Kunio Watanabe (pic) is head of asset management, Nomura Holdings Inc. He is also director, president and CEO of Nomura Asset Management Co Ltd (NAM), a position held since April 2014.
Watanabe joined NAM in April 2009 from Nomura Securities Co Ltd, a sister company. Prior to NAM, his positions included head of equity division, Nomura Bank (Switzerland) Ltd from July 1997 to June 1999, managing director, financial institutions department, Nomura Securities from July 2004 to April 2006, and co-president & head of wealth management division, Nomura International (Hong Kong) Ltd from April 2007 to March 2009.