking Coordination Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Yasuyuki Shibata | General Manager of Americas Treasury Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Koichi Iida | General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 10 | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Toyoki Oka | General Manager for International Banking Unit, Mizuho Bank (China), Ltd. | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Ryuuichirou Oomori | General Manager of Loan Business Development Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Takeshi Oka | General Manager for Business Collaboration Division (Securities & Trust Services) | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Masanobu Kobayashi | General Manager of Americas Corporate Banking Division No. 1 | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Tooru Koike | General Manager of Wealth Marketing Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Yohei Senba | General Manager of Branch Banking Division No. 3 | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Hidenobu Mukai | General Manager of Personal Banking Coordination Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Masaki Seki | General Manager of Singapore Corporate Banking Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Masamichi Ishikawa | General Manager of Asset Management Coordination Divisions | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Nobuhisa Zama | General Manager of International Credit Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Motonori Wakabayashi | General Manager of Industry Research Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Makoto Umemiya | General Manager of Financial Planning Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Goji Fujishiro | General Manager of Executive Secretariat | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Shuji Kojima | General Manager of Compliance Division | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Naoto Takahashi | General Manager for Strategic Planning Group | ||
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[Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (MHTB)]
| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Masato Monguchi | Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer | Head of Risk Management Group, Head of Compliance Group and in charge of Credit Department | Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer | Head of Compliance Group | ||||
| Mr. Tsuyoshi Hatsuzawa | Director | Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer | Head of Risk Management Group and in charge of Credit Department | |||||
| Mr. Masayuki Satake | Director | — | ||||||
| Mr. Masao Yoshikawa | Deputy President & Executive Officer | Head of Business Promotion | Deputy President (Representative Director) and Deputy President & Executive Officer | Head of Business Promotion | ||||
| Mr. Satoru Ochiai | Managing Executive Officer | In charge of Trust & Banking Business | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Stock Transfer Agency Unit and in charge of Trust & Banking Business | ||||
| Mr. Hiroshi Kisanuki | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Stock Transfer Agency Unit and in charge of Trust & Banking Business | Executive Officer | General Manager of Trust Business Department III | ||||
| Mr. Tatsuya Nakamizo | Executive Officer | General Manager of Nagoya Branch | — | General Manager of Business Department | ||||
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| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Masanori Takahata | Executive Officer | General Manager of Real Estate Business Department II | — | General Manager of Real Estate Business Department II | ||||
| Mr. Toshio Sobue | Executive Officer | General Manager of Compliance Department | — | |||||
| Mr. Masao Kanamaru | Executive Officer | General Manager of Treasury Department | — | General Manager of Treasury Department | ||||
| Mr. Takashi Otsuka | Executive Officer | General Manager of Trust Business Department III | — | |||||
| Mr. Hiroaki Ehara | Executive Officer | General Manager of Trust Business Department VI | — | General Manager of Sapporo Branch | ||||
| Mr. Takashi Nonaka | Senior Advisor | Chairman | ||||||
| Mr. Toshihiko Fukuzawa | Retired | Deputy President (Representative Director) and Deputy President & Executive Officer | Head of Business Promotion | |||||
| Mr. Yoshihisa Kasahara | Retired | Managing Executive Officer | In charge of Trust & Banking Business | |||||
| Mr. Yasutoshi Suzuki | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of Trust Business Department VI | |||||
| Mr. Toshiyuki Kobayashi | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of Nagoya Branch | |||||
| The appointment of Mr. Masayuki Satake as directors is subject to approval at the general meeting of shareholders of MHTB to be held on April 1, 2015. Mr. Satake qualifies as an “outside director” under the Companies Act. | ||||||||
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| Name |
New Position (to become effective in late June 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Ryuta Nakajima | Corporate Auditor | — | ||||||
| Mr. Ken Endo | Retired | Corporate Auditor | ||||||
The appointment of Mr. Ryuta Nakajima as corporate auditor is subject to approval at the regular general meeting of shareholders of MHTB to be held in late June 2015. Mr. Nakajima qualifies as an “outside corporate auditor” under the Companies Act.
