Akira Higashida

Mr. Akira Higashida is a Senior Fund Manager at Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Previously, he worked as a Fund Manager in the Equity Investment Department.
In 2001, he was a Fund Manager for the Japanese Equity Fund Management Department.
Two years later, he became Fund Manager for the Small/Mid Cap Investment Trust Team in the Equity Investment Department.
He joined the firm in 1999 as an Analyst in the Corporate Research Department.
He began his career at Nikko Securities Co., Ltd.
where he worked as an Assistant Analyst in the Nikko Research Center Ltd.
He was later promoted to Analyst at the Equity Research Department at Nikko Securities Co., Ltd.
Mr. Higashida holds a Bachelor in Technology at Kobe University.