BNY Mellon appoints ex-Nomura exec as head of Japan

The Bank of New York Mellon has appointed Kunio Watanabe as Japan country executive and representative for its Tokyo Branch. 

Watanabe pictured, who started on May 7, becomes responsible for leading the BNY Mellon business in Japan, and will be a member of the bank's Asia Pacific Leadership Council, according to a media release. 

Watanabe joins BNY Mellon from Nomura, where he most recently executive chairman of Nomura Holding America and, prior to that, CEO of Nomura Asset Management.

He has nearly four decades of experience in financial services across a range of areas including investment banking, wealth management and asset...