Management Team
Mr Han Khim Siew
Chief Executive Officer and Executive DirectorMr Han Khim Siew was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Board of the Manager on 7 February 2022. As Chief Executive Officer, he is responsible for the strategic management, growth and operation of OUE REIT. He works with the Board of the Manager to determine OUE REIT’s business strategies and plans, and the management team to ensure that these strategies are executed accordingly.
Mr Han has over 26 years of diverse international experience having worked in Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam spanning government, private equity, private equity real estate and real estate advisory in Asia Pacific, Africa & Europe.
His previous role was as managing director and co-head of BNP Paribas Real Estate Asia Pacific, where he led more than €3 billion of investments into Europe. Prior to joining BNP Paribas Real Estate in 2013, Mr Han was head of investments at Jones Lang LaSalle Indonesia. He started his career in the Ministry of Finance and Prime Minister’s Office, Government of Brunei Darussalam. Between 1997-1999 he also served on the board of COMAFIN, a pan-African private equity fund.
In 1992, Mr Han was awarded the Government of Brunei Darussalam Scholarship. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics majoring in Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom.
Mr Lionel Chua
Chief Financial OfficerMr Chua is the Chief Financial Officer of the Manager and is responsible for OUE REIT’s financial management functions. He oversees all matters relating to financial reporting and controls, treasury and tax. He is also responsible for evaluating investment opportunities, fund raising activities, risk management and compliance matters.
He has more than 25 years of working experience and has previously held positions in various listed companies in Singapore. Prior to joining the Manager, Mr Chua was the Chief Financial Officer of OUE Hospitality REIT Management Pte. Ltd. (“OUEHRM”). He also has extensive finance and treasury experience at the Keppel Group and the CapitaLand Group handling financial reporting, financing, cash management, tax and other finance-related matters.
Mr Chua holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Merit) degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a Chartered Accountant (Singapore), with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Mr Wong Cho Wai
Senior Vice President, Asset ManagementMr Wong is responsible for the asset management functions of the Manager. Working together with the various property managers, he is responsible for maximising the operational performance of OUE REIT’s property portfolio.
He has more than 23 years of real estate experience in Asia Pacific including Singapore, Australia, Japan, and South Korea, and has held asset management and investment roles in various real estate companies. Prior to joining the Manager, Mr Wong was with Wing Tai Holdings as Head of Investments. He was also previously the Head of Investments at Keppel REIT from 2015 to 2018, and formerly Vice President at Credit Suisse Asset Management from 2011 to 2015.
Mr Wong holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) from the National University of Singapore, and a Masters in Applied Finance from Macquarie University.
Ms Sarah Lei
Vice President, Capital Markets and InvestmentMs Lei assists the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in the treasury, corporate finance, capital markets and investment function of OUE REIT, and is responsible for matters relating to capital management, hedging, structuring and corporate finance.
She has more than 12 years of experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions in the real estate industry. Prior to joining the Manager, Ms Lei was with Sasseur Asset Management where she focused on investments, mergers and acquisitions, as well as financing and treasury activities. She has also spent seven years in DBS corporate and investment banking, specialising in the real estate sector.
Ms Lei holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore with a major in Applied Mathematics and a minor in Business Management.
Ms Tang Sal Lee
Vice President, FinanceMs Tang assists the Chief Financial Officer in the financial, accounting, tax and compliance matters of OUE REIT. She has more than 10 years of experience encompassing financial and management reporting, consolidation, budgeting, taxation, compliance and risk management functions.
Prior to joining the Manager, she was with OUEHRM and Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management Pte Ltd. Before that, she was an external auditor with Ernst & Young LLP.
Ms Tang holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Merit) degree from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She is a Chartered Accountant (Singapore) with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Ms Mary Ng
Vice President, Investor RelationsMs Ng leads the development and implementation of the investor relations and corporate communications programmes, as well as engagement with multiple stakeholders.
Ms Ng has over 12 years of experience advising Singapore and Hong Kong listed companies and private clients on financial and corporate communications, strategy media relations, reputation management and stakeholder communications. Prior to joining the Manager, she was a Director at an international PR firm where she developed and implemented communications programme for clients from the REIT, finance and technology sectors.
Ms Ng holds a BSocSc (Hons) in Communications from Hong Kong Baptist University and a M.A. in International and Public Affairs from the University of Hong Kong.
