Business / Corporate Mar 18, 2021
Mizuho scraps plan to replace banking arm head after system failures
Koji Fujiwara, president of Mizuho Bank, will stay on for the time being as the Japanese megabank works to get to the bottom of the issue.
Business / Corporate | FOCUS Aug 24, 2018
Mizuho's new leader Tatsufumi Sakai gears up to reform struggling mega-bank
by Taiga Uranaka
When Tatsufumi Sakai was named chief executive and president of Mizuho Financial Group this year, many bankers and investors were surprised. The low-key book lover represented a sharp contrast with Yasuhiro Sato, his bold, charismatic predecessor, who was vocal about his ambitions for Japan's second-largest ...
Business / Corporate Jan 15, 2018
Mizuho CEO Yasuhiro Sato to be succeeded by securities chief Tatsufumi Sakai
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said Monday that President and CEO Yasuhiro Sato will be succeeded by Tatsufumi Sakai, head of the group's securities unit, effective April 1. Sato, 65, has headed Japan's third-largest banking group by assets since 2011. He will assume the vacant position ...