Management

Mr Lim Beng Chee is our Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director. He joined the Board on 1 November 2008 and was last re-elected as Director at CMA’s Annual General Meeting on 21 April 2011. He is also a member of Corporate Disclosure Committee, Finance and Budget Committee and Investment Committee.

Mr Lim is currently a Director of CapitaMalls Malaysia REIT Management Sdn. Bhd. (the manager of CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad).

Mr Lim Beng Chee 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 1999 and has been CapitaMalls Asia Limited's Chief Executive Officer since 1 November 2008.

Mr Lim has played an instrumental role in the creation of CapitaMalls Asia'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 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. He also played an instrumental role in the listing of CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust 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.

Mr Simon Ho Chee Hwee is our Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Mr Ho has around 25 years of experience in real estate investment and management.

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 where he was responsible for overseeing the operations of the Company. He was the Chief Operating Officer of our Company from October 2004 to December 2008 before being appointed as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer in January 2009. He stepped down upon the listing of CapitaMalls Asia on the SGX-ST and assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited from November 2009 to June 2012. He was reappointed as our Deputy Chief Executive Officer in July 2012.

Mr Ho holds a Master of Science (Real Estate) and a Bachelor of Science (Estate Management) (Honours) from the National University of Singapore.

Mr Ng Kok Siong is our Chief Financial Officer. He is also currently the Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaRetail China Trust listed on SGX-ST) and CapitaMalls Malaysia REIT Management Sdn. Bhd. (the manager of CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad). Mr Ng held various positions, including Senior Vice President of CapitaLand Eurasia and Strategic Finance in CapitaLand Limited, from 2005 till 2009. Prior to joining CapitaLand, Mr Ng held various finance and investment management positions in the oil and gas industry across Asia Pacific and Europe, having worked for Exxon-Mobil Asia-Pacific and Shell Oil Products East.

Mr Ng graduated with a Degree of Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.

Mr Wilson Tan Wee Yan is the Chief Executive Officer of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited. He was Senior Vice President of CapitaMalls Asia Limited before assuming the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited from February 2012 to June 2012.

Mr Tan has over 25 years of experience in senior appointments in the telecommunication and information technology industries. Mr Tan was previously the Group Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Post Limited. His other experiences prior to joining Singapore Post Limited include advisory and leadership roles in companies with regional businesses i.e. NEC Solutions Asia Pacific, Mercury Interactive, Software AG, Informix, Apple Singapore and Xerox Singapore.

Mr Tan is currently the Chairman of EZ Link Pte Limited and he has also served in various boards and advisory committees in private, education and government-related organisations.

Mr Tan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the National University of Singapore.

Mr Lock Wai Han is the Chief Executive Officer of China operations for the Company. Mr Lock has over 20 years of experience in various capacities in the Singapore Civil Service. Prior to joining the Company, Mr Lock was the Deputy Secretary (Industry & the Arts) at the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, Singapore.

He holds a Master of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom and a Master of Science in Management from the Leland Stanford Junior University, the United States.

Mr Tony Tan Tee Hieong is the Chief Executive Officer of CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited. Mr Tan has over 20 years of experience in international treasury, finance and risk management. Prior to joining CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited, Mr Tan was with IKEA for more than nine years, where he held positions as Treasurer and Finance Manager for Asia Pacific region. During those tenures, he also concurrently sat on IKEA’s finance committee for Asia Pacific that oversaw the group’s strategic finance and tax matters. His other experiences prior to joining IKEA includes Treasury Accountant for Wearnes International, the trading and distribution arm for WBL and various trading positions with international banks.

Mr Tan holds a Master of Business Administration (Distinction) from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the National University of Singapore.

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Ms Sharon Lim Hwee Li is the Chief Executive Officer of CapitaMalls Malaysia REIT Management Sdn. Bhd. (CMRM), the manager of CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust (CMMT). She joined the board of CMRM on 15 April 2010 and is also a member of its executive committee. Prior to her position as Chief Executive Officer and Non-Independent Executive Director of CMRM, Ms Lim was Country Head for the Company’s operations in Malaysia, and was instrumental in establishing the Company’s retail platform in Malaysia. This involved steering Gurney Plaza, Sungei Wang Plaza and The Mines and building the local team in preparation for expansion. Before this appointment, she was a Vice President of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited in Singapore, identifying and evaluating new retail investment opportunities.

Ms Lim holds a Master of Business Administration from Murdoch University and a Bachelor of Business (Distinction) degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.

Mr Simon Yong Kam Yuen is our Chief Development Officer. Mr Yong is responsible for all regional retail development and asset enhancement projects under our Company’s portfolio. He leads the project management and design management team to align the project design, planning and execution to meet the strategic and business objectives of our Company. Mr Yong has over 30 years of experience in property design, management and development.

Mr Yong holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) with First Class Honours from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Science (Industrial Engineering) from the National University of Singapore.

Mr Toh Kim Sai is our Deputy Chief Development Officer. Mr Toh has more than 20 years of experience in asset enhancement projects and assists the retail project teams in Singapore, China, India, Malaysia and Japan to create greater asset value through design and project management. He also heads the Research & Development initiatives which aim to facilitate innovations in product development as well as process improvements.

A former ASEAN Scholar, he holds a Bachelor of Arts (Architectural Studies) and Bachelor of Architecture (Honours) from the National University of Singapore, and a Master of Science (Management of Technology) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He is a certified Project Management Professional by the Project Management Institute, USA and is a council member of the Society of Project Managers, Singapore. He has also completed the Executive Development Program at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Mr Kevin Chee Tien Jin is our Country Head of India. Mr Chee’s experience is in finance and real estate.

Prior to joining the Company, he was the Senior Vice President, Asset Management in YTL Pacific Star REIT Management Limited (the manager of Starhill Global REIT which is listed on SGX-ST), responsible for the strategic management of Starhill Global REIT’s portfolio of assets across Singapore and Japan.

Mr Chee graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Honours) from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.

Based in Tokyo, Japan, Mr Kek Chee How is our Country Head of Japan. Mr Kek has over five years of experience in real estate investment management, financing, and asset management. He was previously Head of Business Development in CapitaLand Retail Management Kabushiki Kaisha. A fluent Japanese speaker, Mr Kek is responsible for asset management, capital management and investments for the Japan Fund.

Mr Kek holds a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA, and a Bachelor of Science from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.