Hines shores up Japan team with three appointments

Hines has bolstered its Japan team with three leadership appointments.

Kiyohito Motoyama joins Hines as director, logistics and industrial. He will lead the firm’s efforts in business generation and will source new acquisitions and development opportunities, focusing on Japan’s rapidly growing logistics sector.

Motoyama brings 15 years of experience in the Japanese real estate market to Hines, including 10 years specializing in logistics development and asset management. He joins the firm from Mitsubishi Jisho Investment Advisors, where he originated logistics development and forward commitment acquisitions.

He previously worked at Mitsui & Co., Logistics Partners and Fukuoka Realty Co., and has promoted acquisitions and dispositions, leasing and development of J-REIT and private funds, equivalent to JPY200 billion ($1.5 billion) in appraised value of logistics properties.

In addition, Saiko Ishii was appointed director of asset management at Hine