Manabu Suzuki was born and raised in Japan. In 1990, he studied Mandarin Chinese in Taiwan. He married a Taiwan-born Australian in 1997, which led him to relocate to Australia in 2000. He lived in Sydney for five years before moving to China in 2005, where he spent two years. Since 2007, he has been based in Tokyo, Japan, where he has raised two children. He is multilingual and uses English, Mandarin, and Japanese in his daily life. His first professional career was in information technology as a software engineer, with 16 years of experience working for global firms including IBM, Accenture, and Indian IT companies. Property investment began as a personal interest and evolved into his main business in 2013. In 2017, he co-founded an international property agency in Tokyo to support Japanese investors seeking overseas property opportunities. Today, as overseas investors increasingly turn their attention to Japan, he and his company help them purchase property, become homeowners, and achieve strong investment returns in Japan.

Chris Dietz heads LeadingRE’s expansion plans by growing and managing its international footprint, including global marketing and brand awareness initiatives. He has 20 years of executive-level relocation management experience, with deep insight into diverse real estate and business practices around the world. Before joining LeadingRE, he managed the Europe/Middle East/Africa and Asia Pacific regions for a U.S.-based company, and prior to that, he was responsible for European relocation business development for a large U.S. real estate franchise company.

Abby Olemos-da Silva is Director of Member Success for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region for Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, where she is instrumental in enhancing member engagement across the APAC region, as well as developing strategies to foster collaboration among members. She also leads LeadingRE's global commercial real estate initiatives. She has a wealth of business experience, with over 20 years in real estate transactions, portfolio management, change management, and workplace transformation strategy. Most recently, she served as a Workplace Strategy and Change Management Consultant at Jones Lang LaSalle (Philippines), Inc., where she led local projects for various local and multinational clients.

Daniel Peros is a highly accomplished real estate sales executive with over 20 years of experience driving revenue growth and cultivating strategic, high-profile client relationships, specializing in the luxury market. In his role as Vice President, Global Operations, Luxury Portfolio International®, he is dedicated to supporting the success of global Luxury Portfolio members and growing LPI outside the U.S. Before joining LeadingRE, he served as the Vice President, Business Development Manager for a luxury real estate network for more than 13 years, where he was responsible for managing key clients and affiliates across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, as well as overseeing business development and franchise sales, expanding the brand’s global presence, and managing affiliate services and auction house relationships. Daniel also has experience delivering global training programs for agents and recruiting top talent and high-performing teams within the real estate industry.

Tasos is responsible for growing LeadingRE’s new development marketing program, Destinations by LeadingRE. He heads strategy for the program to ensure success for participating developers and value for LeadingRE members and their clients. Tasos has over 15 years of experience in the real estate and investment industry, most recently serving as Group Sales and Overseas Operations General Manager for one of the largest property developers in Cyprus. He has served as an International Board Member of FIABCI International and as FIABCI Young Members World President and received FIABCI’s medal of Honor award for his contributions to the real estate sector. He was appointed state representative of Cyprus's CCI (Chamber of Commerce and Industry) in China (Beijing) at the EUCCC supervisory board (European Union of Chamber of Commerce in China).