Kei Kitagawa has served as a director since April 2020. Mr. Kitagawa is a member of the Board of Directors of ORIX Aviation. He also serves as Deputy Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Global Transportation Services Headquarters and Head of Aviation and Investment Group for ORIX Corporation, the sole shareholder of ORIX Aviation, with approximately 20 years’ experience in the aviation industry.
Mr. Kitagawa joined ORIX Corporation in 1998 and has responsibility for ORIX Group’s business strategies and budgets in the aviation industry and a core role pioneering the Japanese Operating Leasing in the Japanese market. Mr. Kitagawa was appointed to the Head of Aviation and Investment Group in May 2015, Deputy Head of Global Transportation Services Headquarters in January 2019 and Operating Officer in January 2024.
He holds a Bachelor Degree in Law and a MBA in Finance from Chuo University, Tokyo.