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Nomura Announces Organizational Changes and New Management Appointments Tokyo, March 6, 2012-Nomura Holdings, Inc. today announced a number of organizational changes and new management appointments aimed at further enhancing the firm's group management structure and strengthening its Asia franchise. All organizational changes and management appointments are effective from April 1, 2012, subject to the necessary regulatory approvals. Developing the group structureKoji Nagai, currently Deputy President and Co-COO of Nomura Securities, will take over as President of Nomura Securities, and Hitoshi Tada, Retail CEO and Deputy President and Co- COO of Nomura Securities, will become Chairman of Nomura Securities. Current Retail COO Eiji Kutsukake will take over as Retail CEO.
These appointments will allow Group CEO Kenichi Watanabe and Group COO Takumi Shibata to focus solely on building up the functions of Nomura Holdings to further drive cross-regional management and cross-divisional collaboration.
Strengthening Asian capabilitiesTo fully support the firm's expansion in the key growth region of Asia, Nomura also announced the establishment of a China Committee, India Office, and ASEAN Office within Nomura Holdings.
The China Committee will be chaired by Noriyasu Yoshizawa, currently a director of Nomura Securities. The India Office will be headed by Takaaki Naito, currently head of Asset Finance. Yoshinori Go will maintain his position as Vice Chairman of Nomura Asia Holding while also heading up the ASEAN Office.
By committing more resources to its Asia franchise at the holdings company level, Nomura will be able to better integrate its domestic network with its operations in Asia.
Nomura Holdings management lineupFollowing today's announcement, Nomura's senior management lineup from April 1, 2012, is as shown below.
Executive Managing DirectorsName Responsibilities
Kenichi Watanabe Group CEO
Takumi Shibata Group COO; Chairman and CEO, Wholesale
Eiji Kutsukake Retail CEO
Toshihiro Iwasaki Asset Management CEO Junko Nakagawa Chief Financial Officer
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Senior Managing DirectorsName Responsibilities
Asset ManagementYugo Ishida Asset Management COO
Wholesale: Fixed IncomeSteven Ashley Global Head of Fixed Income (in London)
Wholesale: Equities
Naoki Matsuba Joint Global Head of Equities
Benoit Savoret Joint Global Head of Equities (in London)
Hiromi Yamaji Investment Banking Executive Chairman (in London) Hiroyuki Suzuki Joint Head of Investment Banking (in Hong Kong) William Vereker Joint Head of Investment Banking (in London)
Wholesale: ResearchHideyuki Takahashi Global Research
Corporate, Others
Shigeki Fujitani Co-Deputy CFO
Lewis O'Donald Chief Risk Officer (in London) Yuji
Nakata Deputy Chief Risk Officer
Hiroshi Tanaka Group CAO (Group Compliance Head, CIO, Global
Operations)
Paul Spanswick Wholesale CAO (in London) Naohiro Sako
Wholesale Co-CIO
Hisato Miyashita Wholesale Compliance Head Noriaki Nagai
Chief Legal Officer and Secretariat Hiromasa Yamazaki CEO/COO
Office
Toshio Morita CEO/COO Office Kenji Kimura CEO/COO Office Chie
Toriumi CEO/COO Office
Shigesuke Kashiwagi Government Affairs and Risk Advisory
Group
Minoru Hatada Group Corporate Communications Eiji Miura Group
Corporate Communications Akihito Watanabe Global Human
Resources
David Farrant Global Human Resources (in London) Masaru Konno
Group Internal Audit
Hitoshi Tada Chairman, Nomura Securities Koji Nagai President, Nomura Securities Masafumi Nakada President, Nomura Trust & Banking
AmericasAtsushi Yoshikawa Regional CEO, Americas (in New York)
EMEAJohn Phizackerley Regional CEO, EMEA (in London) Yasuo Kashiwagi Regional COO, EMEA (in London)
Asia ex-Japan
Philip Lynch Regional CEO, Asia ex-Japan (in Hong Kong)
Yoshinori Go Vice Chairman of Nomura Asia Holding N.V. (in
Hong Kong), CEO/COO office (ASEAN Office)
Noriyasu Yoshizawa CEO/COO office (Head of China Committee)
Yoshihiro Fukuta CEO/COO office (China Committee)
Takaaki Naito CEO/COO office (India Office)
Koki Miura Wealth Management, Asia (in Singapore)
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Key appointments in international operationsNomura today made the following management appointments in its international operations.
Name | Responsibilities |
Nomura Nederland N.V. Masatomo Harigaya | President |
Nomura Bank (Switzerland) Ltd. Makoto Kinone | President & Geneva Branch Office Manager |
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Nomura
Nomura is a leading financial services group and the preeminent Asian-based investment bank with worldwide reach. Nomura provides a broad range of innovative solutions tailored to the specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate and government clients through an international network in over 30 countries. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs over 27,000 staff worldwide. Nomura's unique understanding of Asia enables the company to make a difference for clients through three business divisions: retail, asset management, and wholesale (global markets and investment banking). For further information about Nomura, please visit www.nomura.com.