Mizuho CEO to step down to take responsibility for system failures - Nikkei
FILE PHOTO: Mizuho Financial Group's Chief Executive Officer Tatsufumi Sakai attends an interview with Reuters at the company's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan August 20, 2018. Picture taken August 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
TOKYO : Mizuho Financial Group Chief Executive Officer Tatsufumi Sakai intends to step down to take responsibility for a series of system failures this year, the Nikkei business daily reported on Thursday.
The banking group's nomination committee will start discussions to select a new management team, the Nikkei said.
When asked for comment, a Mizuho spokesperson said nothing has been decided.
(Reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
Source: Reuters
