Cohen & Steers, Inc. announced that effective Oct. 3, 2022, Kazuya Yuasa has joined Cohen & Steers as a Senior Vice President. Effective January 1, 2023, Mr. Yuasa will succeed Ken Itai, who is retiring, as Head of Cohen Steers Japan Limited.

In addition to leading the operations of Cohen & Steers' Tokyo office, Mr. Yuasa will be responsible for enhancing the firm's existing client relationships and further expanding business in Japan, working closely with and reporting to Matthew Pace, Head of Global Relationship Management. Mr. Yuasa joins Cohen & Steers with over 30 years of financial services experience, including 19 years of experience in business development and relationship management roles at global asset managers. Mr. Yuasa most recently served as Managing Director at Wellington Management, where he contributed to the growth of Wellington Tokyo's platform by developing and expanding relationships with large institutions, as well select local wealth management distributors.

Prior to joining Wellington in 2008, Mr. Yuasa worked at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.