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CDL
HOSPITALITY TRUSTS
VINCENT YEO WEE ENG
Chief Executive Officer
Mr Yeo is also the Executive Director of the H-REIT Manager
and the HBT Trustee-Manager and his profile can be found
under the "Board of Directors" section on page 26 of the
Annual Report.
ANNIE GAN
Chief Financial Officer
Ms Gan is responsible for CDLHT's financial and capital
management functions. She oversees all matters involving
finance and accounting, treasury, taxation, compliance and
fund management, ensuring the alignment with CDLHT's
investment strategy while focusing on optimising revenue and
investment returns.
Ms Gan has more than 26 years of diverse experience in
financial management, treasury, mergers and acquisitions,
taxation and corporate advisory as well as in-depth
knowledge of the hospitality, property development and
property investment industries. Prior to joining the H-REIT
Manager and the HBT Trustee-Manager, Ms Gan was the
Group Financial Controller of the public-listed company,
Orchard Parade Holdings Limited ("
OPHL
"), a subsidiary of
Far East Organisation Pte Ltd. She also served as a Director
of all the subsidiaries of OPHL, primarily responsible for
the stewardship of the subsidiaries’ affairs and advising on
new investment opportunities.
Ms Gan was also previously with PricewaterhouseCoopers,
Singapore as Senior Audit Manager, where she was
responsible for due diligence and acquisition audits, profit
forecast reviews and the statutory audits of several public-
listed companies and large multi-national corporations.
Ms Gan is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of
Singapore Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of Certified
Public Accountants of Australia and holds a Bachelor of
Commerce from The Australian National University.
DAVID LING
Head, Strategic Development
Mr David Ling is responsible for origination of strategic
investment opportunities from the regional and international
markets for H-REIT. His role includes identifying and securing
value propositions, covering both single assets and portfolios,
with the objective of growing the long term income and capital
value of H-REIT investment holdings. His role is also to expand
the network of hospitality relationships for H-REIT to gain
access to greater deal flow.
Mr Ling has 25 years of diverse hospitality and real estate
experience in markets across Asia Pacific and Europe, and
established relationships with major institutional and private
investment houses, brokerage firms and financial institutions.
His passion and entrepreneurial spirit drove him to establish
andmanage four new offices of HVS Hospitality Services in Asia
Pacific between 2004 and 2014 as its Chairman and Managing
Director, as well as pioneered and chaired the largest and most
influential hotel investment conference in mainland China –
the annual China Hotel Investment Conference.
Mr Ling speaks regularly at international conferences and
lectures at Universities and industry seminars. He served in the
international board of HVS from 2005 to 2013 and the Hotel
Licensing Board of Singapore from 2011 to 2014.
Graduated with a Master in Urban Land Appraisal from
University of Reading, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of
Business (Distinction) in Valuation and Land Economy from
Curtin University in Australia, David is a member of the
Australian Property Institute ("
AAPI
"), Singapore Institute of
Surveyors and Valuers ("
MSISV
") and a Licensed Appraiser
registered with the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore.
MANDY KOO
Vice President, Investments & Investor Relations
Ms Koo is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, conducting due
diligence, structuring and executing potential acquisitions with
a view to enhance CDLHT’s investment portfolio. Ms Koo is
also responsible for maintaining relations with the investment
and research community, as well as providing support in capital
raising and corporate finance activities.
Ms Koo was previously with Standard Chartered Bank
where she worked in the Corporate Advisory & Finance team
that was responsible for the execution of merger and
acquisition and equity corporate finance deals in Southeast
Asia. Prior to her investment banking stint, she was with YTL
Pacific Star REIT Management Limited, primarily involved in
investments and asset management. Before this, Ms Koo was
with the H-REIT Manager where her core responsibilities were
investments and investor relations. She started her career in
Singapore Exchange Limited where she was with the issuer
regulation function which dealt with the submissions of initial
public offerings of listing aspirants, fund raising and corporate
actions of listed companies.
Ms Koo holds both the Chartered Financial Analyst and
Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst designations. She
graduated Summa Cum Laude from Singapore Management
University with a Bachelor of Business Management (Major in
Finance) and a Bachelor of Accountancy.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
M&C REIT Management Limited and
M&C Business Trust Management Limited
