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The Board comprises seven members, three of whom are independent non-executive Directors.
The Board principally oversees the day-to-day management of the Manager's affairs and the conduct of its business and is responsible for the overall governance of the Manager. The Board exercises its general power within the limits defined by the Articles of Association, with a view to ensuring that management discharges its duties and is compensated appropriately, and that sound internal control policies and risk management systems are maintained. The Board will also review major financial decisions and the performance of the Manager. In accordance with the REIT Code, the Manager is required to act in the best interest of the unitholders, to whom it owes a fiduciary duty. |
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| Mr. CHIU Kwok Hung, Justin - Chairman |
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CHIU Kwok Hung, Justin, Chairman of the REIT Manager, aged
60, is also the Chairman and Non-executive Director of ARA Asset
Management Limited (“ARA”), the holding company of the REIT
Manager, the Chairman of ARA Asset Management (Fortune)
Limited (formerly known as ARA Asset Management (Singapore)
Limited) (the manager of Fortune REIT) and the Chairman of
ARA Trust Management (Suntec) Limited (the manager of Suntec
REIT). ARA, Fortune REIT and Suntec REIT are listed on Singapore
Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”). Mr. Chiu is also
a Director of ARA Fund Management (Asia Dragon) Limited as the
manager of the ARA Asia Dragon Fund. Mr. Chiu is a member of
the 11th Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People’s Political
Consultative Conference of the People’s Republic of China, a
Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administrators and a
member of the Board of governors of Hong Kong Baptist University
Foundation.
Mr. Chiu has more than 30 years of international experience in real
estate and is one of the most respected professionals in the property
industry in Asia. Mr. Chiu is an Executive Director of Cheung Kong
(Holdings) Limited (“Cheung Kong”), a company listed on The Stock
Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEx”). He joined Cheung Kong
in 1997 and has been an Executive Director since 2000, heading the
real estate sales, marketing and property management teams. Prior
to joining Cheung Kong, Mr. Chiu was with Sino Land Company
Limited from 1994 to 1997 and Hang Lung Development Company
Limited (now known as Hang Lung Group Limited) from 1979 to
1994 responsible for the leasing and property management in both
companies.
Mr. Chiu holds Bachelor degrees in Sociology and Economics from
Trent University in Ontario, Canada. |
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Mr. LIM Hwee Chiang - Non-executive Director |
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LIM Hwee Chiang, a Non-executive Director of the REIT Manager,
aged 54, is also the Group Chief Executive Officer and an Executive
Director of ARA. He has been the Group Chief Executive Officer
and a Director of ARA since its establishment in 2002. He is also
a director of ARA Asset Management (Fortune) Limited (formerly
known as ARA Asset Management (Singapore) Limited) (the
manager of Fortune REIT which is listed on SGX-ST), ARA Trust
Management (Suntec) Limited (the manager of Suntec REIT which
is listed on SGX-ST) and AmARA REIT Managers Sdn Bhd (the
manager of AmFIRST REIT which is listed on Bursa Malaysia). In
addition, Mr Lim is the chairman of APM Property Management Pte.
Ltd. and Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition
Services Pte. Ltd., and an Independent Director and a member of
the Audit Committee of Teckwah Industrial Corporation Limited
which is listed on SGX-ST. He is also the vice president of the Hong
Kong-Singapore Business Association, the senior vice president
of the Asian Public Real Estate Association and a member of the
Valuation Review Board of the Ministry of Finance of Singapore.
Mr Lim has close to 30 years of experience in real estate.
Prior to the founding of ARA, from 1997 to 2002, he was an
executive director of GRA (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Prudential (US) Real Estate Investors. From 1996 to
1997, he founded and was the managing director of The Land
Managers (S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based property and consulting
firm specializing in feasibility studies, marketing and leasing
management in Singapore, Hong Kong and China. He was the
general manager of the Singapore Labour Foundation Management
Services Pte. Ltd. from 1991 to 1995, and was with DBS Land
Limited (now part of CapitaLand Limited) from 1981 to 1990.
Mr Lim holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours)
in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science in Industrial
Engineering, as well as a Diploma in Business Administration, each
from the National University of Singapore. |
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Ms. Wong Lai Hung, Mavis - Acting Chief Executive Officer
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Ms. Wong, Executive Director, Acting Chief Executive Officer and a Responsible Officer of the REIT Manager, aged 38, was previously the Director of Investment and Asset Management of the REIT Manager. Ms. Wong has led and/or been a member of the REIT Manager’s Investment and Asset Management team since Prosperity REIT was listed in December 2005, and has been a Responsible Officer of the REIT Manager since 27 July 2007.
Ms. Wong has over 16 years of real estate industry experience. Prior to joining the REIT Manager, Ms. Wong had worked for New World Development Company Limited and Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited. Before that, she held various positions at Goodwill Management Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd) and Jardine Matheson & Co Limited.
Ms. Wong holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Postgraduate Certification in HK Law from City University of Hong Kong and a Diploma in Property Development from SPACE, University of Hong Kong. |
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| Mr MA Lai Chee, Gerald - Non-executive Director |
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MA Lai Chee, Gerald, a Non-executive Director and a member of the Designated (Finance) Committee of the REIT Manager, aged 43, is currently Director, Corporate Strategy Unit and Chief Manager, Corporate Business Development at Cheung Kong. Mr. Ma is an Alternate Director to Mr. Ip Tak Chuen, Edmond, in respect of certain of his directorships, namely, ARA Asset Management (Fortune) Limited (the manager of Fortune REIT) and ARA Trust Management (Suntec) Limited (the manager of Suntec REIT). He is also an Alternate Director to Mr. Lai Kai Ming, Dominic, Non-executive Director of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings Limited (“HTHKH”).
