Mr. Saito became President and CEO of Mitsui Fudosan America in 2008 and has been with Mitsui Fudosan since 1985. Most recently, Mr. Saito had served as the executive manager of the finance department, responsible for debt and equity management for the entire Mitsui Fudosan Group of companies.
During his tenure with Mitsui Fudosan, Mr. Saito has been engaged in various assignments including portfolio management, commercial developments, fund management and corporate finance.
Mr. Saito began his career with Mitsui Fudosan in 1985, initially developing Mitsui hotels within Japan. From 1991 to 1996 Mr. Saito furthered his expertise on an international level at MFA (Los Angeles), as an asset manager of the AT&T building and Figueroa at Wilshire, along with developing the Oak Ridge industrial park in San Diego.
Upon returning to Tokyo in 1997, Mr. Saito engaged in the leasing of office buildings and led a portfolio management team on Mitsui Fudosan's assets, collaborating with global institutional investors.
From 1999 to 2006, Mr. Saito worked with various pension funds and also played an integral role in establishing the Japan-REIT business and the Mitsui Gemstone Fund - the very first private fund for the company. Among Mr. Saito's most notable development achievements was the 77-acre, mixed-use, Shiodome project in central Tokyo, developed using capital provided by sovereign wealth funds.
Mr. Saito received his Bachelor of Economics from Keio University in Tokyo.








Mr. Bentata is responsible for all aspects of the Company's financial management, including financial planning and reporting, control, taxation and financing as well as human resources, information technology and administration.