Yoshihiro Azuma

Yoshihiro Azuma is an accomplished finance professional with extensive experience in equity research across various sectors, including chemicals, technology, and retail. Currently serving as an Executive Officer at SUMCO since March 2023, Yoshihiro previously held the position of Managing Director at Jefferies & Company from August 2011 to March 2023. Prior to that, Yoshihiro worked as an Equity Research Analyst at Morgan Stanley, Tokyo, from June 2006 to May 2011, and as VP of Equity Research at Nomura Securities from April 1996 to July 2004. Yoshihiro holds an MBA in finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, earned between 2004 and 2006.