Shibata Takumi

Overview

Takumi Shibata is President and CEO of Nikko Asset Management (2014/present). Prior to his current role he was Executive Chairman of the firm for six months (2013). He was Advisor at Nomura Holdings(2012/2013) and COO of Nomura Holdings (2008/2012). Mr. Shibata ran Nomura s European business from London (1997/2002) global investment banking operations from Tokyo (2002/2003) global wholesale business from Tokyo (2003/2004) global support functions from Tokyo (2004/2005) and asset management business from Tokyo (2005/2008). In his 36 years with Nomura he has spent 17 years in Tokyo 12 years in London 3 years in Hong Kong and 2 years each in Boston and Kobe highlighting a uniquely international career for a Japanese financial service executive. He sat on the Japanese Government s Business Accounting Council (2004/2013 ). He was Vice Chairman of the Japan Securities Investment Advisers Association (2007/2008) Chairman of the Self regulatory Planning Committee of the Japan Securities Dealers Association (2004/2005) a Board Member of the International Primary Market Association (London) (1994/1995) and a Board Member of the Securities Institute (London) (2001/2002).