Koji Fujiwara

Profile
Tenure
Apr 2025 – Present
Years in office
1.5 years
Name in Japanese
藤原弘治
Title at appointment
Representative Director, President
Performance in office
Tokyo Century
Performance in office
FY2025FY2026Change
Revenue¥1.4trillion¥1.5trillion+7%
Net margin6.2%7.6%+1.4pt
AsadaNogamiBabaFujiwara
Revenue¥1.5 trillionNet margin7.6%2021/32026/3
Revenue¥1.5 trillionNet margin7.6%2021/32026/3
Tenure

Tenure

Background

He is a banker who joined Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank in April 1985. He became Executive Officer and General Manager of Investor Relations at Mizuho Financial Group in April 2012, Managing Executive Officer and concurrently Managing Director of Mizuho Bank in April 2014, and President of Mizuho Bank in April 2017. From July 2022 he served as a senior adviser to Mizuho Financial Group, and from July 2023 as a special adviser. He joined Tokyo Century as a Director in June 2024.

Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Graduate School of Business, Business Administration (2004)

Selection

His predecessor was Koichi Baba, and he took over as President in April 2025, ten months after joining Tokyo Century's board. The major shareholders are corporations, ITOCHU with 29.94%, Chuo-Nittochi with 14.00% and NTT with 10.03%, and Mizuho Bank also holds 3.82%. In the fiscal year ended March 2025, the year before he took office, net sales were ¥1,368.6 billion, operating profit ¥117.1 billion and net income ¥85.3 billion, up in profit from the prior year.

Initiatives

Only one fiscal year has been completed since he took office. Consolidated results for the fiscal year ended March 2026 were net sales of ¥1,457.7 billion, operating profit of ¥148.3 billion and net income of ¥111.3 billion, all above the prior year. It is too early to isolate and describe the decisions of his term.

Career

Career

Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank

Date Position
Apr 1985 Joined
Apr 2012 Executive Officer, General Manager, Investor Relations Department, Mizuho Financial Group
Apr 2014 Managing Executive Officer and Managing Director, Mizuho Bank
Apr 2017 President, Mizuho Bank

Mizuho Financial Group

Date Position
Jul 2022 Standing Advisor
Jul 2023 Special Advisor

Tokyo Century

Date Position
Jun 2024 Director
Apr 2025 Representative Director, President
References 1

References (Japanese primary sources)

  • 東京センチュリー 有価証券報告書【役員の状況】