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 February 2024

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 ☐

 

 

 

 


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NO. 333-266555) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.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: February 22, 2024
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Takefumi Yonezawa

Name:   Takefumi Yonezawa
Title:   Senior Executive Officer / Group CFO


February 22, 2024

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Changes of Directors and Executive Officers

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces changes of Members of the Board of Directors and Executive Officers (including changes in their areas of responsibility, etc.).

 

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Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG)

 

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Members of the Board of Directors

 

  (1)

Members of the Board of Directors Candidates (to be considered at the ordinary GeneralMeeting of Shareholders of MHFG in June 2024 (“The Shareholders Meeting”))

 

Yoshimitsu Kobayashi    (Reappointment, Outside Director)
Ryoji Sato    (Reappointment, Outside Director)
Takashi Tsukioka    (Reappointment, Outside Director)
Kotaro Ohno    (Reappointment, Outside Director)
Hiromichi Shinohara    (Reappointment, Outside Director)
Izumi Kobayashi    (Reappointment, Outside Director)
Yumiko Noda    (Reappointment, Outside Director)
Takakazu Uchida    (New appointment, Outside Director)
Seiji Imai    (Reappointment)
Hisaaki Hirama    (Reappointment)
Masahiro Kihara*    (Reappointment)
Hidekatsu Take*    (New appointment)
Mitsuhiro Kanazawa*    (New appointment)
Takefumi Yonezawa*    (New appointment)
Total of 14 candidates
(Note) Asterisks indicate directors expected to concurrently serve as Executive Officers.

 

  (2)

Members of the Board of Directors scheduled to resign

(Effective as of April 1, 2024)

 

Makoto Umemiya   

(Currently Member of the Board of Directors, Deputy President & Senior Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer))

Motonori Wakabayashi   

(Currently Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer)

(Effective in late June 2024)

 

Masami Yamamoto   

(Currently Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director))

Nobuhiro Kaminoyama   

(Currently Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer)

 

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  (3)

Chairperson of the Board of Directors (to be considered at the Board Meeting to be held following The Shareholders Meeting)

Appointee as Chairperson

Izumi Kobayashi

 

  (4)

Members of Committees (to be considered at the Board Meeting to be held following The Shareholders Meeting)

 

Nominating Committee   
Chairperson    Yoshimitsu Kobayashi    (Outside Director)
Member    Takashi Tsukioka    (Outside Director)
Member    Kotaro Ohno    (Outside Director)
Member    Hiromichi Shinohara    (Outside Director)
Member    Izumi Kobayashi    (Outside Director)
Compensation Committee   
Chairperson    Takashi Tsukioka    (Outside Director)
Member    Yumiko Noda    (Outside Director)
Member    Takakazu Uchida    (Outside Director)
Audit Committee   
Chairperson    Ryoji Sato    (Outside Director)
Member    Kotaro Ohno    (Outside Director)
Member    Takakazu Uchida    (Outside Director)
Member    Hisaaki Hirama   
Risk Committee   
Chairperson    Hisaaki Hirama   
Member    Izumi Kobayashi    (Outside Director)
Member    Yumiko Noda    (Outside Director)
Member    Rintaro Tamaki    (Outside Expert)
Member    Hiroshi Naka    (Outside Expert)
IT / Digital Transformation Committee
Chairperson    Hiromichi Shinohara    (Outside Director)
Member    Takashi Tsukioka    (Outside Director)
Member    Masami Yamamoto    (Outside Expert)
Member    Masatsugu Shimono    (Outside Expert)
Member    Hisaaki Hirama   

 

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  (5)

Brief Personal Record of Newly Nominated Members of the Board of Directors

 

Name    Takakazu Uchida
Business Experience    Jun. 2022    Counselor, MITSUI & CO., LTD. (current)
   Apr. 2022    Director, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
   Apr. 2020    Representative Director, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
   Apr. 2019    Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer,
Chief Financial Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
   Jun. 2018    Representative Director, Executive Managing Officer,
Chief Financial Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
   Apr. 2018    Executive Managing Officer,
Chief Financial Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
   Apr. 2017    Executive Managing Officer,
General Manager, Finance Div., MITSUI & CO., LTD.
   Apr. 2014    Managing Officer,
General Manager, Finance Div., MITSUI & CO., LTD.
   Apr. 1983    Joined MITSUI & CO., LTD.
Education    Mar. 1983    Graduated from Faculty of Agriculture, The University of Tokyo
Date of Birth    Sep.24, 1960   
Name    Hidekatsu Take
Business Experience    Apr. 2023   

Senior Executive Officer
Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking Company
In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters of MHFG (current)

Managing Executive Officer
Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking Division of MHBK (current)

   Apr. 2022    Senior Executive Officer
Head of Corporate & Institutional Company
Head of Global Corporate Company of MHFG
   May. 2021    Managing Executive Officer
Head of Sogo Shosha, Realty & Financial Sponsor Industry Group of MHBK
   Apr. 2021    Managing Executive Officer
In Charge of Corporate Banking of MHBK
   Apr. 2018   

