Sanjay Nayar appointed advisor to Mizuho Bank India

Mizuho Financial Group, Japan's third largest lender with USD 2 Trillion in assets, has hired private equity veteran Sanjay Nayar as external senior advisor for Mizuho Bank India.Nayar, who started his career as a banker at Citibank, served as the CEO of Citigroup's Indian and South Asian operations and was a member of Citigroup’s management committee and Asia executive operating committee. He set up KKR’s operations in India and currently runs his own venture capital business, Sorin Investments.