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5 Mr Koh Soo Keong
Independent Director
Mr Koh is presently a Managing
Director with EcoSave Pte Ltd. He
was the President & Chief Executive
Officer of SembCorp Logistics
Ltd, a publicly listed company, for
more than eight years and retired
in April 2007 after the company was
bought over by Toll Holdings. He is
also the Chairman of the Board of
Agrifood & Veterinary Authority of
Singapore. Mr Koh holds a Bachelor
of Engineering (Honors), a Master of
Business Administration and a postgraduate
diploma in Law from the
National University of Singapore.
6 Mr Henry Tan song kok
Independent Director
Mr Tan is presently a Director
with Nexia TS Public Accounting
Corporation (“Nexia”). Nexia is a
member of Nexia International,
an international network of
independent accounting and
consulting firms. Prior to joining
Nexia, he was with KPMG for more
than 5 years. He holds a Bachelor of
Accountancy (First Class Honours)
from the National University of
Singapore.
Mr Tan is Chairman of Nexia
International (Asia). He has more
than 10 years experience in the
China market and been helping
companies in Singapore to set up
and expand in China. He sits on the
Accounting Standards Committee
of the Institute of Certified Public
Accountants in Singapore. He is
also a director of listed companies
namely, Chosen Holdings Limited,
Pertama Holdings Limited, YHI
International Ltd and Raffles
Education Corporation Limited.
7 Mrs Monica Tomlin
Independent Director
Mrs Monica Tomlin is presently an
independent senior management
advisor. Most recently she held the
post of Assistant Chief Executive
(Planning) at the Singapore Tourism
Board, after spending over 20 years
in management consulting with
international firms including Arthur
D Little and McKinsey & Company.
Mrs Tomlin holds a Master’s degree
of Science in Management from
the Sloan School of Management
at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, U.S.A.
8 Mr Tan Ser Ping
Executive Director, CEO
Mr Tan, Executive Director and
CEO of the Manager, is responsible
for the overall management and
operation 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 AFM
team and the Property Manager
(ASPL), they ensure that the
operations of A-REIT are aligned
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.
He lived and worked in China for
about seven years.
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