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 January 2012

Commission File Number 001-33098

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

5-1, Marunouchi 2-chome

Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8333

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  x    Form 40-F  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ¨

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  ¨    No  x

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):82-                    .

 

 

 

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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.

 

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January 20, 2012

To whom it may concern

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Re: Management Changes for the Mizuho Financial Group

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. hereby announces changes in the directors, corporate auditor and executive officers (including changes in their areas of responsibility) of the following entities within the Group:

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.

 

		Tel: +81-(0)3-5224-2026
		Public Relations Office
		Corporate Communications
		Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

 

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【Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MHFG)】

 

Name		New Position (effective as of April 1, 2012)		Current Position
Mr. Junichi		Deputy President		Deputy President
Nishizawa		(Representative Director)		(Representative Director)
		Head of Human Resources Group		Head of Human Resources Group
		(Chief Human Resources Officer)
		and Head of Internal Audit Group
		(Chief Auditor)
Mr. Masaaki		Managing Director and		Managing Director and
Kono		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
		Head of Strategic Planning Group		Head of Risk Management Group
		(Chief Strategy Officer)		and Head of Compliance Group
				and General Manager of
				Compliance and Legal Affairs
Mr. Hideyuki		Managing Executive Officer		—
Takahashi		Head of Financial Control &
		Accounting Group
		(Chief Financial Officer)
Mr. Daisaku		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Abe		Head of IT & Systems Group		Head of Strategic Planning Group
		(Chief Information Officer)		and Head of IT, Systems &
		and Head of Operations Group		Operations Group
		(Chief Operations Officer)
Mr. Yasunori		Managing Executive Officer		—
Tsujita		in charge of Strategic Planning Group
Mr. Masakane		Managing Executive Officer		Executive Officer
Koike		Head of Risk Management Group		General Manager of
		(Chief Risk Officer)		Financial Planning
		and Head of Compliance Group
		(Chief Compliance Officer)
Mr. Mitsuaki		Director		Deputy President
Tsuchiya				Head of Internal Audit Group

 

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Name		New Position (effective as of April 1, 2012)		Current Position
Mr. Takeo		Director		Managing Director and
Nakano				Managing Executive Officer
				Head of Financial Control and
				Accounting Group
				and in charge of IT, Systems &
				Operations Group
Mr. Akira		Retired		Managing Executive Officer
Moriwaki				in charge of Asset Management
				Planning Office

 

Name		New Position (to become effective in late June 2012)		Current Position
Mr. Hideyuki		Managing Director and		(Mentioned above)
Takahashi		Managing Executive Officer
		Head of Financial Control &
		Accounting Group
		(Chief Financial Officer)
Mr. Daisaku		Managing Director and		(Mentioned above)
Abe		Managing Executive Officer
		Head of IT & Systems Group
		(Chief Information Officer)
		and Head of Operations Group
		(Chief Operations Officer)
Mr. Mitsuaki		Retired		(Mentioned above)
Tsuchiya
Mr. Takeo		Retired		(Mentioned above)
Nakano

The appointment of Messrs. Hideyuki Takahashi and Daisaku Abe as directors is subject to approval at the regular general meeting of shareholders of MHFG to be held in late June 2012.

 

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【Director Nominees】

(Nominees are subject to approval by the regular general meeting of shareholders to be held in late June 2012)

 

		Name		Hideyuki Takahashi
		Date of Birth		Apr. 20, 1957
		Education		Mar. 1980		Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo
		Business Experience				Joined in Apr. 1980
						Executive Officer, Senior Corporate Officer of Strategic Planning Group of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
						Managing Executive Officer, Head of Global Portfolio Management Unit, Head of Financial Institutions & Public Sector Business Unit, Head of Global Alternative Investment Unit
						Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Portfolio Management Officer
						Managing Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Portfolio Management Officer, Chief Information Officer (current)
		Name		Daisaku Abe
		Date of Birth		June 20, 1957
		Education		Mar. 1980		Graduated from Faculty of Law, the University of Tokyo
		Business Experience				Joined in Apr. 1980
						Executive Officer, General Manager of Executive Secretariat of Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
						Managing Executive Officer, Head of Strategic Planning Group, Head of IT, Systems & Operations Group and General Manager of Group Strategic Planning of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
						Managing Executive Officer, Head of Strategic Planning Group, Head of IT, Systems & Operations Group (current)
【Executive Officer Appointees】
		Name		Yasunori Tsujita
		Date of Birth		June 28, 1956
		Education		Mar. 1981		Graduated from Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo
		Business Experience				Joined in Apr. 1981
						General Manager of Shinjuku Branch of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
						General Manager of Consulting Business Development Division
						Executive Officer, General Manager of Personal Marketing Division
						Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Personal Marketing Division
						Managing Executive Officer (current)

 

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【Mizuho Bank, Ltd. (MHBK)】

 

Name		New Position (to become effective in late March 2012)		Current Position
Mr. Manabu		Retired		Deputy President
Yoshidome				(Representative Director)
				Internal Audit Group
Name		New Position (effective as of April 1, 2012)		Current Position
Mr. Takeo		Deputy President - Executive Officer		—
Nakano		Head of Internal Audit Group
Mr. Yoshiyuki		Managing Executive Officer		—
Fukuda		Head of Corporate Banking Unit
		(Large Corporations)
Mr. Masaaki		Managing Executive Officer		—
Kono		Head of Strategic Planning Group
Mr. Yasumasa		Managing Executive Officer		—
Nishi		Head of Markets Unit
Mr. Toshitsugu		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Okabe		Head of Retail Banking Unit		Branch Banking Division
Mr. Nobuhide		Managing Executive Officer (not full-time)		—
Hayashi		in charge of coordination with
		International Banking Unit of
		Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.
Mr. Hideyuki		Managing Executive Officer		—
Takahashi		Head of Financial Control &
		Accounting Group
Mr. Daisaku		Managing Executive Officer		—
Abe		Head of IT & Systems Group
		and Head of Operations Group
Mr. Junichi		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Nishizawa		Head of Human Resources Group		Human Resources Group
Mr. Yasunori		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Tsujita		in charge of Strategic Planning Group		Operations Group,
				Strategic Planning Group

