Board of Directors
James Koh Cher Siang
Chairman & Non-Executive Director
Mr James Koh joined the Board on 1 January 2009. He is also Chairman of Corporate Disclosure Committee and Investment Committee.
Mr Koh is a Director of CapitaLand Limited (listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST)). 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, MechanoBiology Institute and Singapore Island Country Club. He sits on the Boards of UOL Group Limited and Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited (both listed on the SGX-ST). He is also a Director of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise and Thye Hua Kwan Moral Charities Limited.
From 1997 to 2005, Mr Koh served as 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 was a Director of Singapore Airlines Limited (listed on SGX-ST).
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 and Investment 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 and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited), CapitaLand Residential Singapore Pte Ltd, CapitaLand China Holdings Pte Ltd, CapitaLand Commercial Limited, CapitaLand Financial Limited, CapitaValue Homes Limited and CapitaLand ILEC Pte. Ltd..
Mr Liew is Deputy Chairman of The Ascott Limited as well as Deputy Chairman of 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 SGXST) 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 China Club Investment Pte Ltd. He is also a Director and a member of Audit Committee of Singapore Exchange Limited (listed on the SGX-ST), a Director of Singapore-China Foundation Ltd. and Surbana Corporation Pte. Ltd..
He is a member of the NUS Business School Management Advisory Board, National Productivity and Continuing Education Council, Governing Council of the Human Capital Leadership Institute, Centre for Liveable Cities and the Board of Trustees of Chinese Development Assistance Council.
In 2011, Mr Liew was named Best CEO in Singapore by FinanceAsia. In 2008, he was named Asia's Best Executive of 2008 (Singapore) by Asiamoney and Best CEO in Asia (Property) by Institutional Investor. 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 2006, he was named Outstanding CEO of the Year in the Singapore Business Awards.
Mr Liew was conferred the Meritorious Service Medal at the Singapore National Day Awards 2011.
Mr Liew is a graduate of the University of Singapore with a Degree in Civil Engineering and is a registered professional civil engineer.
Lim Tse Ghow Olivier
Non-Executive Director
Mr Olivier Lim joined the Board on 1 July 2005. He is also a member of Corporate Disclosure Committee and Executive Committee.
Mr Lim is the Chief Investment Officer of CapitaLand Limited (listed on the SGX-ST). He is concurrently the Non-Executive Chairman of Australand Holdings Limited (listed on the Australian Securities Exchange), and a Non-Executive Director of CapitaMalls Asia Limited (listed on the SGX-ST and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited), CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaCommercial Trust listed on the SGX-ST) and Raffles Medical Group Ltd (listed on the SGX-ST). Mr Lim also serves as a Board Member of Sentosa Development Corporation, and as the Non-Executive Chairman of its subsidiary, Mount Faber Leisure Group Pte. Ltd..
He was CapitaLand's Group CFO for 6 years until 2011. Prior to joining CapitaLand Limited in 2003, he was Director and Head of the Real Estate Unit, Corporate Banking in Citibank Singapore.
Mr Lim holds a First Class Honours degree in Civil Engineering from Imperial College, London. He was named CFO of the Year in 2007 (for firms with market value of S$500 million or more) in The Business Times' Singapore Corporate Awards. He was also named CFO of the Year by The Asset magazine in its 2010 Asian Awards. He was awarded Best Investor Relations by a CFO by IR Magazine for South East Asia for 2009, 2010 and 2011 and Pan-Asia for 2011.
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 and Investment Committee.
Mr Lim is currently the CEO and Executive Director of CapitaMalls Asia Limited (listed on the SGX-ST and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited). He is also a Director of CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaRetail China Trust listed on the SGXST) and CapitaMalls Malaysia REIT Management Sdn. Bhd. (the manager of CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad).
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, the first pure-play China shopping mall S-REIT 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 also spearheaded the listing of CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust, Malaysia's largest pure-play shopping mall REIT in July 2010.
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.
James Glen Service
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr James Glen Service joined the Board on 18 October 2001. He is also Chairman of Audit Committee and a Member of Investment Committee.
In addition, Mr Service is the Executive Chairman of JG Service Pty Limited, a specialist property consulting company. He was formerly the independent Deputy Chairman of Australand Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited, 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 Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of Building, a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified 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. He was a Director of the Singapore Labour Foundation from 2001 till 2010 and 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 40 years of experience primarily in companies involved in the trading and manufacturing industries. Currently, Mr Das holds 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.
Richard R. Magnus
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Richard R. Magnus joined the Board on 3 May 2010. He is also a member of Investment Committee.
