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 2009.
Commission File Number 001-33098
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8333
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: March 13, 2009 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Takashi Tsukamoto | |
| Name: | Takashi Tsukamoto | |
| Title: | Deputy President / CFO | |
March 13, 2009
To whom it may concern
| Corporate Name |
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Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||||
| Representative |
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Terunobu Maeda, President & CEO | ||||
| Head Office |
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5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome | ||||
| Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan | ||||||
| Code Number |
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8411 (TSE 1st Sec., OSE 1st Sec.) |
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) of the following entities within the Group. (While changes in the directors, corporate auditors and executive officers of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC) were announced on March 4, 2009 by MHSC, such changes are also included within this announcement of changes for the whole Group.)
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (announced by MHSC on March 4, 2009)
| Tel: +81-(0)3-5224-2026 | ||||
| Public Relations Office | ||||
| Corporate Communications | ||||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||||
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[Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG)]
| Name |
New Position (effective as of April 1, 2009) |
Current Position | ||
| Mr. Shin Kuranaka | Executive Officer General Manager of Human Resources |
General Manager of Human Resources | ||
| Mr. Hiroshi Iwamoto | Executive Officer Mizuho Research Institute, Ltd. Managing Executive Officer |
General Manager for Corporate Planning Mizuho Research Institute, Ltd. Chief Economist | ||
| Mr. Masakane Koike | Executive Officer General Manager of Financial Planning |
General Manager of Financial Planning | ||
| Mr. Masanori Murakami | Retired | Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Communications | ||
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[Executive Officer Appointees]
| Name | Shin Kuranaka | |||
| Date of Birth | Oct. 5, 1957 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1981 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Kyoto University | ||
| Business Experience | Apr. 1981 | Joined The Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited | ||
| Joint General Manager of Human Resources Division of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | ||||
| General Manager of Career Development Division | ||||
| General Manager of Human Resources of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) | ||||
| Name | Hiroshi Iwamoto | |||
| Date of Birth | Feb. 20, 1959 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1981 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo | ||
| Business Experience | Apr. 1981 | Joined The Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited | ||
| Joint General Manager of Human Resources Department, Planning Group of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. | ||||
| Senior Manager of Corporate Planning of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (Mizuho Research Institute, Ltd.) | ||||
| General Manager for Corporate Planning (Chief Economist of Mizuho Research Institute, Ltd.) (current) | ||||
| Name | Masakane Koike | |||
| Date of Birth | July 9, 1959 | |||
| Education | Mar. 1982 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo | ||
| Business Experience | Apr. 1982 | Joined The Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited | ||
| Corporate Officer of Financial Control & Accounting Group and Deputy General Manager of Accounting Division of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. | ||||
| General Manager of Credit Cordination Division | ||||
| General Manager of Financial Planning of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) | ||||
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[Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK)]
| Name |
New Position (effective as of April 1, 2009) |
Current Position | ||
| Mr. Hirohisa Kashiwazaki |
Executive Officer General Manager of Ginza Branch and General Manager of Ginza Branch Division I |
Executive Officer General Manager of Ginza Branch | ||
| Mr. Motohiro Kaneko |
Executive Officer General Manager of Head Office |
Executive Officer General Manager of Executive Secretariat | ||
| Mr. Yoshinori Yukimoto |