 

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Name		New Position (effective as of April 1, 2012)		Current Position
Mr. Masayuki		Managing Executive Officer		—
Yonetani		Head of Corporate Banking Unit
		and in charge of Corporate Banking Unit
		(Large Corporations)
Mr. Masayuki		Managing Executive Officer		—
Hoshi		Head of Financial Institutions
		& Public Sector Business Unit
		and Head of Transaction Banking Unit
Mr. Tetsuhiko		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Saito		Head of Personal Banking Unit		Personal Banking Group
Mr. Masakane		Managing Executive Officer		—
Koike		Head of Risk Management Group
		and Head of Compliance Group
Mr. Akira		Managing Executive Officer		—
Sugano		Head of Investment Banking Unit,
		Head of Asset Management Unit
		and in charge of
		Business Collaboration Division
		(Securities & Trust Services)

 

Name		New Position (effective as of April 2, 2012)		Current Position
Mr. Takeo		Deputy President		(Mentioned above)
Nakano		(Representative Director)
		Head of Internal Audit Group

The appointment of Mr. Takeo Nakano as director is subject to approval at the general meeting of shareholders of MHBK to be held on April 2, 2012.

 

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【Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (MHCB)】

 

Name		New Position (effective as of April 1, 2012)		Current Position
Mr.Tetsuo		Deputy President		Deputy President
Hiramatsu		(Representative Director)		(Representative Director)
		Head of Internal Audit Group
Mr. Mikito		Deputy President		Deputy President
Nagai		(Representative Director)		(Representative Director)
				Chief Auditor
Mr. Yoshiyuki		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Fukuda		Head of Corporate Banking Unit		Head of Corporate Banking Unit
		(Large Corporations)
		and in charge of Corporate Banking Unit
Mr. Masaaki		Managing Executive Officer		—
Kono		Head of Strategic Planning Group
Mr. Yasumasa		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Nishi		Head of Markets Unit		Head of Global Markets Unit
Mr. Toshitsugu		Managing Executive Officer (not full-time)		—
Okabe		in charge of coordination with
		Retail Banking Unit of
		Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Mr.Hideyuki		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Takahashi		Head of Financial Control &		Chief Financial Officer,
		Accounting Group		Chief Portfolio Management Officer,
				Chief Information Officer
Mr. Daisaku		Managing Executive Officer		—
Abe		Head of IT & Systems Group
		and Head of Operations Group
Mr. Junichi		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Nishizawa		Head of Human Resources Group		Chief Human Resources Officer
Mr. Yasunori		Managing Executive Officer		—
Tsujita		in charge of Strategic Planning Group

 

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Name		New Position (effective as of April 1, 2012)		Current Position
Mr. Masayuki		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Yonetani		Head of Corporate Banking Unit
Mr. Masayuki		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Hoshi		Head of Financial Institutions		Head of Global Transaction Banking Unit,
		& Public Sector Business Unit		Head of Global Asset Management Unit
		and Head of Transaction Banking Unit
Mr. Tetsuhiko		Managing Executive Officer (not full-time)		—
Saito		in charge of coordination with
		Personal Banking Unit of
		Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
Mr. Masakane		Managing Executive Officer		—
Koike		Head of Risk Management Group
		and Head of Compliance Group
Mr. Akira		Managing Executive Officer		Executive Officer
Sugano		Head of Investment Banking Unit,		General Manager of
		Head of Asset Management Unit		International Coordination Division
		and in charge of
		Business Collaboration Division
		(Securities & Trust Services)

 

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【Mizuho Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (MHTB)】

 

Name		New Position (effective as of March 1, 2012)		Current Position
Mr. Ryoji		Retired		Corporate Auditor
Yokoyama				(full-time)

 

Name		New Position (effective as of April 1, 2012)		Current Position
Mr. Nobutake		Deputy President		Deputy President
Nishijima		(Representative Director)		(Representative Director)
		Head of Internal Audit Group
Mr. Tadashi		Managing Director and		Managing Director and
Ohi		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
		Head of Strategic Planning,
		Financial Control & Accounting Group
		and Head of Human Resources Group
Mr. Masaaki		Managing Executive Officer		—
Kono		in charge of Strategic Planning,
		Financial Control & Accounting Group
Mr.Hideyuki		Managing Executive Officer		—
Takahashi		in charge of Strategic Planning,
		Financial Control & Accounting Group
Mr. Daisaku		Managing Executive Officer		—
Abe		in charge of IT & Systems Group
		and Operations Group
Mr. Junichi		Managing Executive Officer		—
Nishizawa		in charge of Human Resources Group
Mr. Shuuichi		Managing Executive Officer		Managing Executive Officer
Takemoto		Head of IT & Systems Group
		and Head of Operations Group
Mr. Masakane		Managing Executive Officer		—
Koike		in charge of Risk Management Group
		and Compliance Group
Mr. Masato		Managing Executive Officer		Executive Officer
Monguchi		Head of Risk Management Group		General Manager of
		and Head of Compliance Group		Internal Audit Department

Management Changes for the 4 entities above are on the assumption that any permission required will be obtained from the relevant authorities in Japan.

 

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