全銀協会長に三井住友・高島氏　みずほ坂井氏は辞退―システム障害で

　全国銀行協会は１５日、次期会長に三井住友銀行の高島誠頭取（６３）が就く人事を内定したと発表した。７月１日付で新体制を発足させる。内定していたみずほフィナンシャルグループの坂井辰史社長は、傘下のみずほ銀行で２月末から相次いだシステム障害の再発防止対応に最優先で取り組むため、就任を辞退した。
　みずほが大規模障害で会長職を辞退するのは２０１１年以来２度目。坂井氏は４月１日に就任予定だったが、３月中旬に就任を当面見合わせたいと申し出ていた。任期を延長している三毛兼承会長（三菱ＵＦＪフィナンシャル・グループ会長）は６月末まで続投する。
　三毛会長は今月１５日の記者会見で、坂井氏から辞退の申し出があったと説明。その上で、早期に新体制を決定して準備を進め、「新型コロナウイルス感染症が再拡大する中、銀行界として資金支援を最優先にさまざまな課題にしっかり取り組む」と強調した。（2021/04/15-18:13）

The Japanese Bankers Association tentatively decided Thursday to name Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. President Makoto Takashima as its next chairman.
   He will take up the job on July 1. The appointment of Takashima, 63, came after Mizuho Financial Group Inc. President Tatsufumi Sakai offered to cancel his appointment to the top association post as he needs to focus on dealing with a series of system glitches that occurred at Mizuho Bank, the core unit of Mizuho Financial, in late February and March.
   This is the second time for a Mizuho Financial official to decline the appointment as chairman of the industry group due to a large-scale system glitch, after the first such case in 2011. Sakai, who had been slated to become chairman of the association on April 1, informed the organization in mid-March of his intention of not assuming the post for the time being.
   Kanetsugu Mike, chairman of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. , whose term of office as head of the industry group has been extended following the offer by Sakai, will continue to serve in the post until the end of June.
   Mike told a press conference on Thursday that the association will make preparations to launch the new leadership team so that it can steadily tackle various challenges, including the top priority issue of providing financial assistance to clients struggling amid the resurgence of the new coronavirus. Mike highly rated Takashima as being fully capable of handling difficult issues facing the banking industry.