Yasuhiro Sato has been President and Group Chief Executive Officer of Mizuho Financial Group since June 2011, and a Director since June 2009. He has also been serving in his second term as Chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association since April 2015.
From April 2012 to March 2013, he served in his first term as Chairman of the Japanese Bankers Association, providing leadership to a financial industry facing unprecedented challenges.
From January to October 2013, Mr Sato was a member of the Abe Cabinet’s Industrial Competitiveness Council, where he was involved in developing the Japan Revitalization Strategy as part of the third arrow of Abenomics.
Education:
Mr Sato graduated from the University of Tokyo with a major in Economics.
