The Management Team
Ms Sharon Lim Hwee Li
Chief Executive Officer & Non-Independent Executive Director
Please refer to Board of Directors.
Mr Gerry Chan Kin Leong
Head, Investment & Asset Management
Mr Chan has more than 10 years of experience in investment related areas including investment evaluation, project development, asset management and corporate finance.
Prior to joining the Manager, he was Vice President, Investment, at CitySpring Infrastructure Trust, a Temasek-linked listed infrastructure business trust listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, and was responsible for originating and evaluating infrastructure investments, asset management and fund raising initiatives. While at CitySpring, he successfully executed the first ever rights issue by a business trust in Singapore. Previously he headed the corporate finance activities for a Beijing based environmental services company where he successfully closed a landmark US$150 million convertible note and was also responsible for obtaining investor approvals to invest the proceeds on new assets.
Mr Chan holds a Master of Business degree and a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) degree from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is also a certified Chartered Financial Analyst.
Ms Low Peck Chen
Head, Finance & Corporate Services
Ms Low is the Head of the Finance and Corporate Services department of the Manager. She has more than 12 years of experience in finance and accounting and her responsibilities have covered corporate finance, tax, treasury, consolidation and compliance, as well as finance-related support for acquisition and divestment activities. She has also actively participated in corporate fund raising in the capital and debt markets and successfully brokered numerous financing and refinancing deals.
In 2008 Ms Low joined CapitaLand Retail Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (CMA Malaysia), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of CMA, which is responsible for the business operations of CMA in Malaysia. She was part of the core team that spearheaded the listing of CMMT on the Main Market of Bursa Securities. Prior the initial public offering of CMMT in 2010, she was responsible for the overall treasury and tax functions of CMA Malaysia. Before joining CMA, she worked with Halim Mazmin Berhad, UEM Group and AmFinance Berhad.
Ms Low holds a Bachelor of Accounting (First Class Honours) degree from the University of Malaya, Malaysia, and is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
Mr Yong Kei Seng
Head, Retail Management
Mr Yong has more than 20 years of real estate experience covering business development, property development, asset and property management, retail operations, leasing and marketing.
Prior to joining the Manager, he was the General Manager of CMA Malaysia and was responsible for the overall strategies and management of leasing, operation, marketing communications, project and tenancy design of CMA Malaysia. He has successfully enhanced the capital values of Gurney Plaza, The Mines and Sungei Wang Plaza through asset enhancement initiatives and strengthening of the tenancy mix. He was formerly the Chairman of the Sungei Wang Plaza Management Corporation and acted as the retail advisor of Gurney Plaza before its acquisition by CMA in 2007. Previously he was responsible for the asset management and retail operations of a portfolio of shopping malls in Singapore.
Mr Yong holds a Master of Business Administration (Accountancy) degree from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a Bachelor of Science (Estate Management) (Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore.
Ms Grace Yap Mei Wan
Head, Legal, Secretariat & Compliance
Ms Yap is the Head of the Legal, Secretariat and Compliance department of the Manager. She has 17 years of work experience with seven years as a practicing lawyer and 10 years as an in-house legal counsel in both public listed and private limited companies.
Prior to joining the Manager she was a legal practitioner involved in concessions/privatization, management buy-outs, public listing, due diligence exercises, joint ventures and mergers & acquisitions practices. From the legal profession she pursued her career as an in-house legal counsel whereby she assisted large and diversified corporations with asset acquisitions, corporate finance, property development, conveyancing, project management as well as corporate advisory matters.
Ms Yap holds an LLB (Honours) degree from the University of Nottingham, England and was admitted to the English Bar and Malaysian Bar in 1991 and 1993 respectively.
Ms Aileen Goh Seok Khim
Head, Leasing
Prior to joining the Manager, Ms Goh was the Deputy Head of Asset Management (Leasing) of CMA Malaysia where she monitored and worked closely with the leasing teams of CMMT's retail properties to improve the tenancy mix and occupancy rates of the properties through timely tenancy renewals and replacements where required. She was a key team member in planning and implementing the asset enhancement initiatives executed by CMA Malaysia at The Mines, Sungei Wang Plaza and Gurney Plaza. She continues to oversee the leasing strategies for CMMT's shopping malls. Before joining CMA Malaysia, Ms Goh worked with Mid Valley City Sdn Bhd as the Leasing Manager and was responsible for the budgeting and leasing of the retail space at Mid Valley Megamall. Ms Goh was also previously attached to an international tax consultancy firm providing corporate tax compliance and advisory services to multinational and public listed companies, both in Malaysia and Singapore.
Ms Goh holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance) degree from Monash University (Clayton), Australia.
Mr Choo Wee Chyn
Head, Design Management
Mr Choo has more than 11 years of experience in the design and development of housing and commercial projects. Prior to joining the Manager, Mr Choo was the Design Manager of CMA Malaysia, and was responsible for overseeing the design management and tenancy design for the CMA malls in Malaysia. Mr Choo was involved in the planning, design and execution of various asset enhancement initiatives. He was also responsible for establishing and implementing shop fit-out design standards and guidelines as well as ensuring that shop designs were of a standard befitting the respective mall's positioning.
Before relocating to Malaysia, Mr Choo participated in CMA's project bids and asset enhancement initiatives in Singapore. Prior to joining the CMA Group, he was a practicing architect and worked for various large architectural companies where he focused on commercial and residential building design and construction.
Mr Choo holds a Masters of Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts (Architecture Studies) from the National University of Singapore and is a registered Architect with the Board of Architects (Singapore).
Mr Ibrahim Ahmad
Head,
Engineering & Technical Services
Mr Ibrahim has over 21 years of experience in real estate covering both project and property management.
Prior to joining the Manager, he was the Head of Engineering and Technical Services of CMA Malaysia and was responsible for the implementation of the standard operating procedures and emergency response procedures for the respective shopping malls. He was also involved in the preparation of operations and maintenance budgets, review of equipment performance and procurement of service contracts.
Mr Ibrahim graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Real Estate Management) degree from Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom, and has a Diploma in Building from Singapore Polytechnic. He is a qualified Fire Safety Manager registered with the Fire Safety Bureau of Singapore.
Ms Therese Chew Pak Ngoh
Head, Marketing Communications
Ms Chew has over 20 years of experience managing various consumer brands across Asia, including 12 years with CMA and CMA Malaysia. As the head of the Manager's Marketing Communications function, Ms Chew drives initiatives to increase shopper traffic, improve tenants' turnover, achieve portfolio synergies and deliver non-leasing income for the properties.
Ms Chew holds a Master of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Oklahoma City University, United States of America, and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Curtin University of Technology, Australia.
