Terunobu Maeda | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1945-01-02)January 2, 1945 (age 80) Kumamoto, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Occupation | Investor |
Terunobu Maeda (前田 晃伸,Maeda Terunobu, born January 2, 1945) is a Japanese investor who has been the President and CEO ofMizuho Financial Group (2002–2009), Chairman of theJapanese Bankers Association (2005–2006) and the president ofNHK (2020–2023).
Maeda was born inKumamoto, raised inNakatsu, Ōita and graduated from theUniversity of Tokyo with a degree in law.
Maeda joinedFuji Bank in 1968. He became vice-president of Fuji Bank, the predecessor of the present Mizuho Financial Group, in 1999. The bank recorded a loss of 2.38 trillionJPY thatfiscal year as it wrote offnon-performing loans accrued during three recessions in a decade. Maeda returned it to profitability the next year after reducing bad assets and through gains on investments in Japanese stocks.
Maeda was named "Top chief executive officer" in Japanese banking sector in 2007, according toInstitutional Investor magazine.
Maeda is an amateurgardener who does not use air conditioners at his home during Tokyo's humid summers to make an environmental point.[citation needed]
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