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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
FOO SAY MUI (BILL), 59
Dr Foo Say Mui (Bill) was appointed an Independent Non-
Executive Director of the H-REIT Manager and the HBT
Trustee-Manager on 11 May 2016. He is also a member of
the Audit and Risk Committees as well as the Nominating
and Remuneration Committees of the H-REIT Manager
and the HBT Trustee-Manager.
Dr Foo is currently a director and adviser to several listed
and private companies including as a Director of Tung Lok
Restaurants (2000) Ltd, Mewah International Inc., IC Power
Pte. Ltd., Tower Capital Asia Pte. Ltd. and Unigestion Asia
Pte. Ltd. as well as a Senior Adviser at Lazard Asia.
Dr Foo has over 30 years of experience in the financial
services industry, having served as the CEO/General
Manager of Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd
(ANZ) in Singapore for 12 years from 1999 to 2011 and
thereafter as Vice Chairman, South and South East Asia for
another 4 years, prior to his retirement from ANZ in 2015.
Prior to that, he was the Regional Head of Investment
Banking for Schroders Investment Bank and also served as
the President Director of Schroders Indonesia for about 5
years. He had also served on the Council of the Association
of Banks in Singapore for 9 years and was Deputy Chairman
of the Singapore Investment Banking Association for about
3 years. Dr Foo was a Director on the Board of Academies
Australasia Group Limited, an ASX-listed company until
October 2016.
Dr Foo graduated from Concordia University with a
Bachelor of Business Administration. He holds a Masters
of Business Administration from McGill University and
an honorary Doctorate of Commerce from James Cook
University Australia, in honour of his contribution to
education and the community. Presently, Dr Foo is the
chairman of several community and charity organisations,
including Salvation Army and Heartware Network (one of
the largest youth organisations in Singapore).
KENNY KIM, 49
Mr Kenny Kim was appointed an Independent
Non-Executive Director of the H-REIT Manager and the
HBT Trustee-Manager on 25 January 2017.
Mr Kim is currently the Senior Adviser and a member of
the Executive Committee of RRJ Capital, one of the largest
private equity funds in Asia which focuses on private equity
investments in China and Southeast Asia, a position which
he took up since October 2015. He is also responsible for
originating and executing deals as well as providing advice
to fund financial transactions.
Mr Kimhas worked in various senior positions in the financial
services sector for more than 20 years, having served as
the Chief Executive Officer, Strategy and Investments and
Group Chief Financial Officer at CIMB Group Holdings
Berhad, a financial institution listed on Bursa Malaysia,
and the 5th largest banking group in South East Asia.
He also acted as Adviser to the Group Chief Executive
Officer at CIMB Group Holdings Berhad and its subsidiary,
CIMB Group Sdn Bhd up to 30 September 2015. During
his tenure with the CIMB Group, Mr Kim was awarded
Best Chief Financial Officer in South East Asia and
Best Chief Financial Officer in Malaysia in 2013, both
awards given by Alpha Southeast Asia, an institutional
investment publication focused on Southeast Asia.
Mr Kim graduated from the University of Lancaster,
United Kingdom, with a Master of Science in Finance
degree. He is also a fellow of the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants, UK, a member of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants England & Wales, CF Faculty and a
member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.
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