Nomura Enhances US Electronic Equity Platform with Key Strategic Hires
New York, June 24, 2010 – Nomura Securities International Inc., announced today that it has hired Matthew Weitz as Head of Electronic Sales and Richard Conti as Head of Electronic Sales Trading.
Matthew will be based in New York, reporting to Kevin Brady, and will lead the US sales effort for Nomura's growing suite of electronic equity products. This includes its ModelEx algorithmic suite, its flagship crossing network NX, its market-leading analytics platform TradeSpex, and NXT Connect, its low latency solution for both directed market access and smart order routing.
Richard will also be based in New York, reporting to Weitz, and will lead the Electronic Sales Trading team and provide coverage and service to both algorithmic and high frequency trading clients. Richard's team will focus on providing execution consultancy and furthering Nomura's goal of providing differentiated client service for the complete spectrum of electronic execution channels.
"Over the past eighteen months, Nomura has built a comprehensive and successful global electronic trading platform and Matthew and Richard's appointments are central to the marketing and delivery of our electronic products to our US clients," said Ciaran O'Kelly, Nomura's head of US equities. "Nomura's electronic trading platform leverages its world-class execution products and technology, differentiated quantitative content and outstanding client coverage. It is essential to the firm's stated goal of becoming a top five global equities house over the next three years."
Matthew was most recently head of Autobahn Equity Trading for the Americas at Deutsche Bank. The Autobahn Equity Trading team was responsible for the distribution and electronic sales trading for Deutsche's electronic products in the US. Richard also joins Nomura from Deutsche Bank, where he worked for the previous four years as the Head of Electronic Sales Trading in the Americas. He was instrumental in the build-out of Deutsche Bank's electronic platform and the expansion of its client base.
"Matthew and Richard are important hires as we continue to expand our equities offering in the US. They both have strong electronic product knowledge and key client relationships to help us grow our footprint in the Americas," said Kevin Brady, head of Nomura's Program, Electronic, ETF and Quantitative Advisory Sales. "We are excited to continue to expand our team and to ensure that we meet our clients' electronic trading needs and demands."
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| Peter Truell | Nomura Holding America Inc. | +1 212-667-9971 |
| Jonathan Hodgkinson | Nomura Holding America Inc. | +1 212-667-1484 |
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Nomura is a leading financial services group and the preeminent Asian-based investment bank with worldwide reach. Nomura provides a broad range of innovative solutions tailored to the specific requirements of individual, institutional, corporate and government clients through an international network in over 30 countries. Based in Tokyo and with regional headquarters in Hong Kong, London, and New York, Nomura employs over 26,000 staff worldwide. Nomura's unique understanding of Asia enables the company to make a difference for clients through three business divisions: retail, wholesale (global markets, investment banking, and other wholesale), and asset management. Nomura's subsidiaries in the US include Nomura Securities International, Inc. and Nomura Securities North America, LLC, its investment banking arms in the United States, and members of SIPC. For further information about Nomura, please visit www.nomura.com.
