NEW YORK, March 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- John
Koudounis, president and CEO of Mizuho Securities USA (MSUSA), the US investment banking
subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group (NYSE: MFG), confirmed that he
has resigned his position effective immediately to pursue other
opportunities.
"It has been an incredible experience to work with the entire
team at Mizuho over the past eight years. This is an
extremely talented group of professionals, and I am grateful for
the opportunity to have assembled a world-class team that I am
confident will continue its trajectory of success," Koudounis
said.
During his tenure, Koudounis built MSUSA into a full-service
investment bank, expanding its capabilities in debt capital markets
and in equities. Under his leadership, MSUSA has grown in
terms of profitability, number of clients, and product
diversification. Mizuho now ranks in the top ten in
investment grade corporate bonds and asset-backed securities, and
in the top 20 for high-yield underwriting. According to news
reports, he is credited as one of the few CEOs on Wall Street who
successfully executed a growth plan while other banks continue to
retrench.
Koudounis joined MSUSA in 2008 as head of its fixed income
division and was appointed CEO in 2010. At the time, he was
the youngest CEO appointed on Wall Street. Previously, he was
managing director and head of fixed income at ABN AMRO North
America.
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