Mizuho Hires Subhathra Pavan to Expand Securitized Products Distribution

NEW YORK, NY --(Marketwired - September 28, 2016) - Mizuho Americas MFG today announced the addition of Subhathra Pavan to its fixed income sales team. In her new role, Pavan will focus on expanding the firm's fixed income distribution capabilities in a number of securitized product areas critical to Mizuho's growing US client base. In addition, Pavan will lead all domestic bank and government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) sales coverage strategy for the US fixed income business.

Subhathra comes to Mizuho from Deutsche Bank with nearly twenty-five years of fixed income product experience. At Deutsche, she was a Managing Director in Cross Rates Sales covering GSEs and bank portfolios for both rates and mortgages. Prior to that, Subhathra held senior positions with the Federal Home Loan Bank system, including Treasurer of FHLB Dallas and Director of Term Funding for the FHLB Office of Finance.

"Diversifying our product offering and deepening our investor relationships is critical to building on our momentum in US fixed income," said Thomas Hartnett, Head of Fixed Income Sales & Trading. "Subhathra's strong client relationships and broad product expertise will be a major addition to our platform."

Subhathra holds a BA in Management and Computer Science from Hood College and an MBA from the University of Maryland.

About Mizuho Americas
Mizuho Americas comprises several legal entities, which together offer clients corporate and investment banking, financing, securities, treasury services, asset management, research and more. With professionals in offices throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Chile, Mizuho's operations in the Americas connect a broad client base of major corporations, financial institutions and public sector groups to local markets and a vast global network. Mizuho Americas is an integral part of the Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Learn more at mizuhoamericas.com.

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. MFG is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, offering comprehensive financial and strategic services including private banking and venture capital through its subsidiaries. The group has over 56,000 employees working in over 900 offices in nearly 40 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia. At the end of March 2016, its total assets were $1.8 trillion.


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