6-K
MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC (MFG)
6-K
2026-02-27
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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 2026
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NO. 333-282497) AND TO BE A PART OF SUCH PROSPECTUS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.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 27, 2026 | |
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| Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. | |
| By: | /s/ Takefumi Yonezawa |
| Name: | Takefumi Yonezawa |
| Title: | Senior Managing Corporate Executive / Group CFO |
February 27, 2026
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Changes in Directors and Executive Officers
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces changes in 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)
| 1. | Candidates for Members of the Board of Directors and Related Information |
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| (1) | Changes in Members of the Board of Directors |
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(Effective as of April 1, 2026)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidekatsu Take | Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson (Kaicho) | Member of the Board of Directors, Deputy President & Corporate Executive<br><br><br>(Representative Corporate Executive) | Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking Company /<br><br><br>Head of Global Transaction Banking Unit /<br> <br>In Charge of Specially<br>Assigned Matters |
| Seiji Imai | Member of the Board of Directors | Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson (Kaicho) | |
| (2) | Members of the Board of Directors Candidates (to be considered at the ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders<br>of MHFG in June 2026 (“The Shareholders’ Meeting”)) **** | ||
| --- | --- | ||
| Takashi Tsukioka | (Reappointment, Outside Director) | ||
| --- | --- | ||
| Kotaro Ohno | (Reappointment, Outside Director) | ||
| Hiromichi Shinohara | (Reappointment, Outside Director) | ||
| Yumiko Noda | (Reappointment, Outside Director) | ||
| Takakazu Uchida | (Reappointment, Outside Director) | ||
| Masahiko Tezuka | (Reappointment, Outside Director) | ||
| Yuki Ikuno | (Reappointment, Outside Director) | ||
| Keiji Kojima | (New appointment, Outside Director) | ||
| Hidekatsu Take | (Reappointment) | ||
| Makoto Hitomi | (New appointment) | ||
| Masahiro Kihara^*1^ | (Reappointment) | ||
| Fusae Akamatsu^*1^ | (New appointment) | ||
| Shiro Shiraishi^*1^ | (New appointment) | ||
| Makoto Samejima^*1^ | (New appointment) | ||
| Total of 14 candidates | |||
| (Note)*1 | The candidates expected to concurrently serve as Corporate Executives^*2^ | ||
| --- | --- | ||
| *2 | Corporate Executive : Executive Officer as defined in the Companies Act of Japan |
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| (3) | Members of the Board of Directors scheduled to resign |
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(Effective in late June 2026)
| Yoshimitsu Kobayashi | (Currently Member of the Board of Directors (Outside Director)) | |
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| Seiji Imai | (Currently Member of the Board of Directors, Chairperson (Kaicho)) | |
| Hisaaki Hirama | (Currently Member of the Board of Directors) | |
| Mitsuhiro Kanazawa | (Currently Members of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Corporate Executive) | |
| Takefumi Yonezawa | (Currently Members of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Corporate Executive) | |
| (Note) | The composition of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors and the Committees after The Shareholders’ Meeting is planned to be included in the Convocation Notice of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders. | |
| --- | --- | |
| (4) | Brief Personal Record of Newly Nominated Members of the Board of Directors | |
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| Name | Keiji Kojima | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Business Experience | Jun. 2025 | Vice Chairman, Hitachi, Ltd. (current) |
| Member of the IT / Digital Transformation Committee of MHFG (current) | ||
| Outside Director, Member of the Board, Marubeni Corporaion (current) | ||
| Apr. 2025 | Director, Vice Chairman, Hitachi, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2022 | Director, Representative Executive Officer, President & CEO, Hitachi, Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2021 | Director, Representative Executive Officer, President & COO, Hitachi, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2018 | Representative Executive Officer, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2016 | Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, Chief Executive Officer of Services & Platforms Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2012 | Vice President & Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 2011 | General Manager, Hitachi Research Laboratory, R&D Group, Hitachi, Ltd. | |
| Apr. 1982 | Joined Hitachi, Ltd. | |
| Education | Mar. 2005 | Graduated from the Doctoral Program in Information Science, Graduate School of The University of Osaka |
| Mar. 1982 | Graduated from Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University | |
| Date of Birth | Oct.9,1956 |
