Nomura announced that Wayne Yang has joined as Managing Director and Group Head, Greater China, from Baxian Private and Investment Bank, where he was CEO. He started his career more than 30 years ago and has held multiple senior level positions at private banks including two stints spanning two decades at Citi's private bank. Trevor Mak has been hired as Managing Director and Relationship Manager for Hong Kong. He joined from UOB Kay Hian where he was Managing Director, Private Wealth Management, since March 2020. Before that, he was a Managing Director at Citigroup's private bank, covering Hong Kong HNW clients for over 12 years. Johnny Liu was appointed Managing Director focused on family office coverage for Greater China. He joined from Aldworth Management, a family office, where he was a partner. Before that he was Managing Director and Head of Global UHNW Advisors, Greater China, at UBS's private bank. Kitty Chen joined as Managing Director and Team Lead for China. She moved after a short stint as Managing Director with Union Bancaire Privee in their Hong Kong office. Adil Khan has been appointed Managing Director and Group Head, Southeast Asia, focusing on the NRI market in the Middle East and Southeast Asia as well as the Middle East market. He joined from Citi Private Bank where he was Managing Director and Team Head for the Global India business, and was responsible for the Middle East desk in Asia, working with bankers from the Middle East booking business into Asia. Prior to that, he was Middle East CEO for EFG Bank, based in Dubai. Brajesh Jha has been appointed Managing Director and Group Head, Southeast Asia. He joined from BNP Paribas Wealth Management where he was Managing Director and Head for Southeast Asia markets that included Thailand and Vietnam for three years. Mohit Gupta has joined as Managing Director and Team Lead for Southeast Asia NRI from BNP Paribas Wealth Management where he was Managing Director and Team Head, Indian Markets, covering family offices and UHNW clients from Singapore. Charly Madan has been appointed Managing Director and Team Lead, Southeast Asia, focusing on Thailand and Vietnam. He joined from BNP Paribas where he was also Managing Director and Team Leader responsible for UHNW clients in Thailand and Vietnam. Nini Rojanavanich has been appointed Executive Director and Relationship Manager, Southeast Asia, covering Thailand and Vietnam. She joined from BNP Paribas Wealth Management in Singapore where she was a Director in the UHNW client segment for Thailand. Prior to that, she was with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in charge of its Financial Institutions Group in Thailand, and has held other leadership roles with institutions including Royal Bank of Scotland, Citibank, Bangkok Bank and ABN AMRO. Umesh Pandey has been appointed Executive Director and Relationship Manager, Southeast Asia, covering Thailand and Vietnam. He joined from BNP Paribas Wealth Management which he joined in October 2019. Kripa Bathija has joined as Executive Director and Relationship Manager covering family offices and UHNW clients in Southeast Asia. Akshay Prasad has joined as Managing Director and Head of Investment Products Advisory Solutions, Asia Pacific, from Deutsche Bank's wealth unit where he worked for nearly 14 years. Sooraj Arur has joined as Executive Director and Head of Lending Credit Solutions, Asia Pacific. Aditya Sehgal joined as Executive Director to help drive transformation and business development for Investment Products Advisory Solutions. Mohan Kuppuswamy joined as Executive Director and Head of Architecture Technology, Asia Pacific, from HSBC where he was Program Head for Platform, implementing Avaloq for Singapore and Hong Kong. TS Murali has been appointed Executive Director and Head of Front Office Risk and Supervision, Asia Pacific. He joins from Citi Private Bank where he was Business Unit Manager, South Asia, for seven years. In this role, he directly managed the sales support team, ensuring the business operated within applicable regulatory frameworks with appropriate operational and control infrastructure.