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ANNUAL REPORT 2014
YAP CHEW FERN
Vice President, Legal
Ms Yap is responsible for providing general legal support
and advising, managing and overseeing all legal matters
relating to investments of CDLHT (including cross border real
estate transactional work) and other legal, commercial and
corporate work.
Ms Yap was previously a partner with Rajah & Tann LLP. She
has more than 20 years of legal experience in representing and
advising various major real estate developers, corporations,
institutions,
fund
managers,
investors,
companies,
registered societies and local authorities in the acquisitions,
developments and dispositions of land and buildings. Ms Yap
has also advised local statutory boards, authorities and major
real estate developers on projects in Singapore that involved
the integration of infrastructures such as the light rail transport,
bus interchange and the mass rapid transit stations with
residential and commercial components in the developments.
Ms Yap graduated from the National University of Singapore
and was called to the Singapore Bar in 1990. Ms Yap is a
member of the Singapore Academy of Law.
TING SIEW YONG
Manager, Finance
Ms Ting assists the Chief Financial Officer in the financial
management and accounting functions of CDLHT including
statutory reporting, compliance, corporate finance, treasury
and taxation matters.
Ms Ting has more than 15 years of experience in management,
accounting and finance functions in various industries. Prior to
joining the H-REIT Manager and the HBT Trustee-Manager,
Ms Ting was the Group Financial Controller of the public-listed
company, Top Global Limited, overseeing the Group’s finance
function. She was also previously with Deloitte & Touche LLP,
Singapore as Senior Audit Manager.
Ms Ting is a Certified Public Accountant of the Institute of
Singapore Chartered Accountants and Certified Practising
Accountant of Certified Public Accountants of Australia.
She graduated from Queensland University of Technology,
Australia with Bachelor of Business (Accountancy).
MARINA MAH
Compliance Officer
Ms Mah is responsible for ensuring H-REIT complies with
applicable provisions under the Securities and Futures Act
("
SFA
"), the Capital Markets Services Licence Conditions, the
SGX Rules, the Code on Collective Investment Schemes, as
applicable to the Property Funds Appendix, trust deeds and
other relevant regulatory requirements.
Ms Mah has more than 15 years of auditing, financial
management and accounting experience in multi-national
and listed companies, including 5 years of experience in
regulatory compliance of H-REIT and H-REIT Manager. Prior
to joining the H-REIT Manager, Ms Mah spent several years
with Singapore and Hong Kong listed companies, and was
responsible for group consolidation covering Asia Pacific,
China, US and Europe.
Ms Mah is a Certified Practising Accountant of Certified Public
Accountants of Australia and holds a Bachelor of Business
(Accountancy) from Queensland University of Technology,
Australia.
