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Mr. Ebato has been responsible for overseeing the Financial and IT Infrastructure divisions, while Mr. Yamazaki has served in roles including Corporate Division Manager, Headquarters Organization Representative, Business Strategy, and Investor Relations.\n\n### Profile and Background of New Representative Director\nMasaaki Yamazaki joined the company in 1992 and has held positions such as Deputy General Manager of the Securities Solutions Business Headquarters and General Manager of the Financial IT Innovation Business Headquarters. He was appointed Director and Executive Managing Officer in June 2025. As of the end of September 2025, he owns 64,083 shares, bringing extensive experience to his role as Representative Director.","jir_financial_highlights":"Outgoing Representative Director: Ken Ebato (Scheduled to step down on March 31, 2026)\nIncoming Representative Director: Masaaki Yamazaki (Scheduled to assume office on April 1, 2026)\nNumber of shares owned (Masaaki Yamazaki): 64,083 shares (As of the end of September 2025)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#NomuraResearchInstitute, #executive_change, #JapaneseStocks","jir_key_figures":"Outgoing Representative Director: Ken Ebato (scheduled to resign on March 31, 2026)\nIncoming Representative Director: Masaaki Yamazaki (scheduled to assume office on April 1, 2026)\nShares owned by Masaaki Yamazaki: 64,083 shares (as of end of September 2025)","jir_meta_title":"Nomura Research Institute Announces Representative Director Change Effective April 1, 2026","jir_meta_description":"Nomura Research Institute announced that Executive Managing Officer Masaaki Yamazaki will become Representative Director on April 1, 2026, with Vice President Ken Ebato scheduled to step down on March 31.","jir_og_title":"Nomura Research Institute Announces Change of Representative Director","jir_og_description":"Masaaki Yamazaki will assume the role of Representative Director on April 1, 2026, while Ken Ebato will step down on March 31.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":6891,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"executive_change","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-34421","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n