Ken Kitahara Email & Phone Number

Weston, CT, US

New York, New York, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

For Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, managed and coordinated activities related to investments, distribution, marketing and client service for Japanese institutional clients in partnership with Guggenheim Japan.

New York, New York, United States

For Wells Fargo Securities, established first formal Japan desk in US for Wells Fargo Securities, negotiated lead orders from NY-based Japanese financial institution which drove profitable CLO new issues, increased sales revenue for US corporate bonds and US mortgage-backed bonds with Japanese institutional clients both in Japan and the US.

New York, New York, United States

For Societe Generale Americas Securities, established new Japan desk, transacted and marketed US Treasuries, agencies, corporates, credit derivatives and cross currency swaps. Contacted Tokyo-based clients directly and provided daily written US market comments in Japanese.

New York, New York, United States

Set up Japan Desk in New York, identified new clients including Japanese trading companies and leasing companies for transactions in shale oil, commercial real estate and aircraft, coordinated marketing with Tokyo office.

New York, New York, United States

For Citigroup Global Markets, Head of New York Japan Desk, transacted in deal-driving CLO equity purchases, executed primary and secondary CLO's, ABS CDO's, subordinated ABS. Completed block trades with both Tokyo-based and US-based clients in US Treasuries, swaps, mortgages, corporates, structured products and emerging markets. Previous firms include.

Mba, Finance, Marketing, With Distinction (Top 10% Of Class)

Activities and Societies: Band member, Special K Revue

Bs Business Administration, Marketing, Finance

Activities and Societies: Dean's List

Economics

Activities and Societies: UCSB Jazz Band Transferred to UC Berkeley's undergraduate business school

Education record