Mr Magnus is currently the Chairman of the Casino Regulatory Authority, Bioethics Advisory Committee, Political Films Consultative Committee, Public Guardian Board and Temasek Cares CLG Limited. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.. He is also a Member of the Public Service Commission, the National Transplant Ethics Panel of Lay Persons, the Public Transport Council and the Network of Global Agenda Councils, World Economic Forum. He is also a Director of Flutes Pte. Ltd., The Tanglin Tree Pte. Ltd. and UCB Media Singapore Limited.
Mr Magnus is the Representative of Singapore to the ASEAN Inter Governmental Commission on Human Rights.
In recognition of his sterling contributions to the nation, he was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 1983, the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 1994, the Public Administration Medal (Gold)(Bar) in 2003 and the Meritorious Service Medal in 2009.
Mr Magnus retired as the Chief District Judge after a distinguished public service career with the Singapore Legal Service. In the course of his service, he held headship appointments in several Legal Departments. He was Director in some Government-linked companies. He had lectured in law. He was on the editorial board of several legal practitioners' books, and had contributed research articles and international conference papers. Mr Magnus has successfully represented Singapore in international law negotiations and international law conferences.
Mr Magnus graduated with an LLB (Hons) and LLM from the National University of Singapore, and is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and the John F Kennedy School of Government.
Kee Teck Koon
Non-Executive Director
Mr Kee Teck Koon joined the Board on 2 April 2003. He is also a member of Audit Committee.
Mr Kee is currently the Non-Executive Chairman of CapitaMalls Malaysia REIT Management Sdn. Bhd. (the manager of CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad) and the Non-Executive Chairman of NTUC First Campus Co-Operative Ltd and Lien AID Limited. He also holds directorship positions in Changi Airports International Pte. Ltd., NTUC LearningHub Pte. Ltd., Alexandra Health Endowment Fund and Raffles Medical Group Ltd (listed on the SGX-ST).
Mr Kee retired as the Chief Investment Officer of CapitaLand Limited (listed on the SGX-ST) 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 Chief Executive Officer of The Ascott 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.
Tan Kian Chew
Non-Executive Director
Mr Tan Kian Chew joined the Board on 3 May 2010.
He is currently Group Chief Executive Officer of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Limited. He served in the Republic of Singapore's Navy from 1976 to 1983 and held the position of Head of Naval Operations from 1980 - 1983. He left the Navy to join the Singapore Government's elite Administrative Service in 1983 and served in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. At that time he was also appointed to the Board of Directors of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Limited. In 1988, he was posted to the Prime Minister's Office where he served as the Principal Private Secretary to the then Deputy Prime Minister, the late Mr Ong Teng Cheong.
Mr Tan left the Administrative Service to join NTUC Fairprice Co-operative in 1992 as its Assistant General Manager and was subsequently promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 1997.
He also sits on the boards of NTUC Fairprice Foundation Limited, NTUC Foodfare Co-operative Limited, Fairprice International (2010) Pte. Ltd., New Front Investments Pte. Ltd., ARA Trust Management (Suntec) Limited, and The Consumer Goods Forum (Paris).
Mr Tan received Singapore Armed Forces (overseas) scholarship in 1972, where he obtained a Honours degree (First Class) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Aston in Birmingham, UK. He attended the Naval Staff Course at US Naval War College, Rhode Island in 1978. Mr Tan also completed the Advance Management Program at Harvard University in 2000. In 1991, he received the Singapore Public Administration Medal (Silver) Award.
Simon Ho Chee Hwee
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
Mr Simon Ho joined the Board on 25 November 2009. He is also a member of Investment Committee.
Mr Ho joined CapitaLand Financial Limited, a subsidiary of CapitaLand Limited (CL), the parent company of CMA in 2004 and has around 20 years of experience in real estate investment and management. He is currently responsible for managing the operations of 16 retail properties in Singapore.
Prior to joining CapitaLand Financial Limited in 2004, Mr Ho worked in the Ascott Group from 2000 to 2004, holding various positions including Vice President, Business Development and Senior Vice President, Operations. As Senior Vice President in CapitaLand Financial Limited, he was in charge of research and marketing. In September 2004, Mr Ho was appointed Chief Operating Officer, Retail of CapitaLand Commercial Limited, another subsidiary of CL, where he was responsible for overseeing the operations of the company. He was the Chief Operating Officer of CMA from October 2004 to December 2008 before being appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of CMA in January 2009 and had stepped down upon the listing of CMA on the SGX-ST, he assumed his current position as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of CMTML.
Mr Ho holds a Master of Science in Real Estate and a Bachelor of Science in Estate Management (Honours) from the National University of Singapore.
CapitaMall Trust Report to UnitHolders 2011