Board of Directors FORWARD TOGETHER 54 Non-executive Director Date of appointment: 20 January 2022 Mr Rajeev Veeravalli KANNAN, 51 Non-executive Director Date of appointment: 20 January 2022 Mr Kwok Hung Justin CHIU, 72 Dr Kwok Hung Justin Chiu was appointed as a non-executive Director on 20 January 2022. Dr Chiu was the Founding Chairman and Director of ARA Asset Management Limited from July 2002 to Jan 2022. He is the Chairman and a Non-executive Director of ARA Asset Management (Prosperity) Limited as the manager of Prosperity REIT (listed in Hong Kong), a Non-executive Director of ARA Asset Management (Fortune) Limited as the manager of Fortune REIT (currently listed in Hong Kong and previously also listed in Singapore prior to 21 October 2019). Dr Chiu joined the CK Group in 1997 and is an Executive Director and an Executive Committee Member of CK Asset Holdings Limited (listed in Hong Kong), heading the real estate sales, marketing and property management teams. Dr Chiu has been an independent non-executive of Deyun Holdings Limited (listed in Hong Kong) since September 2022. Dr Chiu has more than 41 years of international experience in real estate in Hong Kong and overseas, and is one of the most respected professionals in the property industry in Asia. He is a Fellow of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Council Member and a Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors, a Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administrators, a Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation, an Honorary Associate Member of Business of Trent University, Canada, a member of the Singapore Management University International Advisory Council in China, a member of the School of Business Advisory Committee and an Adjunct Professor of the School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University and a Senior Departmental Fellow of the Department of Land Economy at University of Cambridge, the United Kingdom. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 12th Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of the People’s Republic of China. Dr Chiu holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree from Hong Kong Baptist University, and was conferred with the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences, honoris causa by Hong Kong Baptist University and the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa by Trent University, Canada. Mr Rajeev Veeravalli Kannan was appointed as a non-executive Director on 20 January 2022. Mr Kannan has been the Managing Executive Officer and Co-Head of Asia Pacific Division in Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) as well as in Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) since April 2022. In his role, Rajeev is responsible for SMBC and SMFG’s businesses in Asia Pacific region. Mr Kannan's banking career spans over 27 years having held various leadership roles in Asia with global, regional and product responsibilities. Mr Kannan has a deep experience in corporate and investment banking, structured finance, principal investments and infrastructure and energy finance and is passionate about building businesses and diverse teams to drive innovation, adaptability and sustainable growth. Prior to his current role, Mr Kannan was Head of Corporate Banking, Asia Pacific between 2020 and 2022 and was Executive Officer and Head of Investment Banking, Asia Pacific between 2016 and 2020. Under Mr Kannan's leadership of corporate banking and investment banking, SMBC enhanced its platform in the region, grew its client base, built SMBC into the top player in infrastructure finance and built a strong ESG Solutions Team made significant progress on sustainability and green finance. Mr Kannan was also based in Tokyo between 2012 and 2016 with responsibility for Global Structured Finance. Mr Kannan was the first non-Japanese Executive Officer/ General Manager to be based in SMBC's head office. Mr Kannan is also a member of Board of Director of Clifford Capital Group of companies, Pierfront Capital Pte Ltd and Fullerton India Credit Company Limited. Mr Kannan is passionate about sustainability and green finance and is a thought leader in this space. Mr Kannan is a member of the Advisory Board for Singapore Green Finance Centre as well as ASEAN Hub Steering Group Member for Sustainable Development Investment Partnership, a joint initiative of OECD and World Economic Forum. Mr Kannan started his career at ICICI Bank in Mumbai in 1994 after graduating from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani in India with a master's degree in management. Mr Kannan Rajeev was conferred the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) Distinguished Fellow Award in 2019.
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