Nomura Appoints James Merli Head of Debt Origination and Debt Syndicate
New York, August 9, 2010 – Nomura, the global investment bank, has appointed James Merli as Managing Director and Head of Debt Origination and Debt Syndicate for the Americas. In this newly created role, Merli will report to Charles Spero and Jeff Michaels, Joint Heads of Fixed Income for the Americas and to Glenn H. Schiffman, Head of Investment Banking, Americas.
Nomura is committed to strategically broadening its existing US Fixed Income and Investment Banking businesses while growing its franchise to achieve its goal of being a leading global investment bank.
"Our hiring of someone with Jim Merli's proven track record demonstrates our commitment to having a top-tier Fixed Income business in the Americas," said Charles Spero, Joint Head of Fixed Income at Nomura Securities International Inc.
"Jim Merli's arrival materially strengthens our debt capital markets capability, and provides additional leadership to execute our client-driven, solutions-focused strategy," said Glenn Schiffman, Head of Investment Banking, Americas at Nomura.
Mr. Merli joins Nomura from Barclays Capital where he was most recently head of US primary market syndication for fixed income. Prior to joining Barclays Capital, Mr. Merli spent 25 years at Lehman Brothers where he was the global head of fixed income syndicate.
During his tenure at Lehman, Mr. Merli was a member of the fixed income operating committee, the loan participation committee, and the high grade credit committee. Mr. Merli graduated from Montclair State University with a B.S. degree in Business.
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| 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 27,000 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.
