Bank of America hires another employee of Nomura Holdings

Bank of America Corp. continues recruiting employees of its largest competitors. This time the US giant has hired Eiichi Katayama from Nomura Holdings Inc. 44-year old Katayama has a great experience in his field. He came to Nomura 11 years ago immediately after graduating Keio University.

In Bank of America Eiichi Katayama will have a number of responsibilities however his main duty will be to carrying out researches on Japanese consumer electronics. Also he will manage coverage of telecommunications, media and technology as well as basic material industries. 

In April Yohei Osade, the company’s head of Japan research said that by the end of 2010 Bank of America aims boost equity research in Japan to 360 companies from 318. 

Eiichi Katayama has a Master of Business Administration degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management.

Source: Bloomberg