Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has appointed its first head of direct real estate in Japan, Hidetoshi Ono.
He will be leading ASI’s direct real estate investments in Japan. Hidetoshi brings over 25 years of real estate investment and management experience garnered from Japanese and multinational organizations. He joins from Manulife, where he was managing director, Japan Real Estate. Prior to that, he was with AXA Real Estate, ING Real Estate, General Electric and Mitsui Fudosan.
“Japan is an important component of our global and Asia Pacific real estate strategies. As one of the largest markets in the world, it offers attractive return potential for investors across asset classes, such as multifamily, aged care and hospitality, as well as risk styles. Ono-san’s strong credentials and track record in the Japanese market will prove invaluable as we continue to build out our Asia Pacific real estate investment platform following the acquisition of Orion Partne
