MR PETER VIENSChief Executive Officer
MR EMILIO VELASCOChief Investment Officer
THE MANAGERManagement Team
MS CHER MUI SIM SUSANNAIndependent Non-Executive Director
Date of First Appointment as Director 13 June 2023
Length of Service as Director
(as at 31 December 2023)
7 months
Ms Cher has over 35 years of experience holding senior management positions and over 20 years of experience managing finance departments of SGX-listed entities across various industries. She was the Chief Financial Officer of the REIT manager of Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust for six years before her retirement in December 2021. She was with CitySpring Infrastructure Management Pte Ltd, the Trustee-Manager of CitySpring Infrastructure Trust, from November 2006 to May 2015 and was the Chief Financial Officer from July 2013. From November 1993 to November 2006, Ms Cher was the Chief Financial Officer at Thomson Medical Centre Ltd.
Ms Cher holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Singapore), a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) of Australia and a Certified Public Accountant of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Accountancy, National University of Singapore
- Chartered Accountant, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
- Certified Public Accountant, CPA Australia
- Certified Public Accountant, Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Singapore
Membership of Board Committee
- Member of the Audit and Risk Committee
- Member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee
Present Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies
- Nil
Present Principal Commitments (other than directorships in other listed companies)
- Nil
Past Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies held over the preceding three years
- Nil
MR CHNG LAY CHEWIndependent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee
Date of First Appointment as Director 1 January 2021
Length of Service as Director
(as at 31 December 2023)
3 years
Mr Chng has over 35 years of experience in the financial industry. He retired in 2020 from Singapore Exchange Limited after nine years as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, he was with DBS Bank and JP Morgan where he held senior finance positions in Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York.
Mr Chng has contributed to the development of the accounting profession locally in the areas of education and professional development. He was a board member of the Singapore Accountancy Commission and a past President of the Singapore Division of CPA Australia. He also served on the Advisory Board of the School of Accountancy at the Singapore Management University.
Mr Chng currently serves on the board of AWWA Ltd, a social service agency, NUHS Fund Ltd, a charity and Worldwide Fund for Nature (Singapore) Ltd. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and Fellow of CPA Australia. He completed the International Directors Program at INSEAD in 2021 and obtained a Certificate in Corporate Governance.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, Victoria University of Wellington
- Fellow of Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
- Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
- Fellow of CPA Australia
Membership of Board Committee
- Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee
Present Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies
- Nil
Present Principal Commitments (other than directorships in other listed companies)
- AWWA Ltd (Director)
- NUHS Fund Ltd (Director)
- Worldwide Fund for Nature (Singapore) Ltd (Director)
Past Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies held over the preceding three years
- Nil
MR MARK ANDREW YEO KAH CHONGChairman, Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee
Date of First Appointment as Director 1 January 2022
Length of Service as Director
(as at 31 December 2023)
2 years
Mr Yeo is a director of Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management Pte. Ltd., which is the trustee-manager of SGX listed Keppel Infrastructure Trust. He is a director of Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Prior to his current appointments, Mr Yeo was a former independent director of CitySpring Infrastructure Management Pte. Ltd., which was the trustee-manager of CitySpring Infrastructure Trust.
Mr Yeo has held various senior banking positions working on the infrastructure sector in Asia, Europe and Latin America mainly doing project finance advisory. He was based both in Singapore and London. Thereafter, he held several leadership positions in corporates in Asia and the Middle-East. He started his career in the Singapore civil service.
Mr Yeo graduated from the University of Oxford with a Master of Arts and obtained his Master of Laws from the National University of Singapore. He also completed the Advanced Management Programme with INSEAD.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Master of Arts, University of Oxford
- Master of Laws, National University of Singapore
- Advanced Management Programme, INSEAD
Membership of Board Committee
- Chairman of the Board
- Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee
- Member of Audit and Risk Committee
Present Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies
- Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management Pte. Ltd. (Director)
- Niks Professional Ltd (Director)
Present Principal Commitments (other than directorships in other listed companies)
- Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Director)
Past Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies held over the preceding three years
- Nil
MR TAN WEE PENG, KELVINFormer Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee
Date of First Appointment as Director 14 July 2014
Length of Service as Director
(as at 31 December 2020)
6 years and 5 months
Date of Retirement as Director 28 February 2021
Mr Tan has more than 30 years of professional experience in the private and public sector. He has held several senior management positions, serving as President of AETOS Security Management Pte Ltd from 2004 to 2008 and as Global Head of Business Development at PSA International from 2003 to 2004. From 1996 to 2003, he was with Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd, where his last held position was as Managing Director of its Private Equity Funds Investment Unit. He also sits on the boards of Global Investments Limited, Unusual Limited and Viking Offshore and Marine Limited, which are listed on the Singapore Exchange Trading Limited.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours), National University of Singapore
- Master of Business Administration, National University of Singapore
- Programme for Management Development, Harvard Business School
- Member, Singapore Institute of Directors
- Member, Institute of Management Consultants (Singapore)
- Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants
Membership of Board Committee
- Former Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee
Present Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies
- Global Investments Limited
- Unusual Limited
- Viking Offshore and Marine Limited
Present Principal Commitments (other than directorships in other listed companies)
- Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants Pte. Ltd. (Director)
- Association of Taxation Technicians (S) Limited (Director)
- Adjunct Associate Professor, NUS Business School
Past Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies held over the preceding three years
- Shanghai Turbo Enterprises
- Transcorp Holdings Limited
MR BRUNO DE PAMPELONNENon-Executive Director
Date of First Appointment as Director 11 November 2016
Length of Service as Director
(as at 31 December 2023)
7 years 1 month
Mr de Pampelonne has approximately 37 years of experience in various segments of the financial markets, from debt and real estate to equity, and from banking to asset management. He is currently a Senior Partner of Tikehau Capital SCA and Chairman of Tikehau Investment Management SAS in Paris, and Chief Executive Officer of Tikehau Investment Management Asia Pte Ltd in Singapore.
