Board of Directors
Chairman, Independent Director

Vice Chairman, Non-executive Director

Independent Director
Chairman, Audit Committee

Non-executive Director

Independent Director

Independent Director

Executive Director, CEO
 
 

Mr David Wong Cheong Fook
Chairman, Independent Director

Mr Wong is a Director on the board of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd, LMA International NV, APL Japan Trust (S) Pte Ltd, Banking Computer Services Pte Ltd, BCS Information Services Pte Ltd, Jurong International Holdings Pte Ltd, OCBC Bank (Malaysia) Bhd and Teva Pharmaceutical Investments (Singapore) Pte Ltd. He is also a Member of the Casino Regulatory Authority and the board of the National Environment Agency.

 
Ms Chong Siak Ching
Vice Chairman, Non-executive Director

Ms Chong is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Ascendas Pte Ltd. She sits on the boards of Ascendas Pte Ltd and its subsidiaries. Ascendas pioneered Singapore's first business space trust, Ascendas REIT in Nov 2002, and Singapore’s first India-based properties business trust, Ascendas India Trust in August 2007. Ms Chong is a member on the board of the Singapore Tourism Board, one of Singapore's three representatives to the APEC Business Advisory Council, and Chairman of the Network India Steering Committee. She is the Deputy Chairman of SPRING Singapore. Previously Jurong Town Corporation’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, she has extensive experience in business space management.

 

Mr Benedict Kwek Gim Song
Independent Director
Chairman, Audit Committee

Mr Kwek is the Chairman of PST Management Pte Ltd which is the manager and trustee of SGX listed Pacific Shipping Trust. He also serves on the boards of Delmonte Pacific Ltd and NTUC ChoiceHomes Cooperative and NTUC Club, where he is the Audit Committee Chairman of the two former companies.Mr Kwek with over 32 years of banking experience, was formerly the President and CEO of Keppel TatLee Bank Ltd. He was previously a Board Member of JTC and a director of Jurong Port Pte Ltd

 
Mr Swee Kee Siong
Non-executive Director


Mr Swee is the Chairman of the Investment Committee for Ascendas India Development Trust, Ascendas China Industrial & Business Parks Fund and Ascendas China Commercial Fund. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers. He has over 29 years of experience in planning, developing, marketing and managing industrial estates, business and science parks in Singapore. Mr Swee was a member of URA Master Plan Committee from 1995 to 1998, the Chief Executive Officer of Ascendas Singapore operations and the Singapore Science Park, and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Jurong Town Corporation.
 

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Mr Joseph Chen Seow Chan
Independent Director


Mr Chen has 29 years of experience in the treasury and fixed income business. He worked in a number of major foreign banks and the Monetary Authority of Singapore, prior to joining United Overseas Bank ("UOB"), where he worked for 17 years. He was Managing Director, Global Treasury of UOB when he retired in November 2005. He was also a Director of UOB Bullion & Futures, a subsidiary of UOB, until retirement. Mr Chen was also a member of the UOB Management Committee and the Assets & Liabilities Committee.
 

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Mr Chia Kim Huat
Independent Director


Mr Chia Kim Huat was appointed to the Board of Directors on 22 April 2008. He is presently a partner of Rajah & Tann LLP and heads its China Practice Group. Kim Huat has more than 15 years experience as a practicing lawyer and his main areas of practice include capital market transactions, cross-border joint ventures, private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and banking transactions. He graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree in 1992 and is a member of the Singapore Academy of Law and The Law Society of Singapore.
 

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Mr Tan Ser Ping
Executive Director, CEO


Ser Ping, Executive Director and CEO of the Manager is responsible for the overall management and operations of A-REIT. He works with the Board of Directors to determine the business strategies and plans for the strategic development of A-REIT and together with the A-REIT team, they ensure that the operations of A-REIT are in accordance with the stated business strategies. Prior to joining the Manager, he was the Executive Vice President of Real Estate Development & Investment (REDI) of Ascendas Pte Ltd. He was responsible for formulating REDI policies, strategies and plans across all country operations and developing new product offerings and markets for Ascendas. He headed the task force for the establishment of A-REIT prior to its IPO. Before joining Ascendas in 2001, he was Senior General Manager, Residential & Commercial Properties Business Group of China- Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development Company Ltd. Ser Ping graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree. He obtained his Masters in Business Administration from the University of Leicester, UK.
 

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