Kentaro Okuda
Profile
Performance in office
Tenure
Tenure
Background
He joined in 1987 and became an Executive Officer of Nomura Securities in April 2010. He became Executive Officer and Group Co-COO of the holding company in April 2018 and Deputy President and Group Co-COO in April 2019, and Representative Executive Officer, President and Group CEO in April 2020. From June that year he has also been a Director. A career employee, he took 33 years from joining to become President.
Selection
In April 2020 he succeeded Koji Nagai as Representative Executive Officer, President and Group CEO. During his predecessor's term, the fiscal year ended March 2019 ended in the red with a consolidated pre-tax loss of ¥37.7 billion and a net loss of ¥100.4 billion. In the FY ended March 2020, the year before he took office, the group had recovered to pre-tax profit of ¥248.3 billion and net income of ¥216.9 billion. He was promoted from the post of Group Co-COO, which he had held for two years from April 2018.
Initiatives
After he took office, consolidated results were net sales of ¥1,617.2 billion and net income of ¥153.1 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2021, and ¥1,593.9 billion and ¥142.9 billion in the FY ended March 2022. Net income fell to ¥92.7 billion in the FY ended March 2023 but recovered to ¥165.8 billion in the FY ended March 2024. The group booked net sales of ¥4,736.7 billion and net income of ¥340.7 billion in the FY ended March 2025, and ¥4,758.5 billion and ¥362.1 billion in the FY ended March 2026. The structural reform of domestic retail decided jointly with his predecessor continued after he took office.
Career
Career
Nomura Holdings
| Date | Position |
|---|---|
| Apr 1987 | Joined |
| Apr 2010 | Executive Officer, Nomura Securities |
| Apr 2018 | Corporate Executive Officer, Group, Co-COO |
| Apr 2019 | Executive Deputy President, Group, Co-COO |
| Apr 2020 | Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President, Group CEO |
| Jun 2020 | Director and Representative Corporate Executive Officer, President, Group CEO |