He started his career at Crédit Lyonnais in 1983 in the United States. In 1985, he joined Goldman Sachs International Corp in London, where he became an Executive Director at its proprietary European trading desk. In 1990, he joined Credit Suisse First Boston as Managing Director to establish its Paris operations and was in charge of equity and debt sales and trading. In April 1993, he joined Merrill Lynch France as Managing Director and was appointed as the Country Head for France from 2003 to 2006.
Mr de Pampelonne is currently the Chairman of the Board of Governors of EDHEC Business School.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Master of Finance, EDHEC Business School
Membership of Board Committee
- Member of Nominating and Remuneration Committee
Present Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies
- Nil
Present Principal Commitments (other than directorships in other listed companies)
- Tikehau Investment Management SAS (Chairman)
- Tikehau Investment Management Asia Pte. Ltd. (CEO and Director)
- Tikehau Investment Management, Japan K.K. (Director)
- Tikehau Capital Hong Kong Limited (Director)
- Tikehau Capital Korea Inc. (Director)
- EDHEC Business School (Chairman)
- FPE Investment Advisors (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. (Director)
- Scientific Beta Pte. Ltd. (Director)
Past Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies held over the preceding three years
- Nil
MR SHERMAN KWEK EIK TSENon-Executive Director
Date of First Appointment as Director 1 December 2022
Length of Service as Director
(as at 31 December 2023)
1 year
Mr Sherman Kwek assumed his current role as Group Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of City Developments Limited (“CDL”) in January 2018. He was appointed as an Executive Director of CDL in May 2019 and also holds the position of Executive Chairman of CDL China Limited. Mr Kwek was previously the Deputy CEO and prior to that, concurrently the Chief Investment Officer of CDL and the CEO of CDL China Limited. He has been spearheading the CDL Group’s expansion in Singapore, China, Japan, Australia and the United Kingdom for over a decade.
Prior to joining CDL, Mr Kwek was the CEO of City e-Solutions Limited, a Hong Kong-listed company that was formerly a subsidiary of CDL Group, and before that, the Chief Operating Officer of Thakral Corporation Ltd. and an Executive Director of HL Global Enterprises Limited, both listed companies in Singapore. In the earlier part of his career, he had worked in technology venture capital, investment banking, hospitality management and real estate private equity.
Since 2019, Mr Kwek has served as a member of two subcommittees of Business China. In June 2020, he was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Chinese Development Assistance Council, and in 2021, he was appointed as a member of the Property Committee of Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (SingHealth). In 2022, he was appointed to the Board of the manager for Singapore-listed IREIT Global and appointed as a member of the Advisory Board for the National Youth Achievement Award. In October 2023, Mr Kwek was appointed to the Board of SingHealth and in January 2024, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Property Committee of SingHealth as well as a member of MOH Holdings’ Healthcare Infrastructure and Planning Committee.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Boston University, majoring in Finance and Marketing with a minor in Psychology
Membership of Board Committee
- Nil
Present Directorships in Other Listed Companies
- City Developments Limited
Present Principal Commitments (other than directorships in other listed companies)
- Group Chief Executive Officer of City Developments Limited
- Executive Chairman of CDL China Limited
Other appointments
- Business China FutureChina Committee (Member)
- Business China Go East Committee (Member)
- Chinese Development Assistance Council (Member of Board of Trustees)
- MOH Holdings’ Healthcare Infrastructure and Planning Committee (Member)
- National Youth Achievement Award (Member of Advisory Board)
- Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd (Non-executive director and Chairman of Property Committee)
Past Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies held over the preceding three years
- Nil
MR LOUIS D'ESTIENNE D'ORVESNon-Executive Director
Date of First Appointment as Director 5 November 2024
Mr d’Estienne d’Orves was previously the Chief Executive Officer of the Manager, who was responsible for planning and implementing IREIT’s investment strategy, the overall day-to-day management and operations of IREIT, as well as working with the Manager’s investment, asset management, financial, legal and compliance personnel in meeting IREIT’s strategic investment and operational objectives.