Managing Executive Officer
Head of Asia Oceania of MHFG

Managing Executive Officer
Head of Asia Oceania of MHBK

   Apr. 2016    Executive Officer
Joint Head of Americas of MHBK
   Apr. 1988    Jointed our group
Education    Jun. 2002    Graduated from University of California, San Diego International Relations and Pacific Studies (Master of Pacific International Affairs)
   Mar. 1988    Graduated from Faculty of Economics, Nagoya University
Date of Birth    Nov.20, 1964

 

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Name    Mitsuhiro Kanazawa
Business Experience    Apr. 2023    Senior Executive Officer
Group Co-Chief Information Officer
Group Chief Process Officer of MHFG (current)
   Apr. 2022    Senior Executive Officer
Co-Head of IT&Systems Group of MHFG
   Jul. 2021   

Group Executive Officer
Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group of MHFG

Managing Executive Officer
Deputy Head of Strategic Planning Group of MHBK

   Apr. 2021    Managing Executive Officer
In Charge of Specific Business, Strategic Planning Group of MHFG
      Managing Executive Officer
In Charge of Specific Business, Strategic Planning Group of MHBK
   Apr. 2020   

Executive Officer General Manager
Risk Management Department of MHFG

Executive Officer General Manager
Risk Management Department of MHBK

   Apr. 2019    Executive Officer
In charge of Credit of Global Corporate Department of MHBK
   Apr. 1990    Jointed our group
Education    Jun. 2003    Stanford Graduate School of Business
   Mar. 1990    Graduated from Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo
Date of Birth    Nov.22, 1967
Name    Takefumi Yonezawa
Business Experience    Apr. 2023   

Senior Executive Officer
Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO)
General Manager of International Accounting Standards Project Team of MHFG (current)

Managing Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Project Manager of International Accounting Standards Project Team of MHBK (current)

Managing Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Project Manager of International Accounting Standards Project Team of MHTB (current)

   Apr. 2022    Operating Officer
Deputy Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group
Project Manager of International Accounting Standards Project Team of MHFG
   Jul. 2021    Operating Officer
General Manager of Financial Planning Department of MHFG
   Apr. 2019    General Manager
Financial Planning Department of MHFG
   Apr. 1993    Jointed our group
Education    Jun. 2009    MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Sloan School,
Graduate School of Business MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Concentration in Management
   Mar. 1993    Graduated from Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo
Date of Birth    Dec.10, 1970

 

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2.

Changes of Executive Officers and Operating 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, 2024)

 

Name

  

New Position

  

Current Position

Hidekatsu Take    Deputy President & Senior Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer)    Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking Company / In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters    Senior Executive Officer    Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking Company / In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters
Shiro Shiraishi    Senior Executive Officer    Group Chief Risk Officer (Group CRO)    Operating Officer    — 
Nobuhiro Kaminoyama    Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer    Group Chief Human Resources Officer (Group CHRO) / Group Chief Digital Officer (Group CDO)    Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer   

Group Chief Human Resources Officer

(Group CHRO)

Natsumi Akita    Senior Executive Officer    Group Chief Culture Officer (Group CCuO) / Group Chief Branding Officer (Group CBO)    Senior Executive Officer    Group Chief People Officer (Group CPO) / Group Chief Culture Officer (Group CCuO)
Mitsuhiro Kanazawa    Senior Executive Officer    Group Chief Information Officer (Group CIO)    Senior Executive Officer    Group Co-Chief Information Officer (Group Co-CIO) / Group Chief Process Officer (Group CPrO)
Shinichiro Hihara    Senior Executive Officer    Group Co-Chief Information Officer (Group Co-CIO)    Group Executive Officer    Deputy Group Chief Information Officer

Hideki

Tsujimori

   Senior Executive Officer    Group Chief Process Officer (Group CPrO)    Operating Officer    Deputy Group Chief Process Officer
Koji Yonei    Reassigned    Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson of MHRT    Senior Executive Officer    Group Chief Information Officer (Group CIO)
Makoto Umemiya    Resigned    Member of the Board of Directors, Deputy President & Senior Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer)      

Group Chief Digital Officer

(Group CDO)

Motonori Wakabayashi    Resigned    Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer       Group Chief Risk Officer (Group CRO)

 

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(Effective in late June 2024)

 

Name

  

New Position

  

Current Position

Hidekatsu

Take

  

Member of the Board of Directors,

Deputy President & Senior Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer)

   Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking Company / In Charge of Specially Assigned Matters    Deputy President & Senior Executive Officer (Representative Executive Officer)    (same as on the left)
Takefumi Yonezawa    Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer    Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO) / General Manager of International Accounting Standards Project Team    Senior Executive Officer    (same as on the left)
Mitsuhiro Kanazawa    Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer    Group Chief Information Officer (Group CIO)    Senior Executive Officer    (same as on the left)
Nobuhiro Kaminoyama    Senior Executive Officer    Group Chief Human Resources Officer (Group CHRO) / Group Chief Digital Officer (Group CDO)    Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer    (same as on the left)

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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