Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces the following change in Representative Executive
Officer.
1. Change in Representative Executive Officer
(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) |
Member of the Board of Directors, Senior Executive Officer |
(Note) As a result of the change, the Representative Executive Officers will be two persons;
Mr. Masahiro Kihara, President & Group CEO and Mr. Makoto Umemiya.
2. Reasons for Change
Change in Representative Executive Officer due to change in Executive Officers.
3. Brief Personal Record of New Representative Executive Officer
| Name | Makoto Umemiya | |
| Business Experience | Apr. 2020 | Member of the Board of Directors Senior Managing Executive Officer* Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (current) * Senior Executive Officer from Jul. 2021 (Due to the integration of executive titles) Deputy President & Executive Officer Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (current) Deputy President & Executive Officer Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd (current) |
| Apr. 2017 | Managing Executive Officer* Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. * Member of the Board of Directors, Managing Executive Officer from June 2017 Executive Managing Director* Head of Financial Control & Accounting Group Mizuho Bank, Ltd. * Managing Executive Officer from April 2019 |
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| Apr. 2015 | Executive Officer General Manager of Financial Planning Department Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. |
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| Apr. 2014 | General Manager of Financial Planning Division Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. |
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| Apr. 2012 | General Manager of Osaka Branch Mizuho Bank, Ltd. |
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| Apr. 1987 | Joined our group | |
| Education | Mar. 1987 | Graduated from School of Economics, Osaka University |
| Date of Birth | December 23, 1964 | |
Number of shares of our common stock owned (as of September 30, 2021): 11,817