LEADERSHIP

Kenichi Suzuki 

Head of Global Business Unit
Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.

Professional experience

Kenichi (“Ken”) Suzuki is Senior Managing Director (Investment Management) of Nomura Holdings, Inc. from April 2026 and Senior Managing Director, Head of Global Business Unit of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Nomura AM) from April 2024. 

Mr. Suzuki has more than 30 years of experience in the asset management industry, having joined Nomura AM in 1992. 

Throughout his career within the Nomura Group, he has held a number of senior positions. Most recently, he served as CEO of Nomura Asset Management U.K. Limited from April 2023. Prior to his appointment in the UK, he was Vice Chairman of Nomura Asset Management Taiwan Ltd. in Taipei. He has also worked at Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A., where he was responsible for client services and fund structuring, as well as at Nomura AM in a variety of roles, including Head of HR and Team Head of Advisory Fund Management Department. 

Mr. Suzuki graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan. He is a Chartered Member of the Security Analysts Association of Japan and a Certified International Investment Analyst.