Customers are paying close attention to whether Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and its Mizuho Bank unit will be able to make good on their promises to revamp their corporate structures.
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. said on Jan. 17 it has appointed senior executive officer Masahiro Kihara as president, with the beleaguered financial institution looking to restore public trust under new leadership after repeated systems failures severely impacted operations at its key banking unit.