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Board of Directors

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.

Mr. CHIU Kwok Hung, Justin - Chairman
   

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.

 

Mr. LIM Hwee Chiang - Non-executive Director

   

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.

 

Ms. Wong Lai Hung, Mavis - Acting Chief Executive Officer

   

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.

 
Mr MA Lai Chee, Gerald - Non-executive Director
   

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.

 
Mr. LAN Hong Tsung, David - Independent Non-executive Director
   

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).

 
Mrs. SNG Sow-Mei (PHOON Sui Moy, alias POON Sow Mei) - Independent Non-executive Director
   

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).

 
Mr. Wong Kwai Lam – Independent Non-executive Director
   

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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