UBS Strengthens Regional Financial Institution Solutions Team in Japan
Tokyo, January 6, 2025 — UBS Securities Japan Co., Ltd. today announced a series of senior-level sales hires in its Global Markets Division, all aimed at broadening and deepening the firm’s relationships with Japanese regional financial institutions. The new additions bolster UBS’s ability to offer innovative solutions to banking organizations across the nation.
Eiichiro Yoshida will be responsible for Senior Relationship Solution Sales aimed at regional financial institutions. He most recently served as General Manager and Head of the Institutional Products and Strategy Group of Nissay Asset Management. Shuhei Sanada, who led institutional sales at HSBC Japan’s Client Solutions Group, has been appointed the Head of Regional Financial Institution Sales. Hiroaki Sato, most recently with Barclays Japan, also joins UBS’s Regional Financial Institution Sales team to offer cross-asset products and solutions.
Collectively, the new hires bring almost 50 years of experience in Japanese regional sales as well as a roster of new relationships to UBS.
Zenji Nakamura, UBS’s Japan Country Head, said, “Regional financial institutions continue to face fluid market conditions that require top-class investment, financing, and risk-hedging solutions. This timely strengthening of our team as well as our business platform overall keeps UBS at the forefront in addressing this critical market segment.”
About UBS
UBS is a leading and truly global wealth manager and the leading universal bank in Switzerland. It also provides diversified asset management solutions and focused investment banking capabilities. With the acquisition of Credit Suisse, UBS manages 6.1 trillion dollars of invested assets as per third quarter 2024. UBS helps clients achieve their financial goals through personalized advice, solutions and products. Headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, the firm is operating in more than 50 markets around the globe. UBS Group shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
In Japan, the firm offers corporate, institutional, and high net worth private clients a full array of financial products and services through five business entities: UBS Japan Securities Co., Ltd., UBS AG Tokyo Branch, UBS Asset Management (Japan) Ltd, UBS Japan Advisors Inc., and UBS SuMi TRUST Wealth Management Co., Ltd.
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