PATRIZIA expands Japan business with appointment of Katsumi Nakamoto as new president

PATRIZIA has appointed Katsumi Nakamoto as new president and representative director of PATRIZIA Japan K.K.

He has worked for more than 30 years in real estate investment and asset management in Japan, the United States and Asia.

Previously, he was the president and CEO of Diamond Realty Management Inc. (DREAM), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation, with more than $7 billion assets under management in Japan across all major asset classes. Before becoming president and CEO of DREAM, Nakamoto held various management positions at Mitsubishi Corporation, including head of ASEAN/China Real Estate Development Department, and president/CEO of Diamond Realty Investments Inc., in the United States, a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation Americas. In the early 2000s, he was head of acquisition at Mitsubishi Corp.–UBS Realty Inc., a J-REIT management company as well as a joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and UBS Asset Management AG.