Kajima has made three promotions to its board, as it progresses plans to grow its €10bn portfolio.
The European real estate arm of Japan’s Kajima Corporation has promoted Anuja Karia to finance director for Kajima Properties Europe, as well as Kajima Student Housing. Karia, who was formerly senior financial controller, focusing on commercial property, will succeed Nigel Chism, who has held the role for the past 15 years.
Christine Philips has been promoted to deputy finance director, also joining the board.
Tim James has been appointed as investment director. He joined Kajima in 2021 from Longmead Capital.
In the UK, the Kajima’s partnerships business manages 55 operational facilities worth £1bn across sectors including education, health/care, extra care and workspace.
The announcement follows new senior hires earlier in the year that bolstered its logistics and development teams.
Managing director John Harcourt said: “As we continue to strategically expand our real estate businesses in the UK and Europe, we are excited to welcome Anuja and Tim to the board of our European Properties business alongside Christine to the board of our Partnerships business. These new appointments to our board positively reflect the diversity of backgrounds, demographics and skills across business, especially throughout the last several years of expansion.”
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