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- Natsumi Akita 2
- Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
- Group Executive Officer Group Chief Branding Officer Group Chief Culture Officer
As Chief Branding Officer and Group Chief Culture Officer at Mizuho Financial Group, Natsumi Akita is responsible for group-wide culture reform, brand management, human resource development, organizational development, and DEI.
Before joining Mizuho, Natsumi was VP of Adobe, where she was responsible for marketing and public relations in Japan, as well as promoting DEI and fostering a free and open organizational culture in the Tokyo office.
Prior to that, she spent nearly 20 years in the financial industry, including positions as VP of MasterCard Japan and General Manager of Digital Solutions at Citibank Japan.
Natsumi received her bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Economics, the University of Tokyo, and her MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management.