About Us

Naoto Ichiki, Chief Operating Officer
Mr Ichiki joined Babcock & Brown in 2006. Prior to joining Babcock & Brown, Mr. Ichiki was a Managing Director of JPMorgan, where he was responsible for Real Estate Structured Finance Asia, Real Estate Investment Banking Japan, and Structured Products Japan. Before this he was a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Mr. Ichiki holds a Bachelor of Law degree from Hitotsubashi University and is a licensed real estate broker.

Ayten Saridas, Chief Financial Officer
Ms Ayten Saridas joined Babcock & Brown in August 2007. Ms Saridas has extensive treasury and corporate finance experience developed accross a range of ASX listed companies and investment banks. Her most recent roles were Group Treasurer for Woolworths Ltd and then Lion Nathan where she was responsible for capital management, funding and risk management of the group. Ms Saridas holds a Master of Applied Finance and a Bachelor of Commerce.

Shinya Sato, Head of Acquisitions
Mr Sato joined Babcock & Brown in 1999.  He holds a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Hokkaido.  Prior to joining Babcock & Brown, Mr Sato was a Managing Director of Jones Lang LaSalle K.K. in Japan, providing a wide variety of real estate services to clients in Japan and throughout the world.  Mr Sato is a licensed real estate broker and a registered real estate consultant in Japan.

Naoto Yabu, Head of Asset Management
Mr Yabu joined Babcock & Brown in 2006. Prior to joining Babcock & Brown, Mr Yabu was a Managing Director of Orix Asset Management Corporation, a licensed manager of ORIX JREIT, leading its IPO. Following this, he was Managing Director of two private funds management companies heading up their real estate asset management groups in Japan. Mr Yabu holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Kobe University and is a licensed real estate broker.