Mr d’Estienne d’Orves is based in Paris, France and has over 17 years of experience in European real estate investments. He was previously an Executive Director at Tikehau Capital within the European Real Estate investment team in London. As Executive Director, his responsibilities included sourcing and executing deals across Europe in the office, retail, hotel, and residential sectors, securing external debt financing and capital raising for co-investment opportunities and funds.
Mr d’Estienne d’Orves started his career at AXA IM Alts (previously known as AXA Real Estate Investment Manager) in 2008 in London as an analyst. He then assumed different roles in Paris and Cologne across the Investment and Corporate finance teams before co-heading their European Transaction Special Situations team in 2017 in London.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Master Degree in Asset Management, Paris Dauphine University
Membership of Board Committee
- Nil
Present Directorships in Other Listed Companies
- Nil
Present Principal Commitments (other than directorships in other listed companies)
- Nil
Past Directorships and Chairmanship in Other Listed Companies held over the preceding three years
- Nil
MS CHUA TAI HUA, ANNEChief Financial Officer
Ms Anne Chua was appointed Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) of IREIT Global Group Pte. Ltd. with effect from 22 August 2022. As the CFO, Anne oversees finance, corporate strategy, tax and capital management.
Anne has extensive experience in financial markets and Singapore REIT management. She was previously the CFO of a listed REIT from 2009 to 2020 and was instrumental in the successful initial public offering and listing of another REIT on the Singapore Stock Exchange in 2021. Anne had also worked at Citigroup, American International Trading Group and at various multinational corporations in both global and regional roles and responsibilities that covers treasury advisory and sales, insurance and treasury management, financial reporting, taxation and project management.
Anne holds a Graduate Degree in Bachelor of Business Administration from the National University of Singapore, a Post-Graduate Degree in Master of Applied Finance from MacQuarie University of Australia (where she was the joint top graduand), and a Master of Professional Accounting from the Singapore Management University.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Business Administration, National University of Singapore
- Master of Applied Finance, MacQuarie of Australia
- Master of Professional Accounting, Singapore Management University
MR TAN HENG CHEW, KEVINChief Financial Officer and Head of Investors Relations
Mr Tan oversees the financial accounting and reporting, capital management, compliance matters, investor relations, sustainability reporting, corporate communications and digital/social media functions of the Manager. He is also responsible for supporting the strategic objectives of the Manager, as well as fostering good relations and facilitating effective communication with the Unitholders, media, analysts and investment community.
Mr Tan has more than 17 years of corporate strategy, capital management, research and investment experience. He has a proven track record in leading deals on equity fund raising and in-depth knowledge of real estate acquisitions/divestments, financial analysis, capital markets, and SGX listing compliance, having spent almost 8 years with the Manager since August 2017. Prior to joining the Manager, he was part of the investment team with a Canadian fund management firm covering Southeast Asia equities. Mr Tan started his career in 2007 and has assumed the role of investment analyst with various brokerage firms, leading coverage on the Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts, transportation and conglomerates sectors.
Mr Tan holds a Bachelor Degree of Electrical & Electronic Engineering (First Class Honours) from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) Charterholder since 2015.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder
MR PETER VIENSChief Executive Officer
As Chief Executive Officer, Mr Viens is responsible for the planning and implementation of IREIT’s investment strategy, and the oversight of IREIT’s investment management, asset management, financial, legal and compliance functions.
Mr Viens is based in Paris, France and has over 20 years of experience in the European real estate sector. Between August 2017 and October 2024, he held the position of a Real Estate Fund Manager at Sofidy (a subsidiary of IREIT’s joint sponsor, Tikehau Capital SCA), managing investments on core+ assets across western European countries with asset under management of over €500 million.
Prior to Sofidy between August 2010 and August 2017, Mr Viens assumed the Head of Corporate Real Estate at Air Liquide (a French multinational company supplying gases, technologies and services for industrial and healthcare sectors) and Director of Corporate Real Estate at Societe Generale (French multinational bank), where he was responsible for managing and optimising the rental expenses of the respective organisations. Mr Viens started his career in October 2003 as a building purchaser, whose role was to optimise the building works expenses for development projects.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Master of Science, École Centrale de Lyon
- Asset Management Diploma, Dauphine University
- Member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
- AMF (French Markets Authority) Certification
MR EMILIO VELASCOChief Investment Officer
As Chief Investment Officer, Mr Velasco leads the investment and asset management areas within IREIT, being responsible for all new acquisitions and overseeing existing portfolio performance.
Mr Velasco is based in Madrid and has over 15 years in the European Real Estate and investment markets. Since September 2019, he has served as Head of Real Estate Iberia for Tikehau Capital, completing Real Estate acquisitions exceeding €1 billion since he joined the company. He was promoted to Global Co-Head of Real Estate Acquisitions in July 2024.
Prior to Tikehau Capital, Mr Velasco assumed the roles of Head of Acquisitions Iberia at Kennedy Wilson between 2014 and 2019 and Investment Associate at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) between 2012 and 2014. He started his career at Credit Suisse Investment Banking, where he became senior analyst within the Financial Institutions Group.
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- Master of Business Administration, University of California Los Angeles
- Double Business Administration and Law Degree (E-3), Universidad Pontificia Comillas
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