Kazumoto Kitamura

Kazumoto Kitamura is a highly experienced finance and legal professional currently serving as Managing Director and General Manager at Man Group since June 2021. Prior to this role, Kazumoto held the position of Executive Director at MUFG from March 2017 to May 2021 and served as Director in the Strategic Financial Product Department at Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. from March 2016 to February 2017. Kazumoto's earlier experience includes a role as Council for Global Markets and Credit Derivatives Products Structuring at BNP Paribas from October 2012 to February 2016, and as an Attorney at Law at Davis LLP (DLA Piper Canada) from January 2011 to October 2012, as well as at Atsumi & Sakai from October 2003 to January 2011. Academically, Kazumoto holds an LLM in Law from The London School of Economics and Political Science, an MBA in Finance from Durham University, and an LLB in Law from The University of Tokyo.