Akira Mori

Akira Mori (森 章, Mori Akira, born 12 July 1936) is the Chairman of the Board of Mori Trust, a real estate developer in Tokyo, Japan and an offshoot of Mori Building, the company his father Taikichiro Mori founded in 1959.[3] Forbes estimates that as of 2013, he is the fourth-wealthiest person in Japan with a net worth of approximately $5 billion.[4]

Akira Mori
Born (1936-07-12) 12 July 1936
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materKeio University
OccupationChairman of the Board, Mori Trust[1]
Known forProperty developer
Net worth$3.8 billion (February 2015)[2]
Spouse(s)married
Children3, including Miwako Date (daughter)
Parent(s)Taikichiro Mori
RelativesMinoru Mori (brother)

He attended Keio University, graduating in 1960 and joining Yasuda Trust & Banking (now part of Mizuho Trust & Banking). He formally joined Mori Building as an employee in 1972.

Following their father's death in 1993, he and his older brother Minoru Mori inherited the family business and in 1999 they split it after a falling-out. Akira headed Mori Trust, while his brother headed what was left of the Mori Building company until his death on March 8, 2012.[3] Mori Trust owns and operates 67 buildings, manages 89 buildings, consisting of office and residential buildings, mainly in central Tokyo and other major Japanese cities. These include the Tokyo Shiodome Building in a commercial district near Tokyo Bay, and about 30 hotels including the Conrad Tokyo.[5] He expressed interest in expanding the company's Tokyo real estate portfolio in 2013 in the midst of economic reforms being enacted by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.[6]

Akira Mori has selected his only daughter Miwako Date, who served as president of Mori Trust Hotels & Resorts, in 2016 to take over the Mori Trust business.[7][8] Akira Mori is now assuming the role of Chairman of the Board of Mori Trust.[9]

References

  1. "Mori Trust Press Release 23.06.2016". Mori Trust. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "Akira Mori". Forbes. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
  3. Japan's Visionary Real Estate Billionaire Minoru Mori Dies
  4. "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  5. Forbes profile of Akira Mori & family
  6. "Billionaire Mori Says Tokyo Real Estate Best Abenomics Bet". Bloomberg.
  7. Chu, Kathleen; Kuwako, Katsuyo (2015-05-03). "Mori Trust heir shows how women can shine". The Japan Times Online. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  8. "Mori Trust Press Release". Mori Trust. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  9. "Mori Trust Press Release 26. June 2016". Mori Trust. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
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