The appointment of Imai, 59, who is 10 years younger than the current chairman, is seen as part of the major Japanese banking group's efforts to transform its corporate culture and restore public confidence by elevating younger executives. The move is set to be officially approved by the group's board on Monday.
In the latest incident, business clients experienced trouble using online banking services on Tuesday.
The recurrent problems led to the bank and its holding company receiving a business improvement order from the
Following investigations, the agency issued another business improvement order in November, telling the financial group to clarify management responsibilities over the system troubles.
Imai, a graduate of
He previously served as the deputy president of the bank before being elevated to deputy head of the holding group last year. He is currently responsible for businesses with major corporations and foreign enterprises.
The financial group has already decided to promote
==Kyodo
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