Nomura today announced that John Tierney has been approved as CEO of Nomura Europe Holdings plc (NEHS) and Nomura International plc (NIP), with Jonathan Lewis stepping down after a 10-year tenure.

Mr. Lewis has served as CEO of NEHS and NIP since December 2014, and will continue to support Nomura by chairing a number of subsidiary Boards in a Non-Executive Director capacity. Jonathan will become Chair of Nomura Financial Products Europe, Instinet Europe and Nomura Reinsurance (Guernsey) taking over from Paul Spanswick, who is retiring from Nomura.

Mr. Lewis also held the roles of Group Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) overseeing Technology and Operations, Chief Transformation Officer, leading the Group’s Risk Management Enhancement Program and prior to that, was Group Deputy CFO, based in Tokyo.

Taking over from Mr. Lewis as CEO of both NEHS and NIP is current NEHS Chief Operating Officer John Tierney. Mr. Tierney has also been appointed as a Senior Managing Director, with immediate effect.

Mr. Tierney brings a wealth of experience to his new position and has worked closely with Jonathan Lewis as part of the NEHS Executive Committee. He has been a director and member of the NEHS/NIP board since 2016 and has served as CEO of Nomura Bank International (NBI) since 2020. Tierney’s 26-year tenure with Nomura includes key roles in both EMEA and Asia ex-Japan (AEJ) regions, notably as EMEA Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and previously as AEJ CFO based in Hong Kong.

“John has extensive knowledge of our operations and his proven leadership make him an ideal choice to lead NEHS and NIP into their next phase of growth,” said Toshiyasu Iiyama, Deputy President of Nomura Holdings, Inc.