Mizuho Financial Group, the parent company of Mizuho Bank, which has caused system failures such as the inability to use ATMs nationwide, has decided to decline President Tatsufumi Sakai as chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association this year. I did.
Prioritize thorough prevention of recurrence
At Mizuho Bank, four system failures occurred one after another in less than two weeks until mid-March, and Tatsufumi Sakai, president of Mizuho Financial Group, the parent company, became the chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association scheduled for April 1. I had forgotten to take office.
Until now, Mizuho has said that the period of suspension is "for the time being", but according to the people concerned, it is necessary to give priority to thorough prevention of recurrence of system failures, so he declined to become chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association this year. We have decided on a policy to do so.
Japanese Bankers Association to announce a series of personnel affairs on the 15th
In response to this, the Japanese Bankers Association adjusted to take over from the "Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group" after the chairman of the "Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group", Kanetsugu Mike, continued to serve as chairman until the end of June. We will announce a series of personnel affairs on the 15th.