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Mizuho Securities names Atsushi Kikawa as retail and business banking chief

Kikawa previously worked at MUFJ Morgan Stanley Securities.

Mizuho Financial Group has appointed Atsushi Kikawa as managing executive officer, in charge of its retail & business banking division at Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd (MHSC).

Kikawa was previously executive officer at Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd.

Kikawa’s appointment is effective on 1 September 2026, the bank said in a 20 August announcement.

Mizuho Financial Group recently announced a profit of $2.64b for the Q1 period that ended on 30 June, a 45.5% year-on-year rise.

Earlier in June, it said that it was considering reducing its investment units to broaden its investor base.

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