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 2022
Commission File Number 001-33098
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)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
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THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE PROSPECTUS FORMING A PART OF MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.’S REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-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NO. 333-233354) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.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 4, 2022 | ||
| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Makoto Umemiya | |
| Name: | Makoto Umemiya | |
| Title: | Senior Executive Officer / Group CFO | |
March 4, 2022
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Changes of Directors and Executive Officers
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces changes of Member of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers (including changes in their areas of responsibility, etc.)
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| 1. | Changes of Executive Officers |
Executive Officers in this section mean either executive officers as defined in the Companies Act or executive officers as defined in our internal regulations.
(Effective as of April 1, 2022)
Name | New Position | Current Position | ||||||
| Makoto Umemiya | Member of the Board of Directors, Deputy President & Senior Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer) | Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer (Group CDIO) / Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group (Group CFO) | Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer | Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group (Group CFO) / Project Manager of International Accounting Standards Project Team | ||||
| Motonori Wakabayashi | Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer | Head of Risk Management Group (Group CRO) | Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer | Head of Risk Management Group (Group CRO) / Head of Compliance Group* (Group CCO) | ||||
| Hidekatsu Take | Senior Executive Officer | Head of Corporate & Institutional Company / Head of Global Corporate Company | — | Managing Executive Officer of MHBK | ||||
| Kenya Koshimizu | Senior Executive Officer | Co-Head of Global Markets Company | Group Executive Officer | |||||
| Mitsuhiro Morishita | Senior Executive Officer | Head of Global Products Unit | Group Executive Officer | |||||
| Koji Yonei | Senior Executive Officer | Head of IT & Systems Group (Group CIO) | Senior Executive Officer | Group Chief Digital Innovation Officer* (Group CDIO) / Head of IT & Systems Group (Group CIO) | ||||
| Mitsuhiro Kanazawa | Senior Executive Officer | Co-Head of IT & Systems Group (Group Co-CIO) | Group Executive Officer | Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group | ||||
| Hiroaki Ehara | Senior Executive Officer | Head of Operations Group (Group COO) | Group Executive Officer | Head of Operations Group* (Group COO) | ||||
| Makoto Matsubara | Senior Executive Officer | Head of Compliance Group (Group CCO) | Group Executive Officer | Group Chief Crisis Management Officer (Group CCMO) | ||||
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Name | New Position | Current Position | ||||||
| Masatoshi Yoshihara | Reassigned | President & CEO (Representative Director) of MHRT | Senior Executive Officer | Co-Head of Global Markets Company | ||||
| (Note) | Asterisk indicates ‘Acting’ CxOs. |
The management changes described above are subject to any approval or permission required being obtained from the relevant regulatory or other authorities.
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