Mr. Ma has over 21 years of experience in banking, investment and portfolio management, real estate development and marketing, as well as managing IT related ventures and services. He is a member of the Hospitality Services Committee of Caritas Hong Kong and a member of the Finance Committee for The Scout Association of Hong Kong. He is also a member of the President’s Circle of the University of British Columbia, Canada (“UBC”) and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board for the Faculty of Arts of UBC. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and a Master of Arts degree in Global Business Management.
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| Mr. LAN Hong Tsung, David - Independent Non-executive Director |
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LAN Hong Tsung, David, an Independent Non-executive Director
and Chairman of the Audit Committee of the REIT Manager, aged
70, is also an Independent Non-executive Director and a member
of the Audit Committee of Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings
Limited. He is also an Independent Non-executive Director, a
member of each of the Audit Committee and Remuneration
Committee of Hutchison Telecommunications Hong Kong Holdings
Limited, an Independent Non-executive Director of Hutchison
Harbour Ring Limited and SJM Holdings Ltd. All the companies
mentioned above are listed on HKEx. He is currently the Chairman
of David H T Lan Consultants Ltd., and holds directorship at
Nanyang Commercial Bank Ltd. as well as being Senior Advisor of
Mitsui & Co. (H.K.) Ltd.
Mr. Lan was the Secretary for Home Affairs of the Government of
the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region until his retirement
in July 2000. He had served as civil servant in various capacities
for 39 years. He was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star Medal (GBS)
on 1 July 2000. In January 2003, he was appointed as National
Committee Member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative
Conference of the People’s Republic of China. Mr. Lan is a
Chartered Secretary and a fellow member of The Hong Kong
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and The Institute of Chartered
Secretaries and Administrators.
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of
London and completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP)
of the Harvard Business School, Boston. He was also awarded
Fellow, Queen Elizabeth House (Oxford). |
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| Mrs. SNG Sow-Mei (PHOON Sui Moy, alias POON Sow Mei)
- Independent Non-executive Director |
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SNG Sow-Mei (alias POON Sow Mei), an Independent Non-executive
Director and Member of the Audit Committee of the
REIT Manager, aged 69, is also an Independent Non-Executive
Director and member of the Audit Committee of Cheung Kong
Infrastructure Holdings Limited, a company listed on HKEx. She is
also an Independent Director and member of the Audit Committee
of ARA Asset Management (Fortune) Limited (formerly known
as ARA Asset Management (Singapore) Limited) (the manager of
Fortune REIT which is listed on SGX-ST) and ARA Trust Management
(Suntec) Limited (the manager of Suntec REIT which is listed on
SGX-ST).
Since 2001, Mrs Sng has been the Senior Consultant (International
Business) of Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd. Concurrently
she is the Advisor of InfoWave Pte Ltd and Director of Infa Systems
Ltd. Prior to her appointment with Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd,
where she was Director, Special Projects (North East Asia) in 2000
and a Consultant in 2001, Mrs. Sng was the Managing Director
of CapitaLand Hong Kong Ltd. for investment in Hong Kong and
the region including Japan and Taiwan. In Hong Kong from 1983
to 1997, Mrs. Sng was the Centre Director and then Regional
Director of the Singapore Economic Development Board and
Trade Development Board respectively. She was Singapore’s Trade
Commissioner in Hong Kong from 1990 to 1997.
Mrs. Sng, with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Nanyang
University of Singapore, has wide experience in various fields of
industrial investment, business development, strategic and financial
management, especially in property investment and management.
In 1996, Mrs. Sng was conferred the title of PPA (P) – Pingat
Pentadbrian Awam (Perak), the Singapore Public Administration
Medal (Silver).
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| Mr. Wong Kwai Lam – Independent Non-executive Director |
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WONG Kwai Lam, a Independent Non-executive Director and Member of the Audit Committee of the REIT Manager, aged 62, is currently the Chairman of IncitAdv Consultants Ltd., a Director of Opera Hong Kong Limited and a member of the Board of Trustee of New Asia College of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was formerly a member of the Advisory Committee to the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong, a member of the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Committee of the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong and a member of the China Committee to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council.
Mr. Wong has over 32 years of experience in the commercial and investment banking industry. Mr. Wong worked with Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd. from May 1993 to August 2009 where he served as a Managing Director in the Asia investment banking division since January 1995. He was appointed as a Senior Client Advisor to Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd. in September 2009 and served in that position for one year. In his 17 years of experience in various senior positions with Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd., Mr. Wong’s responsibilities included, among others, managing the overall business of its Asia investment banking division from March 2003 to May 2005. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch (Asia Pacific) Ltd., Mr. Wong had been a Director in the investment banking division of CS First Boston (Hong Kong) Ltd. and a Director and the head of primary market in Standard Chartered Asia Limited.
Mr. Wong obtained a degree of Bachelor of Arts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1972 and a Ph. D in Leicester University, England in 1977. |
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