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(Brief Personal Records of Newly Nominated Outside Directors and Outside Corporate Auditors)
| Name | Masayuki Satake | |||
| Date of Birth | May 16, 1948 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1971 | Graduated from Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University | ||
| Business Experience | Apr. 1971 | Joined Chuo Audit Corporation | ||
| Apr. 1985 | Senior Partner | |||
| Apr. 2007 | Acting Chair of Public Interest Commission, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan | |||
| Apr. 2010 | Established the Certified Public Accountant Satake Office (current) | |||
| Apr. 2012 | Professor of Tohoku University Accounting School (until Mar. 2013) | |||
| June 2012 | Statutory Auditor of PCA CORPORATION (current) | |||
| June 2012 | Auditor of Shoji-Homu Kenkyukai (Japan Institute of Business Law) (current) | |||
| Apr. 2013 | Visiting Professor of Graduate School of Accounting & Finance, Chiba University of Commerce (current) | |||
| June 2013 | Corporate Auditor of Maezawa Kasei Industries Co., Ltd. (current) | |||
| Name | Ryuta Nakajima | |||
| Date of Birth | Nov. 9, 1957 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1980 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, Keio University | ||
| Business Experience | Apr. 1980 | Joined The YASUDA FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO., LTD. | ||
| July 2002 | General Manager, Hiroshima Automobile Business Production Department, SOMPO JAPAN INSURANCE INC. | |||
| Apr. 2005 | General Manager, Financial Institution Marketing Department | |||
| July 2005 | General Manager, Production & Marketing Department | |||
| July 2009 | Executive Officer, Nagano Branch General Manager | |||
| June 2011 | Managing Executive Officer (until Sep. 2014) | |||
| Apr. 2013 | Managing Executive Officer, NIPPONKOA INSURANCE CO., LTD. | |||
| Sep. 2014 | Managing Executive Officer, SOMPO JAPAN NIPPONKOA INSURANCE INC. (current) * | |||
(Note) * Mr. Nakajima is expected to retire as Managing Executive Officer on March 31, 2015.
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(Reference) Shown below are Directors, Corporate Auditors, and Executive Officers as of April. 1, 2015.
Directors
| President & CEO (Representative Director)* | Mr. Takeo Nakano | |||
| Deputy President (Representative Director)* | Mr. Tadashi Ohi | Head of Human Resources Group and Head of Internal Audit Group | ||
| Managing Director* | Mr. Masato Monguchi | Head of Risk Management Group, Head of Compliance Group and in charge of Credit Department | ||
| Managing Director* | Mr. Kazuhisa Sawa | Head of Strategic Planning, Financial Control & Accounting Group, Head of IT & Systems Group, Head of Operations Group and in charge of Executive Secretariat | ||
| Director (not full-time) | Mr. Yasuhiro Sato | |||
| Director | Mr. Tsuyoshi Hatsuzawa | |||
| Director (Outside Director) | Mr. Masayuki Satake | |||
| Director (Outside Director) | Mr. Masaru Ono | |||
| Director (Outside Director) | Mr. Eiji Ogawa | |||
(Note) Asterisks indicate directors expected to concurrently serve as executive officers.
