Koji Nagai

Koji Nagai is a Japanese business executive. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Nomura Holdings (NYSE: NMR).[1]

Koji Nagai
EducationChuo University
OccupationChief Executive Officer
EmployerNomura Holdings

Early life

Nagai was born circa 1953.[2] He graduated from Chuo University in Tokyo, where he studied the Law.[3]

Career

Nagai started his career at Nomura Holdings in 1981.[3] In April 2012, he was appointed as its Head of Domestic Securities.[3] On July 26, 2012, it was announced that he would serve as Chief Executive Officer of Nomura Holdings, replacing Kenichi Watanabe, who resigned in the wake of an "insider trading scandal".[3][4][5] His appointment has been effective since August 1, 2012.[2]

In December 2019, Koji Nagai announced that he is stepping down as CEO of Nomura and will be replaced by current COO Kentaro Okuda on April 1, 2020. Nagai will become chairman when he steps down and will carry on some roles within the company.[6]

References
  1. Nomura Holdings: Senior Managing Directors
  2. Kana Inagaki, Nomura's New CEO Is Domestic Sales Veteran, The Wall Street Journal, July 26, 2012
  3. Emi Emoto, Nathan Layne, Nomura CEO quits as insider trading scandal widens, Reuters, July 26, 2012
  4. Jonathan Soble, Unmasking the real Nagai-san, Financial Times, July 27, 2012
  5. Koji Nagai, Bloomberg Business
  6. "Nomura Boss Steps Down After 7 Years as CEO". CEO Today. Retrieved 2020-02-28.


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