Hiromi Yamaji

Group CEO, Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

Hiromi Yamaji is the Group CEO of the Japan Exchange Group, Inc. Since joining the group in June 2013, he has been leading several developments in the Japanese financial market as CEO of Osaka Exchange, Inc. (2013-2021) and CEO of Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc (2021-2022). He now continues to lead in this active role as Group CEO of the Japan Exchange Group, Inc.

Before joining the group, Mr. Yamaji had 36 years experience specialising in the investment banking area and served as Executive Vice President, and Head of Global Investment Banking at Nomura Securities Co., Ltd. During his professional career, he worked in Europe and the US for 18 years and served as President and CEO of Nomura Europe Holdings plc in London, and Chairman of Nomura Holding America Inc. in New York.

He graduated from the Law Faculty at Kyoto University, and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.