GEN NAKAHARA
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Gen Nakahara is Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets at Merrill Lynch Japan. He joined Merrill Lynch Japan in 1999 from the-then Bank of Tokyo and Tokyo-Mitsubishi Securities, Mr Nakahara has held several senior positions in Merrill’s debt capital market business, where he has led various DCM deals across various market segments.
Hidenobu Shirota
Daiwa Securities
Hidenobu Shirota is Head of Debt Capital Markets at Daiwa Securities. Since joining Daiwa in 1987, Mr Shirota has arranged various deals both domestically and internationally to expand the firm’s DCM franchise. He was stationed in London for years in 2001 as Joint Head of Debt Syndication. He has also experienced many senior DCM positions in the Daiwa group.
Hiroaki Hayashi
Fukokushinrai Life Insurance
An almost 20-year veteran in securities investment, Hiroaki Hayashi currently works as General Manager, Investment Department, at Fukokushinrai Life Insurance Co and oversees all aspects of asset management activities including debt and equity investment. Prior to that, he was in charge of investing in wide range of products at Fukoku Life.
Katsumasa Suzuki
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Katsumasa Suzuki is a partner with law firm Mori Hamada & Matsumoto and an expert primarily in the areas of corporate and securities, including capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance. He was recommended as a leading lawyer of Capital Markets by Chambers Global, The Best Lawyers International, Legal 500 and other media.
Kazuhide Tanaka
Rabobank
Kaz Tanaka is Director and Head of Long Term Funding – Japan at Rabobank, responsible for all funding activities in Japan. The focus is on Samurai, Uridashi and private placements. Additionally, the role involves assisting with the debt investor relations effort, as well as carrying out the regulatory disclosure requirements in Japan.
Masanori Azuma
Nomura Securities
Masanori Azuma is Managing Director of Nomura Securities’ Capital Markets Department. Mr Azuma has been engaged in bond underwriting and primary bond syndication for many years. In recent years, his responsibilities have expanded to include FIG subordinated debt and overall supervision of the capital market business.
Mitsuhiro Yoshida
Daiwa Next Bank
Mitsuhiro Yoshida is Executive Director at Daiwa Next Bank, which he joined in October, 2011. He joined Daiwa Securities in 1987. During his career in the debt capital markets, including stints in London and Singapore, he has traded foreign and domestic public/corporate bonds and Samurais. He also played a key role in dealing with structured bonds and derivatives.
Tetsutaro Muraki
Tokyo AIM
Tetsutaro Muraki has been President and CEO of TOKYO AIM since 2009. Mr Muraki started his career in investment banking at Swiss Bank Corporation.
He joined the World Bank Group in 1996. Before joining TSE, he was Managing Director of the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan, and was appointed CFO of Kanebo Cosmetics.
Katsuyuki Tokushima
NLI Research Institute
Katsuyuki Tokushima is Chief Investment Advisor of the Financial Research Group and Chief Pension Consultant of the Pension Research Center at NLI Research Institute. Mr Tokushima has more than 20 year experience in such areas as asset allocation, fixed-income investment, asset-backed securities investment and risk management.
Keith Mullin
Editor-at-Large, IFR
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