Akira Shimizu
Vice President,
Head of Asia Pacific, Representative in Japan
Office: Tokyo
Email: akira.shimizu@pembroke.com
Akira manages Pembroke’s business initiatives and property portfolio in the Asia Pacific region (Australia and Japan).
Akira joined Pembroke’s Tokyo office in 2010 and relocated to the Stockholm office in 2016 where he eventually became Head of the Nordics until his return to Japan in 2020. His responsibility in the Nordics covered Pembroke’s strategic initiatives for the properties in Sweden, Norway and Finland. Prior to this in Tokyo, he managed the second phase of the Azabu Gardens luxury residential development, which he oversaw from inception to operational launch and lease-up. Akira was also responsible for the asset management of Pembroke’s 150,000 sq ft Tokyo residential portfolio.
・Broad background in real estate investment, asset management and development.
・Capable of being involved in all phases of the project from inception to completion, stabilization.
・International experience with market exposure in Asia Pacific and the Nordics.
Prior to joining Pembroke, Akira worked for a US-based real estate investor focusing on acquisitions, dispositions and risk management. He also held positions at a Japanese development company managing design, construction and operations of various development projects in Tokyo. Akira is fluent in English and Japanese.
Education:
- Carnegie Mellon University, Bachelor of Architecture
Affiliations:
- Licensed real estate broker (Takuchi Tatemono Torihikishi)
- Certified Master of the Association of Real Estate Securitization
Stockholm
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Stockholm, Sweden
Tokyo
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Tokyo, 106-0032