Tokyo Team Analyst Profiles

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Ben Wedmore (Materials/Commodities Trading Companies, Oil Exploration, Telecom)
bwedmore@mfglobal.com +81 3 3592 3442

Ben has 10 years of experience in Japan. He previously worked at KPMG, Mercury Asset, HSBC, Credit Agricole Japan, Mizuho, and Jefferies. Prior to his career as a stock analyst, Ben was a software engineer.

Joel Scheiman (Chemicals, Textiles)
jscheiman@mfglobal.com +81 3 3592 3445

Joel has 25 years of experience covering chemicals in Japan. He has worked at Goldman Sachs, ING, Macquarie, and recently, KBC. Joel also has experience covering pharmaceuticals and is a qualified CFA.

Jay Defibaugh (Consumer Electronics, Games, Pachinko)
jdefibaugh@mfglobal.com +81 3 3592 3444

Jay is a top ranking game software analyst with over 20 years of experience in Japan. He has worked at Schroders and CSFB/Credit Suisse.

Stephen Barker (Pharmaceuticals, Food, Consumption)
stbarker@mfglobal.com +81 3 3592 3448

Stephen has over 10 years of experience as an analyst for Asian and Japanese companies. He has worked for the hedge funds Japan Advisory, Optima Capital, Oasis, and for the investment banks UBS (Institutional Investor ranking) and Nikko Research.

William Montgomery (Machinery, Capital Goods)
wmontgomery@mfglobal.com +81 3 3592 3447

William has over 17 years of experience in Japan, including in the Japanese auto industry. He worked at Nikko Citi and Japan Invest and was head of research at Ward-Ferry in Tokyo. William is a qualified CFA.

David Rubenstein (SPE, Precision, Semiconductors, LCD)
drubenstein@mfglobal.com +81 3 3592 3443

David has 14 years of experience in covering Japanese technology stocks. He previously worked at Indosuez WI Carr, JapanInvest, and Jefferies. David was recognized as a top stock picker by Nikkei Veritas in 2007.

Takehito Yamanaka (Financials, Consumer Finance, Brokers, Mega Banks, Leasing)
tyamanaka@mfglobal.com +81 3 3592 3449

Takehito has over 18 years of experience covering financials. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Nikko Salomon Smith Barney, SBC Warburg, and New Japan Securities.

Nicholas Smith (BENTHOS)
nsmith@mfglobal.com +81 3 3592 3446

Nicholas has 19 years of market experience. He was a global chemicals and oils analyst for Jardine Fleming when that company was #1-ranked in Asian research, and he was #1-ranked in chemicals. He has 12 years’ experience on the sell side. He spent five years at Penta, which was then Japan’s largest hedge fund, and was a founder/partner at Falcon Pacific. Nicholas publishes “Benthos,” a weekly strategy report.