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Corporate Auditors
| Corporate Auditor (full-time) | Mr. Tooru Takeda | |||
| Corporate Auditor (full-time) | Mr. Hiroyuki Hatano | |||
| Corporate Auditor (Outside Corporate Auditor) | Mr. Tamio Kurosaki | |||
| Corporate Auditor (Outside Corporate Auditor) | Mr. Ken Endo | |||
Executive Officers
| Deputy President & Executive Officer | Mr. Masao Yoshikawa | Head of Business Promotion | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Shinya Tanaka | Head of Real Estate Unit | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Makoto Okayama | Head of Corporate Trust & Banking Group and Head of Consulting and Business R&D Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Nobuaki Kitajima | In charge of Trust & Banking Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Nobumitsu Watanabe | Head of Custody & Structured Products Unit and in charge of Treasury Department | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Satoru Ochiai | In charge of Trust & Banking Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Makio Muramoto | In charge of Trust & Banking Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Takashi Kamada | Head of Private Wealth Management Business Group and in charge of Branch Administration Department | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Yoshihito Bando | Head of Pension Business Unit and Head of Investment Management Unit | ||
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| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Hiroshi Kisanuki | Head of Stock Transfer Agency Unit and in charge of Trust & Banking Business | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Masashi Hara | General Manager of Real Estate Business Coordination Department | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Eijiro Yamanaka | General Manager of Fukuoka Branch | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Yutaka Sasaki | General Manager of Active Strategy Fund Management Department | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Isao Nakamura | General Manager of Corporate Trust & Banking Department | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Keisuke Saito | General Manager of Trust Business Department II | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Tatsuya Nakamizo | General Manager of Nagoya Branch | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Masanori Takahata | General Manager of Real Estate Business Department II | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Toshio Sobue | General Manager of Compliance Department | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Masao Kanamaru | General Manager of Treasury Department | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Takashi Otsuka | General Manager of Trust Business Department III | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Hiroaki Ehara | General Manager of Trust Business Department VI | ||
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[Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC)]
| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Hideo Gamou | Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer | In charge of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division | Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer | Head of Asset Management Group | ||||
| Mr. Masaya Usuha | Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer | Head of Internal Audit Division | Managing Executive Office | Head of Global Operations, Head of Operations Group | ||||
| Mr. Naomi Tsumura | Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer | Head of Compliance Group | Executive Officer | Joint Head of Internal Audit Division | ||||
| Mr. Yoshio Shimizu | Managing Executive Officer | Joint Head of Global Investment Banking, Joint Head of Investment Banking Division, Head of General Industries Group | Managing Executive Officer | Joint Head of Global Investment Banking, Joint Head of Investment Banking Division, Head of IB Products Group, Attached to IB Business Promotion Group | ||||
| Mr. Tetsuhiko Saito | Managing Executive Officer | Co-Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division | Managing Executive Officer | Co-Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division, Head of Internet and Contact Center Group | ||||
| Mr. Tatsuya Yamada | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Global IT, Head of IT & Systems Group, Head of Operations Group | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Global IT, Head of IT & Systems Group | ||||
| Mr. Masuo Fukuda | Managing Executive Officer | Joint Head of Investment Banking Division, Head of Corporate Finance & Advisory Dept. | Managing Executive Officer | Joint Head of Investment Banking Division, Head of Investment Banking Group | ||||
