Mizuho Financial Group, units make board, executive changes

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and its subsidiaries announced changes to their boards and management teams, effective April 1.

The group appointed Mizuho Bank Ltd. President and CEO Koji Fujiwara as its deputy chairman and executive officer, as well as chairman and a director of the bank. Masahiko Kato, Mizuho Bank's managing executive officer in charge of banking, succeeds Fujiwara as president and CEO.

In addition, Yoshiro Hamamoto was named president and CEO of Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., replacing Koichi Iida, who was appointed as chairman of Mizuho Research & Technologies Ltd. Further, Masahiro Otsuka, senior managing executive officer of Mizuho Financial Group, was appointed as president and CEO of Mizuho Research & Technologies.

Hamamoto currently serves as joint head of the global markets company of Mizuho Financial Group and head of the global markets division of Mizuho Securities.