United States, July 31 -- The World Bank Group announced the appointment of Tsutomu Yamamoto as Managing Director of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), home of the World Bank Group Guarantee Platform. Yamamoto, a Japanese national, will join the agency from Mizuho Financial Group, where he is a Senior Managing Executive Officer and Head of the Global Transaction Banking Unit. Yamamoto has built a distinguished career in banking and international finance in both developing and advanced markets. In his current position, he plays a key role in global strategy for Mizuho. Since joining the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, one of the predecessors of Mizuho, in 1991, he has held various positions of increasing responsibility, including exe...