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| Name | Makoto Hitomi | |
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| Business Experience | Apr. 2025 | Senior Managing Corporate Executive<br> <br>Group Chief<br>Human Resources Officer of MHFG (current) |
| Apr. 2024 | Group Executive Officer<br> <br>Group Co-Chief Human Resources Officer of MHFG<br> <br><br> <br>Managing<br>Executive Officer<br> <br>Chief Human Resources Officer of MHBK (current)<br> <br><br><br><br>Managing Executive Officer<br> <br>Chief Human Resources Officer of MHTB<br>(current) | |
| Apr. 2022 | Operating Officer<br> <br>General Manager, Talent<br>Planning and Management Department of MHFG | |
| July. 2021 | Operating Officer<br> <br>Co-General Manager, Global Talent Planning and Management Department of MHFG | |
| Apr. 2020 | General Manager, Human Resources Dept of MHSC | |
| Apr. 2019 | General Manager, Facility Management Department of MHFG | |
| Apr. 2016 | General Manager, Tochigi Branch of MHBK | |
| Apr. 1993 | Joined our group | |
| Education | Mar. 1993 | Graduated from Hitotsubashi University, Faculty of Economics |
| Date of Birth | Apr. 23, 1969 | |
| Name | Fusae Akamatsu | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Business Experience | May. 2025 | Operating Officer<br> <br>General Manager, Internal<br>Audit Department of MHBK (current) |
| Jun. 2024 | Joined our group<br> <br>Operating Officer<br><br><br>General Manager, Internal Audit Department of MHFG | |
| Jan. 2016 | Managing Director<br> <br>General Manager, Core<br>Compliance Department, Goldman Sachs Japan Co.,Ltd. | |
| May 2006 | Vice President<br> <br>Core Compliance Department,<br>Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd., Tokyo Branch^*1^<br> <br><br><br><br>^*1^ Effective October 2006, following its<br>incorporation, Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd., Tokyo Branch was renamed Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd. | |
| Jun. 2005 | Vice President<br> <br>Equities Compliance<br>Department,<br> <br>Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd., Tokyo Branch | |
| Sep. 1999 | Internal Audit Department, Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd., Tokyo Branch^*2^<br><br><br><br><br><br>^*2^ Promoted to Vice President in 2002,<br>serving until 2005. | |
| Aug. 1998 | Internal Audit Department, Bankers Trust Singapore | |
| Aug. 1997 | Internal Audit Department, Bankers Trust Hong Kong | |
| Aug. 1992 | External Audit Department, Price Waterhouse London | |
| Education | Mar. 1992<br> <br><br><br><br>Jun. 1997 | Graduated from Keio University, Faculty of Law<br> <br><br><br><br>Graduated from Cambridge Law School (LL.M.) |
| Date of Birth | Sep. 7, 1968 |
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| Name | Shiro Shiraishi | |
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| Business Experience | Apr. 2025 | Senior Managing Corporate Executive *<br> <br>Group<br>Chief Risk Officer (Group CRO) of MHFG (current)<br> <br><br><br><br>* served as Senior Executive Officer from April 2024 to April 2025 |
| Apr. 2024 | Executive Managing Director<br> <br>Chief Risk Officer<br>(CRO) of MHBK (current) | |
| Apr. 2023 | Operating Officer<br> <br>Chief Audit Executive (CAE)<br>of MHBK | |
| Apr. 2022 | Operating Officer<br> <br>Head of Internal Audit Group<br>of MHBK | |
| Oct. 2021 | Operating Officer<br> <br>Deputy Head of<br>Retail & Business Banking Company of MHFG | |
| Jul. 2021 | Operating Officer, General Manager<br><br><br>Retail & Business Banking Coordination Department of MHFG (until Mar. 2022) | |
| Apr. 2019 | General Manager<br> <br>Retail & Business<br>Banking Coordination Department of MHFG<br> <br><br> <br>President<br><br><br>Mizuho Factors, Limited (until Mar. 2020) | |
| Apr. 1993 | Joined our group | |
| Education | Mar. 1993<br> <br><br><br><br>May. 2001 | Graduated from The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law<br> <br><br><br><br>Graduated from Columbia Business School |
| Date of Birth | Dec. 14, 1970 | |
| Name | Makoto Samejima | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Business Experience | Apr. 2024 | Operating Officer<br> <br>Head of Chief Audit Executive<br>(CAE) of MHBK (current) |
| Jan. 2023 | Operating Officer<br> <br>Deputy Head of Global<br>Corporate Company* of MHFG<br> <br><br> <br>* Renamed as<br>Global Corporate & Investment Banking Company in Apr 2023 | |
| Apr. 2022 | Operating Officer<br> <br>Co-Head of Global Corporate Division* of MHBK (until Apr. 2024)<br> <br><br><br><br>* Renamed as Global Corporate & Investment Banking Division in Apr 2023 | |
| Apr. 2020 | General Manager*<br> <br>Global Corporate Coordination<br>Department of MHFG<br> <br><br> <br>* Promoted to<br>Operating Officer Jul. 2021 | |
| Apr. 2019 | Joint General Manager<br> <br>Global Corporate<br>Coordination Department of MHFG | |
| Apr. 1994 | Joined our group | |
| Education | Mar. 1994 | Graduated from The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law |
| Date of Birth | Jan. 11, 1971 |
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| 2. | Changes in Executive Officers and Operating Officers |
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Executive Officers in this section collectively refer to Corporate Executives* (i.e., executive officers as defined in the Companies Act) and Executive Officers** (i.e., executive officers as defined in our internal regulations).