| Mr. Shinya Hanamura | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Public & Financial Institutions Group | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Public & Financial Institutions Group, Head of Advisory Group | ||||
| Mr. Shuji Ueno | Managing Executive Officer | General Manager of Nagoya Branch, in charge of Corporate & Retail Business | Executive Officer | General Manager of Nagoya Branch | ||||
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| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Yasuto Hamanishi | Managing Executive Officer | In charge of IB Business and Corporate & Retail Business | Executive Officer | Head of Capital Markets Group | ||||
| Mr. Akira Nakamura | Managing Executive Officer | Head of Telecom Media Technology Group, in charge of Investment Banking Business | — | |||||
| Mr. Takahisa Shirota | Managing Executive Officer | In charge of Corporate & Retail Business | — | |||||
| Mr. Taiji Kumagai | Executive Officer | General Manager, Branch Business Promotion | Executive Officer | Head of Retail Business Group, Head of Wealth Management Group | ||||
| Mr. Yoshihiro Kishishita | Executive Officer | In charge of Corporate & Retail Business | Executive Officer | Head of Private Banking Dept. | ||||
| Mr. Tadashi Sano | Executive Officer | In charge of Corporate & Retail Business | Executive Officer | General Manager of Sapporo Branch | ||||
| Mr. Atsushi Takahashi | Executive Officer | Head of Financial Planning Dept. | Executive Officer | Senior Corporate Officer(Attached to Head of Markets & Products Division and Head of Research Group) | ||||
| Mr. Shinobu Yamazaki | Executive Officer | Head of Global Operations, Joint Head of Operations Group | — | Senior Executive of Operations Group | ||||
| Mr. Takashi Hirakawa | Executive Officer | General Manager, Branch Business Promotion | — | Branch Promotion Officer (Attached to Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division) | ||||
| Mr. Yu Nakaoki | Executive Officer | In charge of Investment Banking Business | — | Head of Sector Coverage Dept.V | ||||
| Mr. Takafumi Matake | Executive Officer | Head of Corporate Communications Dept., Head of Human Resources Dept. | — | Head of Human Resources Dept. | ||||
| Mr. Taizo Tomita | Executive Officer | General Manager, Branch Business Promotion | — | Joint Head of Retail Business Group | ||||
| Mr. Yuzo Kanamori | Executive Officer | Head of Syndication Group | — | Head of Corporate Planning Dept. | ||||
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| Name |
New Position (Effective as of April 1, 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Mitsuhiro Nagahama | Senior Advisor | Chairman | ||||||
| Mr. Hajime Saito | Retired | Deputy President and Deputy President-Executive Officer | Head of Internal Audit Division | |||||
| Mr. Kenichi Minamitani | Retired | Deputy President and Deputy President-Executive Officer | Head of Compliance Group | |||||
| Mr. Shuzo Fujii | Retired | Managing Executive Officer | Joint Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division, Head of IB Business Promotion Group | |||||
| Mr. Sadanobu Takada | Retired | Managing Executive Officer | Attached to Investment Banking Group | |||||
| Mr. Kazuya Yamasato | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of Osaka Branch, Attached to Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division | |||||
| Mr. Yoshikiyo Yamazaki | Retired | Executive Officer | Attached to Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division | |||||
| Mr. Satoshi Sugiyama | Retired | Executive Officer | General Manager of Head Office Sales Dept.II | |||||
The appointment of Messrs. Masaya Usuha and Naomi Tsumura as directors is subject to approval at the general meeting of shareholders of MHSC to be held on April 1, 2015.
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| Name |
New Position (to become effective in late June 2015) |
Current Position | ||||||
| Mr. Yasushi Higo | Director | Corporate Auditor (full-time) |
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| Mr. Shigeru Akiyoshi | Corporate Auditor (full-time) |
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| Mr. Sei Toyokawa | Corporate Auditor (full-time) |
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| Mr. Yoshihisa Eguchi | Retired | Corporate Auditor (full-time) |
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The appointment of Mr. Yasushi Higo as director and the appointment of Messrs. Shigeru Akiyoshi and Sei Toyokawa as corporate auditors are subject to approval at the regular general meeting of shareholders of MHSC to be held in late June 2015.
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(Reference) Shown below are Directors, Corporate Auditors, and Executive Officers as of April. 1, 2015.
