Mizuho names Thompson as senior VP, co-head of U.S. private placements

By Tali Rackner

Norfolk, Va., Sept. 10 – Mizuho Bank announced the appointment of Richard A. Thompson as senior vice president and co-head of its U.S. private placements group, according to a press release.

He will work alongside co-head Takashi Miyake to lead the continued expansion of the business, with a particular focus on building out the bank's origination, structuring and distribution debt private placement capabilities to facilitate transactions for Mizuho's global issuer and investor clients.

Thompson joins Mizuho with more than 20 years of investment banking and debt private placement experience. He spent the majority of his career with JPMorgan, where he held a number of senior positions in the debt private placement group, including serving as global head of the debt private placement business for the last five years.

“The addition of Mr. Thompson to lead the expansion of our debt private placement platform significantly enhances our ability to be a first-tier financial partner to clients with a stronger lead bank mentality, increased client coverage and product capability and a global footprint supported by one of the world's largest financial institutions,” Hiroshi Suehiro, senior managing executive officer and head of the Americas, said in the release.

The subsidiary of Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is based in New York.

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