Mizuho Bank
Company
Financial services, investments and auditing
Since 2002
Asia
Top managers:
Malyshev Alexander Ilyich
Matsuo Ken
Since 2002
Asia
Top managers:
Malyshev Alexander Ilyich
Matsuo Ken
History
2021: Dismissal of Bank President Koji Fujiwara after major data center equipment malfunction
In mid-June 2021, the president of the Japanese bank Mizuho Bank, Koji Fujiwara, resigned, taking the blame for the major failure of the IT system of the data center in early 2021. Fujiwara was also joined by the IT director of the bank Satoshi Ishii, and the general director of the organization promised to reduce his salary. More details here.