Introducing Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited, Board of Directors

Masami Tada
Chairman
Masami Tada is Chairman of Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited. He was appointed in November 2009. He joined the European head office in London from Daiwa Fund Consulting, the financial consulting and investment advisory arm of the Daiwa group of companies. Mr Tada joined Daiwa Securities in 1983 and has held a number of prominent roles in both Japan and Europe. Amongst other roles he has been Executive Officer of Investment Banking at Daiwa Securities, Osaka Branch, and Head of Equity Sales for Daiwa Securities in Tokyo. His international experience includes assignments in Germany and the Netherlands, and heading the Daiwa Europe Equity Division based in London.
   
Keith Meekins Keith Meekins
Chief Executive Officer
Keith Meekins was appointed CEO of Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited in July 2011. He was formerly head of the firm's Fixed Income Division. In a career spanning 30 years Keith has held a number of senior positions for Daiwa Europe, Nomura and Commerzbank. Starting his career with Swiss Bank in 1981 he moved to Nomura in 1987 where he headed Government Bond Trading, a role he also held at Commerzbank from 2000 to 2003. Following this Meekins joined Daiwa Europe, initially as Head of Government Bond Trading & Repo before being promoted to Head of the Fixed Income Division in 2008.
   
Vice Chairman Wilfried Schmidt
Vice Chairman
Wilfried Schmidt joined Daiwa in 1990. He worked first in Tokyo in the International Underwriting Department, and moved to Daiwa Europe the following year, working in the Investment Banking Division until 1998 when he was appointed President of Daiwa Europe (Deutschland) GmbH, Frankfurt. When this became a branch of Daiwa Europe, he continued as Branch Manager until April 2005. He moved to London when he was appointed Deputy President, and became Vice Chairman in April 2006.
   
  Junichi Arihara
President and COO
Junichi Ariahra became President & COO of Daiwa Capital Markets Europe in April 2010.  He was previously Head of the Equity Department in Tokyo, before which he had held a number of roles in Tokyo in Personnel, Corporate Planning and the President's Office.  He joined Daiwa in 1987 and holds an MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management..
   
   
   
Mikita Komatsu  Mikita Komatsu
Non Executive Director
Mikita Komatsu is head of the Planning Division of Daiwa Capital Markets Co Ltd, Japan.  He was previously President and Chief Operating Officer of Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Limited. Mikita Komatsu joined Daiwa in 1985. He has worked in the Equity business in various offices, including Osaka, Zurich and New York.
   

Polly Williams,
Non Executive Director
Polly Williams joined the Board in January 2011 as Non Executive Director. Ms Williams also serves as Non Executive Director of National Counties Building Society and ScotiaBank Ireland, as well as Deputy Chairman of Rugby School. She was previously a partner at professional services firm KPMG for five years with responsibility for the group audit of HSBC Group, and is a qualified chartered accountant.
   
Richard Farrant  Richard Farrant
Non Executive Director
Richard Farrant joined the Board of Directors in 2007 as a Non Executive Director. He brings a great deal of valuable experience from a long career in the City. After a number of years at the Bank of England, Richard was appointed Chief Executive of the SFA, and later MD & COO of the FSA. He is currently a member of the UK Competition Commission.
   
  Toshinao Matsushima
Director
Toshinao Matsushima joined the Board of Directors in April 2010 as a Non Executive Director.  He is Head of Capital Markets at Daiwa Securities in Tokyo.  He joined Daiwa Securities in 1981 and has worked across a range of areas including its principal finance, structured finance and global products business lines.