Board of Directors
Left to right:
Kee Teck Koon, Non-Executive Director
S. Chandra Das, Independent Non-Executive Director
Simon Ho Chee Hwee, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
James Koh Cher Siang, Chairman & Independent Non-Executive Director
Liew Mun Leong, Deputy Chairman & Non-Executive Director
Left to right:
Lim Beng Chee, Non-Executive Director
Lim Tse Ghow Olivier, Non-Executive Director
James Glen Service, Independent Non-Executive Director
David Wong Chin Huat, Independent Non-Executive Director
Lui Chong Chee*, Non-Executive Director
* Mr Lui Chong Chee has resigned from the Board with effect from 23 February 2010.
James Koh Cher Siang
Chairman & Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr James Koh joined the Board on 1 January 2009. He is also Chairman of Audit Committee and Corporate Disclosure Committee.
Concurrently, Mr Koh is a Non-Executive Independent Director on the Board of CapitaLand Limited (CapitaLand) since 1 July 2005 and was last re-elected as Director at CapitaLand's Annual General Meeting on 23 April 2009. He is Chairman of CapitaLand's Risk Committee and Corporate Disclosure Committee; and a Member of CapitaLand's Audit Committee. He is also a Director of CapitaLand Hope Foundation, the CapitaLand Group's philanthropic arm.
Mr Koh is presently Chairman of Housing & Development Board, Singapore Deposit Insurance Corporation Limited, Governing Board for the Mechanobiology Research Centre of Excellence and Singapore Island Country Club. He sits on the Boards of Singapore Airlines Limited, UOL Group Limited and Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited (all listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST)). He is also a Director of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise.
From 1997 to 2005, Mr Koh served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore. In that capacity, he was both Commissioner of Inland Revenue and Commissioner of Charities. Prior to these appointments, Mr Koh was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministries of National Development, Community Development and Education. Mr Koh has substantial experience in public administration having served in the Ministries of Finance, National Development, Community Development, Education and the Prime Minister's Office. He was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 1983 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2002.
Mr Koh is a graduate of Oxford University, UK with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and a Master of Arts in Philosophy, Political Science and Economics. He also holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University, USA.
Liew Mun Leong
Deputy Chairman & Non-Executive Director
Mr Liew Mun Leong joined the Board on 5 June 2002. He is also Chairman of Executive Committee and a member of Corporate Disclosure Committee.
Mr Liew is a Director of CapitaLand Limited (listed on the SGX-ST) and President and CEO of CapitaLand Group. He is also Chairman of CapitaMalls Asia Limited (listed on the SGX-ST), CapitaLand Residential Singapore Pte Ltd, CapitaLand China Holdings Pte Ltd, CapitaLand Commercial Limited, CapitaLand Financial Limited and CapitaLand ILEC Pte. Ltd. He is Deputy Chairman of The Ascott Limited, CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaCommercial Trust listed on the SGX-ST), CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaRetail China Trust listed on the SGX-ST) and Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited (the manager of Ascott Residence Trust listed on the SGX-ST). He is also a Director of CapitaLand Hope Foundation, the CapitaLand Group's philanthropic arm.
Mr Liew is presently Chairman of Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd and a Director of Singapore Exchange Limited (listed on the SGX-ST).
In 2006, Mr Liew was named Outstanding CEO of the Year in the Singapore Business Awards. In 2007, he was conferred the CEO of the Year award (for firms with market value of S$500 million or more) in The Business Times' Singapore Corporate Awards. In 2008, Mr Liew was named Asia's Best Executive of 2008 (Singapore) by Asiamoney and Best CEO in Asia (Property) by Institutional Investor.
Mr Liew graduated from the University of Singapore with a Civil Engineering degree and is a registered professional civil engineer.
Simon Ho Chee Hwee
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
Mr Simon Ho joined the Board on 25 November 2009.
Mr Ho has more than 20 years of experience in real estate investment and management and was responsible for managing the operations of 17 retail properties in Singapore as well as the operations of CapitaMalls Asia Limited's regional retail portfolio in China, India, Japan and Malaysia prior to assuming the CEO post for CapitaMall Trust Management Limited in November 2009. He was previously the Deputy CEO of CapitaMalls Asia Limited.
Mr Ho holds a Master of Real Estate and a Bachelor of Science (Estate Management) (Honours) from the National University of Singapore.
James Glen Service
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr James Glen Service joined the Board on 18 October 2001. He is also a member of Audit Committee.
In addition, Mr Service is the Executive Chairman of JG Service Pty Limited, a specialist property consulting company. He is the independent Deputy Chairman of Australand Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of CapitaLand, which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. He is a former Group Chairman of Advance Bank, a former Director of Challenger Financial Services Group Ltd., and a former National President of the Property Council of Australia.
Mr Service has 20 years of experience in fund management and property trusts. He was awarded the honour of Officer in the General Division for the Order of Australia in 2004, a Silver Jubilee Medal in 1975 and Canberra Citizen of the Year 2001. Mr Service is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries, a Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Building, a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certifi ed Practicing Accountants and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
David Wong Chin Huat
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr David Wong joined the Board on 17 January 2003. He is also a member of Audit Committee.