Executive Officer General Manager of Internal Audit Division |
General Manager of Corporate Credit Supervision Division II | ||
| Mr. Yoshihide Akazawa |
Executive Officer Nagoya Branch |
General Manager of Nagoya Branch | ||
| Mr. Shuzo Fujii |
Executive Officer General Manager of Nanba Branch |
General Manager of Nanba Branch | ||
| Mr. Yasunori Tsujita |
Executive Officer General Manager of Personal Marketing Division |
General Manager of Consulting Business Development Division | ||
| Mr. Hiroshi Tsujiuchi |
Executive Officer General Manager of Treasury Division |
General Manager of Treasury Division | ||
| Mr. Michio Abe |
Executive Officer General Manager of Sapporo Branch |
General Manager of Sapporo Branch | ||
| Mr. Junji Irie |
Executive Officer General Manager of Kobunacho Branch |
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. General Manager of Osaka Corporate Banking Division No.2 | ||
| Mr. Yuuichi Tao |
Executive Officer General Manager of Branch Banking Division |
General Manager of Aoyama Corporate Banking Department of Aoyama Branch | ||
| Mr. Ken Nakamura |
Executive Officer General Manager of Kyobashi Branch |
General Manager of Toranomon Branch | ||
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| Name |
New Position (effective as of April 1, 2009) |
Current Position | ||
| Mr. Shouzou Kazama |
Retired | Executive Officer General Manager of Shimbashi Corporate Banking Department of Shimbashi Branch | ||
| Mr. Kenkichi Nomura |
Retired | Executive Officer General Manager of Loan & Trade Business Administration Division | ||
| Mr. Yuichi Nakagawa |
Retired | Executive Officer General Manager of Shibuya-chuo Branch | ||
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[Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (MHCB)]
| Name |
New Position (effective as of April 1, 2009) |
Current Position | ||
| Mr. Yukio Yasuda |
Executive Officer General Manager of Compliance Division |
Executive Officer General Manager of International Coordination Division | ||
| Mr. Harusato Nihei |
Executive Officer General Manager of Human Resources Management Division |
Executive Officer General Manager of Taipei Branch | ||
| Mr. Nobutoshi Ogawa |
Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 1 |
General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 1 | ||
| Mr. Kazunari Higuchi |
Executive Officer General Manager of Internal Audit Division |
General Manager of Settlement & Clearing Services Division | ||
| Mr. Kouichi Hasegawa |
Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 9 |
General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 9 | ||
| Mr. Noboru Akatsuka |
Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 18 |
General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 18 | ||
| Mr. Atsushi Takahashi |
Executive Officer General Manager of Derivative Products Division |
General Manager of Derivative Products Division | ||
| Mr. Tougo Shimizu |
Executive Officer General Manager of Executive Secretariat |
General Manager of Career Development Division | ||
| Mr. Masayuki Yonetani |
Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Banking Coordination Division |
General Manager of Corporate Banking Coordination Division | ||
| Mr. Nobuyuki Fujii |
Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 11 |
General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 11 | ||
| Mr. Atsushi Narikawa |
Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 13 |
General Manager of Seoul Branch | ||
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| Name |
New Position (effective as of April 1, 2009) |
Current Position | ||
| Mr. Akira Sugano |
Executive Officer General Manager of International Coordination Division |
General Manager of Global Alternative Investment Division | ||
| Mr. Masayuki Hoshi |
Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 17 |
General Manager of Global Trade Finance Division | ||
| Mr. Sukehiro Ito |
Retired | Executive Officer General Manager of Corporate Banking Division No. 5 | ||
| Mr. Shigeto Yanase |
Retired | Executive Officer General Manager of Americas Corporate Banking Division No. 1 | ||
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[Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (MHSC)]
| Name |
New Position (effective as of April 1, 2009) |
Current Position | ||
| Mr. Yutaka Endo | Deputy President (Representative Director) Head of Asia Committee |
Managing Director Head of Planning Group | ||
| Mr. Kenji Matsui | Managing Director Head of Internal Control Group Legal Department Underwriting Credit Evaluation Department |
Managing Director Head of Internal Control Group Legal Department | ||
| Mr. Kiyokata Somekawa | Managing Director Head of Risk Management & Finance Group |
