Hisashi Kuhara Appointed as Vice President of Gift Holdings
Gift Holdings has announced the appointment of Hisashi Kuhara, Representative Director of Create Partner, as Vice President. Kuhara will oversee human resource development for the 17 billion yen 'THE SANCTUARY' luxury golf resort project.
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Gift Holdings (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa; Representative Director: Keita Oguro) has announced the appointment of Hisashi Kuhara, Representative Director of group company Create Partner, as Vice President of Gift Holdings. Kuhara will oversee human resource development for the golf business of 'THE SANCTUARY,' a luxury member-only golf resort project with a total investment of 17 billion yen.
Kuhara is a professional with over 25 years of experience in human resource development and organizational management at top-tier sales organizations. He has led large-scale organizations of several hundred people, consistently managing everything from recruitment to training and team building, achieving both standardization of service quality and individual responsiveness.
Background of the Appointment
'THE SANCTUARY' is a Japanese-first fully integrated member-only golf resort aiming for a 2029 opening. With concepts such as one-on-one caddie systems for every group, Michelin-star quality dining, and 300,000 yen-a-night presidential suites, the project aims to offer world-class service, where the quality of the staff is essential for business success. To strengthen the organization, Kuhara has been appointed as Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer.
Kuhara's Three Missions
1. Designing a World-Class Concierge Program: By studying service standards at prestigious global clubs (e.g., Augusta National, St. Andrews) and blending them with Japanese hospitality (omotenashi), he will build a unique training curriculum. Caddies will be trained as 'walking concierges' equipped with knowledge of golf techniques, wine, gastronomy, travel, and business etiquette.
2. Developing Regional Talent and Career Paths: He will focus on creating regional employment, actively recruiting local youth and second-career professionals, providing them with global hospitality skills, and introducing certification support and overseas training programs so that experience at 'THE SANCTUARY' becomes a valuable career asset.
3. Building a Service Quality Management System: Leveraging his 25 years of management experience, Kuhara will establish a system to visualize and quantify service quality. He will monitor staff performance quantitatively, provide optimized training plans, and implement a real-time customer satisfaction feedback cycle to maintain world-class service standards after the opening.
Future Outlook
Kuhara plans to complete the basic design of the training program within 2026 and begin pilot training in 2027. By the 2029 opening, the resort will have a team of approximately 150 elite staff members ready to provide world-class service.
Kuhara is a professional with over 25 years of experience in human resource development and organizational management at top-tier sales organizations. He has led large-scale organizations of several hundred people, consistently managing everything from recruitment to training and team building, achieving both standardization of service quality and individual responsiveness.
Background of the Appointment
'THE SANCTUARY' is a Japanese-first fully integrated member-only golf resort aiming for a 2029 opening. With concepts such as one-on-one caddie systems for every group, Michelin-star quality dining, and 300,000 yen-a-night presidential suites, the project aims to offer world-class service, where the quality of the staff is essential for business success. To strengthen the organization, Kuhara has been appointed as Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer.
Kuhara's Three Missions
1. Designing a World-Class Concierge Program: By studying service standards at prestigious global clubs (e.g., Augusta National, St. Andrews) and blending them with Japanese hospitality (omotenashi), he will build a unique training curriculum. Caddies will be trained as 'walking concierges' equipped with knowledge of golf techniques, wine, gastronomy, travel, and business etiquette.
2. Developing Regional Talent and Career Paths: He will focus on creating regional employment, actively recruiting local youth and second-career professionals, providing them with global hospitality skills, and introducing certification support and overseas training programs so that experience at 'THE SANCTUARY' becomes a valuable career asset.
3. Building a Service Quality Management System: Leveraging his 25 years of management experience, Kuhara will establish a system to visualize and quantify service quality. He will monitor staff performance quantitatively, provide optimized training plans, and implement a real-time customer satisfaction feedback cycle to maintain world-class service standards after the opening.
Future Outlook
Kuhara plans to complete the basic design of the training program within 2026 and begin pilot training in 2027. By the 2029 opening, the resort will have a team of approximately 150 elite staff members ready to provide world-class service.
FAQ
株式会社ギフトホールディングスの副社長に就任した人物は誰ですか？
株式会社クリエイトパートナーの代表取締役である久原啓史氏が就任しました。
久原啓史副社長の主な役割は何ですか？
総事業費170億円の会員制ゴルフリゾート「THE SANCTUARY」プロジェクトにおける、ゴルフ事業の人材育成統括を担います。
「THE SANCTUARY」とはどのような施設ですか？
2029年開業を目指す日本初の完全統合型会員制ゴルフリゾートです。全組マンツーマンキャディ制、ミシュラン級ダイニング、1泊30万円のプレジデンシャルスイートなどを構想しています。
久原啓史副社長が目指す人材育成の目標は何ですか？
ワインやマナーなどの教養を備えた「歩くコンシェルジュ」の育成、地域人材の発掘とキャリア形成、およびサービス品質の数値化・最適化システムの構築を目標としています。
今後の計画はどのようになっていますか？
2026年内にプログラムの基本設計を完了し、2027年からパイロット研修を開始、2029年の開業時には約150名の精鋭スタッフ体制を目指します。