1976, degree in Economics, University of Tokyo. 1976, joined the Industrial Bank of Japan (IBJ); the IBJ merged with Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and Fuji Bank to create Mizuho Financial Group in 2000. With Mizuho Financial Group: April 2007 - March 2009, Deputy President, Mizuho Corporate Bank; April 2009 - March 2014, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mizuho Corporate Bank, which merged with Mizuho Bank in July 2013; since June 2009, Director; since June 2011, President and Group Chief Executive Officer; since April 2018, Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors;
Experience in international business, including a period based in New York. Has been a pivotal leader in terms of Mizuho's global strategies and expansion. Former Chairman, Japanese Bankers Association, providing leadership to a financial industry facing unprecedented challenges. Former Member, Abe Cabinet's Industrial Competitiveness Council, involved in developing the Japan Revitalization Strategy as part of the third arrow of Abenomics.