Toshio Morita

Toshio Morita is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA). Before assuming the current position in July 2021, Mr. Morita was Representative Director and President of Nomura Securities Co. Ltd. and Director and Representative Executive Officer of Nomura Holdings, Inc., after serving various leadership roles in the largest securities firm in Japan.

Mr. Morita joined Nomura in April 1985. After working with individual investors at domestic branches, he took leadership roles such as Senior Managing Director for retail business in 2008, Executive Vice President (Head of Retail Business) in 2012, Deputy President for investment banking and President in 2017. He concurrently served as Group Co-COO in 2018, and Representative Executive Officer in 2020 at Nomura Holdings, Inc.