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7 unusual facts about Nomura


Assaad W. Razzouk

From 1993 to 2002, Assaad Razzouk was an investment banker at Nomura International plc in London, where he was successively Head of the Middle East Group (1993-1997), Head of Corporate Finance – Emerging Markets (1997-1999), Head of Corporate Finance – Financial Institutions, Communications and Technology (1999-2001) and Deputy Head, Global Corporate Finance (2001-2002).

Coaching inn

Examples of historic sites of coaching inns in central London include the plaque on the Nomura building close to the Museum of London on London Wall commemorating the "Bull and Mouth" Inn; Golden Cross House, opposite St Martin's in the Fields recalls the Golden Cross, Charing Cross coaching inn.

Craig Schiffer

Prior to Dresdner Kleinwort, Schiffer headed Nomura International’s European Fixed Income Division, overseeing all of the capital markets and derivative businesses.

Schiffer joined Nomura in August 1997 where he was originally responsible for restructuring Nomura’s U.S. derivatives business, implementing robust risk management and achieving operating profitability.

Guy Hands

The firm's early investments, while still a division of Nomura, focused on housing (Annington Homes), leasing companies and pubs.

Instinet

In February 2007, Nomura purchased the firm from Silver Lake for a reported $1.2 billion.

Melanie Riley

Riley's background includes time as a press officer at Nomura.


Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale

While Itou takes advantage of the smuggled Vodka Nomura breaks the ice between himself and Makoto by asking her out, however, their romance is cut short when a boy runs in alerting the presence of their teacher.

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII

After discussion with Tetsuya Nomura and Yoshinori Kitase, Tabata decided that the game should be another installment in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, feeling that the pressure of producing a game from a popular series would motivate both the staff and himself.

Fumimaro Konoe

Roosevelt told Ambassador Nomura that he would like to see more details of Konoe's proposal, and he suggested that Juneau, Alaska, might be a good spot for a meeting.

Kingdom Hearts III

In an interview in the January 2014 issue of Game Informer, Nomura stated that the plot of the game will pick up "immediately after the events of Dream Drop Distance."

Kiwao Nomura

Nomura initially focused on an academic career: he studied Japanese and French literature, and taught for a number of years at various schools in Tokyo, including Meiji University and Waseda University.

Russell Indexes

Russell/Nomura equity indices for Japan (calculated with Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.) offer broad market or style benchmarks for investors in that country.

Shakotan Boogie

Junichi Nomura is incidentally named after Ken Nomura, a D1 Grand Prix driver and former baseball player who currently uses Nissan Skylines.


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