Mr Wong is also currently a Non-Executive Director of ComfortDelgro Corporation Limited, SBS Transit Ltd and Asia Enterprises Holding Limited.
A senior partner of Ramdas and Wong, Mr Wong has been a lawyer in private practice with more than 30 years experience in real estate, banking, consumer finance and corporate law. He presently serves as a member of the Public Service Commission and the Singapore Labour Foundation and was also the Chairman of the Bedok Citizens' Consultative Committee from 1989 till 2007. A Justice of the Peace, he was awarded the Public Service Star (BBM) in 1991 and the BBM(L) in 2005.
Mr Wong is a graduate of the University of Singapore, with a Bachelor of Laws. He also holds a Master of Laws from the University of London.
S. Chandra Das
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr S. Chandra Das joined the Board on 5 June 2002.
Mr Das is also a Non-Executive Director of Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited (the manager of Ascott Residence Trust listed on the SGX-ST). He is concurrently the Managing Director of NUR Investment & Trading Pte Ltd and Singapore's Non-Resident Ambassador to Turkey. He has over 36 years of experience primarily in companies involved in the trading and manufacturing industries. Currently, Mr Das hold Directorships in various private and public listed companies. He also serves as Pro-Chancellor of Nanyang Technological University.
Previously, Mr Das was a Non-Executive Director of The Ascott Group Limited from 1999 to 2008. He served as the Singapore Trade Representative to the USSR from 1970 to 1971, Chairman of the Trade Development Board from 1983 to 1986 and Chairman of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd from 1993 to 2005. He was also a Member of Parliament in Singapore from 1980 to 1996.
Mr Das has been conferred numerous awards, such as the President's Medal by the Singapore Australian Business Council in 2000, and the Distinguished Service (Star) Award by National Trades Union Congress in 2005.
Mr Das received his Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Singapore in 1965.
Kee Teck Koon
Non-Executive Director
Mr Kee Teck Koon joined the Board on 2 April 2003.
Mr Kee is also currently a Non-Executive Director of Changi Airports International Pte Ltd and NTUC First Campus Co-Operative Ltd. He retired as the Chief Investment Officer of CapitaLand Limited on 1 July 2009, a position he assumed since February 2007. Between April 2003 and January 2007, he was responsible for overseeing the CapitaLand group's Financial, Commercial and Retail businesses. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director and CEO of The Ascott Group Limited from November 2000 to April 2003. Mr Kee has held senior management appointments with several other organisations. He started his career in 1979 with the Singapore Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence where he remained until 1991.
Mr Kee holds a Master of Arts in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Lim Tse Ghow Olivier
Non-Executive Director
Mr Olivier Lim joined the Board on 1 July 2005. He is also a member of Executive and Corporate Disclosure Committees.
Concurrently, Mr Olivier Lim is the Group Chief Financial Officer of CapitaLand Limited. He is also a Non-Executive Director of CapitaMalls Asia Limited, CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited, Australand Holdings Limited, Raffles Medical Group Ltd, and a member of the Board of both Sentosa Development Corporation and Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority.
Prior to joining CapitaLand Limited, he was Director and Head of the Real Estate Unit, Corporate Banking in Citibank Singapore. He has more than 20 years of work experience in diverse areas including corporate banking, investment banking, corporate finance and real estate financial products.
In 2007, Mr Lim was named Chief Financial Officer of the Year (for firms with market value of S$500 million or more) in The Business Times' Singapore Corporate Awards. In 2009, he was awarded Best Investor Relations by a CFO by IR Magazine in its South East Asia Awards. Mr Lim holds a First Class Honours degree in Civil Engineering from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, United Kingdom.
Lim Beng Chee
Non-Executive Director
Mr Lim Beng Chee joined the Board on 1 November 2008. He is also a member of Executive Committee.
Mr Lim has more than 10 years of real estate investment and asset management experience. He previously held various positions within the CapitaLand group of companies since 2000 and has been CapitaMalls Asia Limited's CEO since 1 November 2008. Mr Lim has played an instrumental role in the creation of CapitaMalls Asia Limited's retail real estate funds and retail real estate investment trusts. Mr Lim was appointed as the Deputy CEO of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited in March 2005 until December 2006. He then led the team which spearheaded the listing of CapitaRetail China Trust, Singapore's first pure-play China retail real estate investment trust and was appointed as CEO of CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited in December 2006 until September 2008 during which time he was mostly stationed in Beijing. Mr Lim then returned to Singapore and assumed his appointment as CEO for both CapitaMalls Asia Limited and CapitaMall Trust Management Limited in November 2008. Mr Lim stepped down as CEO of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited on 25 November 2009 upon the listing of CapitaMalls Asia Limited.
Mr Lim holds a Master of Business Administration (Accountancy) from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and a Bachelor of Arts in Physics (Honours) from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom.