Mizuho Financial Group has announced a reshuffle of its board and executive leadership team, with the chair and executive-officer changes taking effect on 1 April 2026 and the new board slate to be put to the June 2026 shareholders' meeting. Hidekatsu Take, currently Deputy President, will succeed Seiji Imai as Chairperson (Kaicho), while Makoto Samejima, currently Chief Audit Executive of Mizuho Bank, has been appointed Group Chief Financial Officer in succession to Takefumi Yonezawa. The proposals include 14 director candidates combining reappointments and new members and were disclosed in a regulatory filing by the group.
NEW LEADERS AT BOARD AND FINANCE FUNCTION
Hidekatsu Take, currently Deputy President and head of Mizuho's Global Corporate & Investment Banking Company, will become Chairperson (Kaicho) and remain a member of the board; the chair of the board of directors and committee composition after the June 2026 shareholders' meeting are to be set out in the convocation notice.
Among the 14 director candidates proposed, outside director Keiji Kojima is among the new board members.
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