Mark Leahy has joined Nomura as its new head of debt origination and fixed-income syndicate for Asia ex-Japan, a move that will bolster the Japanese bank’s efforts to build its debt capital markets platform in Asia.
In this newly created dual role, Leahy will replace Graham Conran, who left the bank last Wednesday, and Dermot Mayes, who left the bank more than a week ago. Conran was previously a managing director and head of debt origination for Asia ex-Japan, while Mayes was the head of fixed-income syndicate for Asia ex-Japan.
Leahy, who is 42, is a familiar face among debt bankers, having previously run Deutsche Bank’s debt...