Miwako Date (伊達 美和子, born 7 May 1971) is a Japanese businesswoman, and the president and CEO of Mori Trust.[1][2]
Miwako Date | |
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| Born | Miwako Mori May 7, 1971 Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Sacred Heart School in Tokyo Keio University |
| Known for | President & CEO, Mori Trust (2016–) |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent | Akira Mori |
| Relatives | Taikichiro Mori (grandparent) Minoru Mori (uncle) |
Early life and education
editMiwako Date is the daughter of Akira Mori. She has two brothers. She went to the private Sacred Heart School in Tokyo. She graduated in media and governance from Keio University, Tokyo. After her graduation, she started working at a Japanese consulting firm.[3]
Career
editIn 1998, Date decided to join the family business and started working at Mori Trust. She became executive managing director of Mori Trust in 2008. She was the president of the Mori Trust Hotels & Resorts Co, and the chairman of Mampei Hotel, Karuizawa. In 2016, she became president & CEO of the Mori Trust, with her father Akira Mori assuming the role of chairman.[4]
Since she took over the role of CEO, Date has pursued a strategy of globalization as part of the Mori Trust's mid to long-term vision, called Advance 2027, in order to reduce the trust's dependency on the Japanese real-estate market, which accounts for more than 90% of the business.[5] Recent real estate acquisitions in Boston, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., US, are a reflection of this strategy.[6][7][8][9]
Date is a member of the tourism subcommittee for an advisory panel on transportation policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), a commissioner of the Tokyo Building Owners and Managers Association, a commissioner of the Japan Hotel Association, and a trustee of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives.[10]
Awards
editDate received a Bvlgari Avrora Award in 2017.[11]
In December 2017, Date was awarded a Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award in Tokyo.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Miwako Date: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Height of Ambition". Monocle, Kenji Hall. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Mori Trust heir shows how women can shine". The Japan Times. 3 May 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Mori Trust Press Release". Mori Trust. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Mori Trust Group Profile 2017-2018" (PDF). Mori Trust Group Profile. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Japanese Investor Acquires Back Bay Office Buildings". The Boston Sun. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "$429 million mega deal: Famed Japanese developer buys big north San Jose office campus leased to Micron Technology". The Mercury News. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ "Mori Trust Enters U.S. Market With $673M Splash In Boston". Bisnow. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ YOSHIHIRO HARA. "Japan's Mori Trust buys building in Washington for around $500m". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
- ^ "Miwako Date, ILTM Japan". Miwako Date, ILTM Japan. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "BVLGARI AVRORA AWARDS 2017 – Miwako Date X Kengo Kuma Conversation". BVLGARI AVRORA AWARDS 2017 – Miwako Date X Kengo Kuma Conversation. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award 2017". Moët Hennessy Diageo. Retrieved 3 May 2019.