Koji Nagai is a Japanese business executive. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of

Nomura Holdings is a Japanese financial holding company and a principal member of the Nomura Group. It, along with its broker-dealer, banking and other financial services subsidiaries, provides investment, financing and related services to individual, institut ...

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Early life

Nagai was born circa 1953.Kana Inagaki
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, where he studied the Law.Emi Emoto, Nathan Layne
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Career

Nagai started his career at Nomura Holdings in 1981. In April 2012, he was appointed as its Head of Domestic Securities. 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 "

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scandal".Jonathan Soble
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'' His appointment has been effective since August 1, 2012. 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.

References

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