Managing Director Head of Risk Management & Finance Group | ||
| Mr. Mitsuo Hirakata | Managing Director International Department Beijing Representative Office Shanghai Representative Office Mumbai Representative Office |
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Corporate Auditor (full-time) | ||
| Mr. Yoshinori Yaso | Managing Director M&A, Global Investment Banking Groups |
Managing Director M&A, Global Investment Banking Groups Asia/Oceania,Investment Banking Group Deputy Head of Asia Committee | ||
| Mr. Takaaki Kato | Managing Director Co-Head of Client Coverage Investment Banking Group |
Managing Director Co-Head of Client Coverage Investment Banking Group | ||
| Mr. Koichi Kubo | Managing Director Co-Head of Client Coverage Asia/Oceania,Investment Banking Group, Deputy Head of Asia Committee |
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. Executive Officer General Manager of Forex Division | ||
| Mr. Shingo Ishizaki | Managing Director Head of Kansai Investment Banking Group |
Managing Director Head of Kansai Investment Banking Group | ||
| Mr. Futoshi Okada | Managing Director Deputy Head of Asia Committee Co-Head of Client Coverage Investment Banking Group |
Managing Director Deputy Head of Asia Committee | ||
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| Name |
New Position (effective as of April 1, 2009) |
Current Position | ||
| Mr. Shigeki Matsushima | Managing Director Mizuho International plc Executive Chairman of the Board Mizuho Securities USA Inc. Non-Executive Chairman of the Board |
Managing Director Mizuho Securities USA Inc. Director & Chairman of the board | ||
| Mr. Hiroto Koda | Managing Director Head of Planning Group, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department |
Joint Head of Planning Group, General Manager of Corporate Planning Department | ||
| Mr. Keiki Kimura | Managing Director Joint Head of Internal Control Group |
Joint Head of Internal Control Group | ||
| Mr. Masaya Usuha | Managing Director Joint Head of Risk Management & Finance Group |
Joint Head of Risk Management & Finance Group | ||
| Mr. Osamu Honda | Managing Director General Manager of Human Resources Department |
General Manager of Human Resources Department | ||
| Mr. Takeshi Senda | Managing Director Investment Department |
Managing Director Deputy Head of Asia Committee | ||
| Mr. Daisuke Yamamoto | Managing Director Financial Institutions & Public Institutions, Global Investment Banking Groups Co-Head of Client Coverage Investment Banking Group |
Managing Director Co-Head of Client Coverage Investment Banking Group | ||
| Mr. Masahiro Miyamoto | Managing Director Co-Head of Client Coverage Investment Banking Group Chubu Investment Banking, Investment Banking Group |
Managing Director Co-Head of Client Coverage Investment Banking Group | ||
| Mr. Yukio Ikemura | Managing Director Co-Head of Client Coverage Investment Banking Group |
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. General Manager of Kabutocho Corporate Banking and Securities Business Division | ||
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| Name |
New Position (effective as of April 1, 2009) |
Current Position | ||
| Mr. Seiichiro Ino | Managing Director Deputy Head of Asia Committee |
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. General Manager of Global Products Coordination Division | ||
| Mr. Muneaki Kiyota | Managing Director Mizuho Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. President & CEO |
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. General Manager of Bangkok Branch | ||
| Mr. Masahiro Murayama | Retired | Deputy President (Representative Director) Head of Asia Committee | ||
| Mr. Yoshiaki Ohashi | Retired | Managing Director Human Resources Department Underwriting Credit Evaluation Department Investment Department | ||
| Mr. Makoto Fujimaki | Retired | Managing Director Joint Head of Investment Banking Group | ||
| Mr. Akira Kawamura | Retired | Managing Director Chubu Investment Banking, Investment Banking Group | ||
| Mr. Satoshi Itoh | Retired | Managing Director Financial Institutions & Public Institutions, Global Investment Banking Groups | ||
| Mr. Junichi Kato | Retired | Managing Director Mizuho Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. President & CEO | ||
The appointment of Mr. Yutaka Endo as director is subject to approval at the general meeting of shareholders of MHSC to be held on March 19, 2009.
| Name |
New Position (effective as of May 6, 2009) |
Current Position | ||
| Mr. Kenji Matsui | Retired | Managing Director Head of Internal Control Group Legal Department | ||
| Mr. Manabu Okano | Retired | Corporate Auditor (full-time) | ||
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