Founder & Representative Director
Shozo Sekine is Founder & Representative Director of Eastgate EGW &its predecessor in 2006. Prior to this, Shozo worked at Morgan Stanley & their affiliated asset management company and participated in both Japanese & Australian asset sourcing for MSREF. Shozo has developed exceptional skills in leadership, strategy & group planning oversight.
Managing Director
Yuichi Ohata is Managing Director of EastGate and joined in July 2012, having previously worked for Silverpeak Real Estate Japan as a Managing Director, where he was responsible for North Asia including Japan, Korea and China. Yuichi has deep real estate fund management and asset management experience and an immense Hotel track record.
Managing Director
Reid Mackay is Managing Director of EastGate based in Singapore and joined in November 2015. He has known and worked with the other principals for over 20 years. Prior to joining EastGate, Reid established the CBRE Tokyo Investment Properties team and lead for over 10 years, completing more than USD 12 Billion in transactions during his career with CBRE Group.
Managing Director
Head of Asset Management
Takafumi Sako joined EastGate to lead and oversee the EGW asset management platform. Prior to Eastgate, Takafumi led the AM team at PAG Japan for their opportunistic funds for over nine years. He has managed more than 350 properties totalling USD 10 billion of value across all asset classes including office, residential, retail, logistics, hotel and data centres.
Head of Finance and Compliance
Eddie Kurokawa joined EastGate EGW in 2011 when the company was founded. Specialized in finance and compliance, Eddie is the Managing Director responsible for the administration and accounting department. Eddie previously worked for Matsushita/MID for more than 13 years in US and Australia, as the Director of Accounting Services.
Managing Director and CEO
EastGate Hospitality
Managing Director
Head of Operations
Nobukazu Sawamura is the head of EastGate operations. He is a bilingual professional well experienced in a wide array of real estate finance and principal investments. Prior to joining, Nobu lead the CBRE Asset Services Division as Managing Director and he specializes in debt and equity arrangements and structuring in Japan.
Managing Director
Capital Markets & Investment Advisory
Junko Asai is a Managing Director of EastGate and joined in EastGate EGW in 2012. As a highly experienced acquisition and investment executive, Junko has completed more than USD 3.5 billion in real estate transactions during the last ten years. Together with other members of the EastGate investment team she brings many years of knowledge in transaction structuring and closing. Before joining EastGate, Junko was also working for RISA Partners Inc where she led the fund management department.
We have in-house acquisition, transaction, finance and asset management professionals all with top tier Institutional backgrounds.
