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Concurrently, Chairman Katsutoshi Takehide will assume the role of Director and Deputy President (Representative Executive Officer).\n\n### Profile of Newly Appointed Representative Executive Officer Masayuki Sugawara\nMr. Masayuki Sugawara, born August 21, 1964, joined the company in April 1988 after graduating from the Faculty of Law at Hokkaido University. He has served as Branch Manager of Mizuho Bank's Bangkok branch, Head of the East Asia Regional Headquarters, and Head of the Corporate & Investment Banking Company. Since April 2024, he has held the position of Deputy President and Representative Director. As of December 31, 2025, he owns 29,997 shares.","jir_financial_highlights":"Date of Representative Executive Officer Change: 2026-04-01 (Unknown)\nName of Newly Appointed Representative Executive Officer: Masayuki Sugawara (Unknown)\nNumber of Representative Executive Officers: 2 (Unknown)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#MizuhoFinancialGroup, #ExecutivePersonnel, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Change Date: 2026-04-01\nNew Representative Executive Officer: Mr. Masayuki Sugawara\nNumber of Shares Owned: 29,997 shares (as of 2025-12-31)","jir_meta_title":"Mizuho Financial Group Announces Change in Representative Executive Officer Effective April 1, 2026","jir_meta_description":"Mizuho Financial Group announces that Masayuki Sugawara will assume the role of Representative Executive Officer as of April 1, 2026, establishing a two-person system. 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