Jefferies Financial Group Inc. announced that Yoshihiro Hyakutome, Deputy President and Co-Head of the Global Business Unit at SMBC Group, has been nominated to join its Board of Directors. He is set to replace Toru Nakashima, CEO of SMBC Group, who will step down at the end of his term. Hyakutome will stand for election at the upcoming Jefferies Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
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