Epperlein named as Nomura risk methodology head

Nomura has hired Eduardo Epperlein as global head of risk methodology. He will be based in London and will report to Patrick Howard, global head of market risk and quantitative risk. Epperlein joins Nomura from Citigroup, where he spent 16 years. He most recently led a global team of 75 in implementing a new market risk capital framework and has chaired several industry groups on Basel II.