Mizuho Financial Group has officially announced the appointment of managing director Masahiro Kihara of Mizuho Bank, a subsidiary of Mizuho Bank, to replace President Tatsufumi Sakai, who will resign after taking responsibility for a series of system failures.

The change time will be advanced from the originally planned April to the 1st of next month.



We also announced the appointment of Vice President Seiji Imai to replace Chairman Yasuhiro Sato, who will retire in April.



At Mizuho, ​​Deputy President Katsuhiko Kato will be promoted to replace President Koji Fujiwara of the bank who will resign in April, and the management system will be renewed with the aim of thoroughly preventing recurrence and restoring trust.