Nomura has announced the appointments of Scott Litner as a managing director, Jason Meyer as an executive director and Richard Oates as a vice-president. Litner joins Nomura as head of New York equity research sales, covering clients in New York and Denver. He joins from Lazard Capital Markets. Meyer, who will be based in Chicago, joins Nomura to lead the firm's Midwest US equity research sales effort. He joins from RBC Capital Markets. Oates joins Nomura as an equity research sales representative, based in London. Oates has prior experience as a senior equity analyst at Legatum Capital.