| * | Examples include Deputy President & Corporate Executive, Senior Managing Corporate Executives.<br> |
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| ** | Examples include Deputy President & Executive Officer, Senior Managing Executive Officers.<br> |
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(Effective as of April 1, 2026)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takefumi Yonezawa | Members of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Head of Research & Consulting Unit /<br><br><br>Group Chief Sustainability Officer (Group CSuO) /<br> <br>In Charge of<br>Specially Assigned Matters | Members of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO) |
| Masayuki Sugawara | Deputy President & Corporate Executive<br><br><br>(Representative Corporate Executive) | Head of Domestic Wholesale Business /<br> <br>Head of<br>Corporate & Investment Banking Company | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Company |
| Naoshi Inomata | Deputy President & Corporate Executive | Head of Domestic Retail Business / Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking Company | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Strategy Officer (Group CSO) |
| Shuji Matsuura | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Head of Global Corporate & Investment Banking Company | Senior Managing Executive Officer | CEO for the Americas |
| Makoto Samejima | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO) | — | Operating Officer of MHBK |
| Minori Komatsu | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Human Resources Officer (Group CHRO) | Operating Officer | General Manager of Talent Planning and Management Department |
| Shinichiro Hihara | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Information Officer (Group CIO) | Senior Managing Executive Officer | Group Co-Chief Information Officer (Group Co-CIO) |
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| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
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| Hideki Tsujimori | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Process Officer (Group CPrO) | Senior Managing Executive Officer | Group Chief Process Officer (Group CPrO) |
| Fusae Akamatsu | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Compliance Officer (Group CCO) | — | Operating Officer of MHBK |
| Minako Nakamoto | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Audit Executive (Group CAE) | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Compliance Officer (Group CCO) |
| Takeshi Koyama | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Strategy Officer (Group CSO) | Operating Officer | General Manager of Corporate Strategy Office |
| Noriyuki Sato | Senior Managing Executive Officer | Head of Asset Management Company | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Head of Asset Management Company /<br> <br>In Charge of<br>Specially Assigned Matters |
| Mitsuhiro Kanazawa | Member of the Board of Directors | Members of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Information Officer (Group CIO) | |
| Makoto Hitomi | Reassigned | Member of the Board of Directors of MHFG (scheduled for late June 2026) | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Human Resources Officer (Group CHRO) |
| Kazutoshi Isogai | Resigned | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Co-Head of Retail & Business Banking Company | |
| Hisashi Kikuchi | Resigned | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Audit Executive (Group CAE) |
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(Effective in late June 2026)
| Name | New Position | Current Position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fusae Akamatsu | Members of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Compliance Officer (Group CCO) | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | (same as on the left) |
| Shiro Shiraishi | Members of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Risk Officer (Group CRO) | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | (same as on the left) |
| Makoto Samejima | Members of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Group Chief Financial Officer (Group CFO) | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | (same as on the left) |
| Takefumi Yonezawa | Senior Managing Corporate Executive | Head of Research & Consulting Unit /<br><br><br>Group Chief Sustainability Officer (Group CSuO) /<br> <br>In Charge of<br>Specially Assigned Matters | Members of the Board of Directors, Senior Managing Corporate Executive | (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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