Directors
| President & CEO (Representative Director)* | Mr. Hiroshi Motoyama | |||
| Deputy President (Representative Director) and Deputy President - Executive Officer* | Mr. Yasuhiko Imaizumi | Head of Corporate Business | ||
| Deputy President and Deputy President - Executive Officer* | Mr. Yasuo Agemura | Head of Global Markets, Head of Markets & Products Division, Head of Global Business & Markets | ||
| Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer* | Mr. Hideo Gamou | In charge of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division | ||
| Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer* | Mr. Shuichi Shimada | Head of Strategic Planning Group, in charge of Investment Dept. | ||
| Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer* | Mr. Hidefumi Kobayashi | Head of Global Finance, Head of Research Group, Head of Finance & Accounting Group, in charge of Due Diligence Dept. | ||
| Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer* | Mr. Masaya Usuha | Head of Internal Audit Division | ||
| Managing Director and Managing Executive Officer* | Mr. Naomi Tsumura | Head of Compliance Group | ||
| Director | Mr. Keizo Ohashi | Chairman of Mizuho Securities UK Holdings Ltd., Chairman of Mizuho International plc | ||
| Director* | Mr. Kenji Fujii | Head of Global Risk Management, Head of Risk Management Group | ||
| Director (not full-time) | Mr. Yasuhiro Sato | |||
| Director (Outside Director) | Mr. Hidetaka Kawakita | |||
| Director (Outside Director) | Mr. Masaru Ono | |||
(Note) Asterisks indicate directors expected to concurrently serve as executive officers.
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Corporate Auditors
| Corporate Auditor (full-time) | Mr. Yasushi Higo | |||
| Corporate Auditor (full-time) | Mr. Yoshihisa Eguchi | |||
| Corporate Auditor (full-time) (Outside Corporate Auditor) | Mr. Hideo Etani | |||
| Corporate Auditor (Outside Corporate Auditor) | Mr. Yuji Yoshimasu | |||
Executive Officers
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Shingo Ishizaki | In charge of Investment Banking Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Masahiro Miyamoto | Head of Global Investment Banking, Head of Investment Banking Division | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Yoshio Shimizu | Joint Head of Global Investment Banking, Joint Head of Investment Banking Division, Head of General Industries Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Katsunori Nozawa | In charge of Investment Banking Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Hiroto Koda | Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division, Attached to Strategic Planning Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tetsuhiko Saito | Co-Head of Corporate Investment Services & Retail Business Division | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tatsuya Yamada | Head of Global IT, Head of IT & Systems Group, Head of Operations Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Tetsuhiro Sakamoto | Head of Human Resources Group, in charge of Executive Secretariat | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Junichi Yamada | Joint Head of Markets & Products Division | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Masuo Fukuda | Joint Head of Investment Banking Division, Head of Corporate Finance & Advisory Dept. | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Sadamu Yoshida | In charge of Investment Banking Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Shinya Hanamura | Head of Public & Financial Institutions Group | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Kentaro Akashi | Chairman of Mizuho Securities Asia Limited, in charge of Investment Banking Business | ||
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| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Shuji Ueno | General Manager of Nagoya Branch, in charge of Corporate & Retail Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Yasuto Hamanishi | In charge of IB Business and Corporate & Retail Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Akira Nakamura | Head of Telecom Media Technology Group, in charge of Investment Banking Business | ||
| Managing Executive Officer | Mr. Takahisa Shirota | In charge of Corporate & Retail Business | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Taiji Kumagai | General Manager, Branch Business Promotion | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Yoshihiro Kishishita | In charge of Corporate & Retail Business | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Hiroshi Shibata | In charge of Corporate & Retail Business | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Noriyuki Nogami | General Manager of Shinjuku Branch | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Hiroki Takeshi | General Manager of Kyoto Branch | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Kazumichi Komatsu | General Manager of Shibuya Branch | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Keiji Maruko | In charge of Investment Banking Business | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Tadashi Sano | In charge of Corporate & Retail Business | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Takehiko Iida | General Manager, Branch Business Promotion | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Atsushi Takahashi | Head of Financial Planning Dept. | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Shinobu Yamazaki | Head of Global Operations, Joint Head of Operations Group | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Takashi Hirakawa | General Manager, Branch Business Promotion | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Yu Nakaoki | In charge of Investment Banking Business | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Takafumi Matake | Head of Corporate Communications Dept., Head of Human Resources Dept. | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Taizo Tomita | General Manager, Branch Business Promotion | ||
| Executive Officer | Mr. Yuzo Kanamori | Head of Syndication Group | ||
Management changes for the above are on the assumption that any permission required will be obtained from the relevant authorities.
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