It has been decided that Junichi Hanzawa, President of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, will be appointed as the next chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association.
By convention, Mizuho Financial Group was supposed to be the next chairman, but he was elected by Mitsubishi UFJ after the top management resigned to take responsibility for a series of system failures.
The Japanese Bankers Association held a board meeting on the 16th, and decided that Junichi Hanzawa of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ will be appointed as the next chairman to succeed Makoto Takashima, the current chairman of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, in July next year.
It is customary for the chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association to be appointed as the head of Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho's Mega Bank in order, and the next chairman was being coordinated by Mizuho.
However, Mizuho's top management has resigned due to a series of system failures, so Mitsubishi UFJ, who had been chairman until the end of June last year, will re-appoint the chairman.
Mr. Makoto Takashima, Chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association, said at a press conference on the 16th, "Hanzawa Naoki has demonstrated excellent leadership at Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, and I thought that he was the most suitable person for the new chairman from a comprehensive perspective." rice field.