UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE13a-16 OR15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March 2020
Commission File Number001-33098
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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THIS REPORT ON FORM6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS FORMING A PART OF MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORMF-3 (FILE NO. 333-233354) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.
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 6, 2020 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Makoto Umemiya | |
| Name: | Makoto Umemiya | |
| Title: | Managing Executive Officer / Group CFO | |
March 6, 2020
| Company Name | : Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |||
| Representative | : Tatsufumi Sakai, President & Group CEO | |||
| Address | :1-5-5 Otemachi,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo | |||
| Security Code | : 8411 (Tokyo Stock Exchange 1st Section) | |||
Announcement of Changes in Representative Executive Officer
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG) hereby announces the following changes in MHFG’s Representative Executive Officer.
| 1. | Changes in Representative Executive Officer |
| (1) | Reason for Changes |
Changes in Representative Executive Officer due to changes in Directors andExecutive Officers.
| (2) | Changes in Representative Executive Officer |
(Effective as of April 1, 2020)
Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
| Seiji Imai | Senior Managing Executive Officer* (Representative Executive Officer)
Head of Corporate & Institutional Company / Head of Global Products Unit | Senior Managing Executive Officer
Head of Global Corporate Company | ||
| Satoshi Ishi | Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Executive Officer* (Representative Executive Officer)
Chief Digital Innovation Officer / Head of IT & Systems Group / Head of Operations Group | Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Chief Digital Innovation Officer / Head of IT & Systems Group / Head of Operations Group | ||
| Junichi Kato | Resigned | Senior Managing Executive Officer* (Representative Executive Officer)
Head of Global Markets Company | ||
| (Note) | * : Executive Officers as Defined in the Companies Act |
As a result of the changes, the Representative Executive Officers will be three persons; Mr. Tatsufumi Sakai, President & Group CEO, Mr. Seiji Imai and Mr. Satoshi Ishii.
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| 2. | Brief Personal Record of New Representative Executive Officer |
MHBK refers to Mizuho Bank, Ltd. in the following Brief Personal Record.
| Name | Seiji Imai | |||
| Business Experience | Apr. 2019 | Deputy President & Executive Officer, In charge of Specially Assigned Matters of MHBK. (current) | ||
| Apr. 2018 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Global Corporate Company of MHFG. (current). | |||
| Apr. 2016 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia of MHFG.
Managing Executive Officer, Head of Asia & Oceania excl. East Asia of MHBK. | |||
| Apr. 2014 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Seoul Branch of MHBK. | |||
| Joined our group in Apr. 1986 | ||||
| Education | Mar. 1986 | Graduated from Faculty of Law, Kyoto University | ||
| Date of Birth | June 25, 1962 | |||
Number of shares of our common stock owned (as of September 30, 2019): 111,111
| Name | Satoshi Ishii | |||
| Business Experience | Apr. 2019 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Digital Innovation Officer, Head of IT & Systems Group and Head of Operations Group of MHFG. (Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Executive Officer from June 2019) (current)
Deputy President & Executive Officer, In charge of Digital Innovation Department, Head of IT & Systems Group and Head of Operations Group of MHBK. (current) | ||
| Apr. 2017 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, Head of Business Promotion of MHBK. | |||
| Apr. 2015 | Managing Executive Officer, Head of Human Resources Group of MHFG. | |||
| Apr. 2014 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Secretariat of MHFG. | |||
| Joined our group in Apr. 1986 | ||||
| Education | Mar. 1986 | Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University | ||
| Date of Birth | September 1, 1963 | |||
Number of shares of our common stock owned (as of September 30, 2019): 249,929
Inquiries: Corporate Communications Department +81-3-5224-2026 |
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