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In 2019, we developed our ESG framework, which organises the topics identified as material to our business into three key pillars: Human-Centric, Property Portfolio and Corporate Performance.
Basic human needs are universal. As we strive to create a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for all employees, customers, suppliers and communities, meeting those needs today while ensuring they can be met in the future is the cornerstone of sustainable development.
Sustainability is central to our mission because we aspire to improve the environmental prospects of our planet. We are committed to environmental stewardship by developing and maintaining sustainable and efficient buildings.
Strong corporate performance is the foundation upon which we will achieve sustained and balanced growth giving rise to stable and dependable returns over the long-term. We embrace the highest standards of governance and ethics in all aspects of the business conduct.
We aspire to be a leading provider of Space and Investment Solutions for a Sustainable Future.
To drive long-term sustainable growth of the business by creating positive impact on the environment, our stakeholders, and the communities around us.
We are committed to working closely with all our stakeholders ā both internal and external ā to achieve shared business goals that also align with our core values. Constructive and effective stakeholder engagement, integral to our daily business activities, can improve our environmental, social and corporate performance.
ESR constantly demonstrates environmental stewardship by developing and maintaining sustainable and efficient buildings.
We optimise the sustainability features of our new and existing logistics facilities through green design initiatives wherever possible. For instance, we position our properties strategically to enhance co-benefits such as minimising impacts on land use change and biodiversity, while providing sustainable development opportunities for local communities.
Through innovations like energy-efficient lighting, intelligent water management, waste recycling measures or roof-mounted solar panels, we are able to reduce the operating costs of our customers as well as our own impacts on the environment.
In addition to fulfilling local health, safety and environmental regulations, some of our facilities take compliance one step further by obtaining certification in accordance with globally recognised standards, such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and the Comprehensive Assessment System for Built Environment Efficiency (CASBEE) in Japan.
We put in place stringent measures to protect the reputation of the Group and everyone who works with us ā such as thorough systematic integrity check of our employees, suppliers, customers and capital partners ā and refraining from dealings with any third-party associated with organisations or countries that are restricted by law or sanctions.
We are committed to investing responsibly, which requires incorporating ESG factors into all investment decision-making and active ownership of our assets.
ESR has transacted in excess of ā¬14bn of assets in Europe for over 30 years. Our focus on sustainability, people-centred design and community engagement seeks to improve the business and social environments of all our stakeholders. Our highly experienced team comprising ARA Europe Private Markets and ARA Dunedin has in-house acquisition, development, finance and asset management functions.
Our European franchise is complemented by ARA Venn, a specialist investment manager focused on residential markets. With AUM and active mandates in excess of ā¬10bn, we use our experience to identify compelling investment strategies supporting enhanced environmental and/or social outcomes – affordable housing, urban regeneration, modern living and home-finance products for under-served borrowers.
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Location and Accessibility
Located along and with ease of access to Motorway Road No. 7, Chonburi-Pattaya, a major intercity connecting between Bangkok to the Eastern Economic Corridor provinces.
The site is only 14 km from Laem Chabang Seaport, one of Thailandās major seaports for export and import.
Laem Chabang area is one of Thailandās key areas for industrial activities.
Although the site is in the eastern part of Thailand, it has superior connectivity to the Bangkok area and the northern (via Motorway Road No. 7) and to the northeastern (via Highway No. 331).
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Location and Accessibility
Located in the Eastern Vicinity of Bangkok with ease access to Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangna-Trad Highway (Highway 34) where most warehouse developments are located and Highway 314 where the well-known automotive manufacturers and vendors are located.
Located close to EEC Zone (Chachoengsao province)
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Appointed as Director in 2016 and re-designated as Executive Director in February 2019, Mr. Shen Jinchu, Jeffrey has been the co-CEO of our Group since June 2011 and was also a co-founder of e-Shang. He is responsible for overseeing ESRās overall operations and business development, leading regional growth strategies, and expanding ESRās asset and fund management platforms.
Mr. Shen has over 23 years of industrial real estate experience in China. Prior to co-founding our Group in June 2011, he was Senior Vice President at GLP Investment Management (China) Co. Ltd. (formerly Prologis China) from January 2004 to September 2010, overseeing the Eastern China area. Mr. Shen was the deputy director of DTZ Debenham Tie Leung International Property Advisers from June 2001 to December 2003. Previously, he was the assistant general manager of marketing at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Xin Development Co., Ltd from July 1995 to November 2000. Mr. Shen was also a director of ESR-REIT Manager from January 2017 to January 2019.
Mr. Shen graduated from the Shanghai Jiaotong University in China and obtained a bachelorās degree in technical economics. He holds an MBA from Donghua University in China.
Appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2022, Ms. Wei-LinĀ KweeĀ is a member ofĀ the Remuneration Committee.
Ms.Ā KweeĀ is the Head of Hotels of Pontiac Land Group, a privately held real estateĀ development and investment company. She oversees Pontiac Land Groupās hotel portfolio inĀ Singapore, Maldives and Sydney and has been with the company since 2008. Ms.Ā KweeĀ is theĀ President of the Singapore Hotel Association which represents 85% of Singaporeās roomĀ count and 40,000 employees in Singapore. She has been appointed as a member of theĀ Singapore Governmentās Future Economy Council since April 2021 and serves as a member ofĀ its Lifestyle Committee. As a member of the Emerging Stronger Taskforce of Singapore fromĀ May 2020 to May 2021, Ms.Ā KweeĀ co-led the Travel Alliance, a private public partnership thatĀ aimed to bring air travel back to Singapore after Covid border closures. Ms.Ā KweeĀ has been aĀ council member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Singapore BusinessĀ FederationĀ since March 2022 andĀ June 2022Ā respectively. She is also a member of the Workplace Safety and Health Council under the Singapore Ministry of Manpower. She is an International Advisory Board Member of the IE Business School, Spain. She was a 2013 Eisenhower Fellow and has been the Honorary Secretary for the Eisenhower Fellowships Singapore Society since March 2022.
Ms.Ā KweeĀ graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts, Economics andĀ International Relations in 1998 and obtained her Master of Business Administration fromĀ Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2008.
Appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2022, Ms. Serene Nah is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee. Ms. Nah is currently the Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific for Digital Realty. She held roles as an Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer as well as Chief Strategy Officer of Kerry Properties Limited from Oct 2019 to Aug 2022. Prior to joining Kerry Properties Limited, Ms. Nah was the Head of Portfolio Management, Asia of SilverLake Partners, where she worked closely with portfolio company executives on value creation and Asian expansion initiatives. Her wealth of experience also includes 10 years at General Electric in finance, M&A and various transformation teams. In her last role as the Chief Financial Officer of GE Capital Greater China, she spearheaded the build out of GEās commercial and consumer finance businesses in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Ms. Nah graduated from Singaporeās Nanyang Technological University, with a bachelorāsĀ degree in Business Studies and she also holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from Kellogg-HKUST Executive Master of Business Administration Program.ā
Appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2019, Ms. Liu Jingsheng is a member of the Nomination Committee.
Ms. Liu has extensive experience in the capital markets in China. She joined China International Capital Corporation Limited (āCICCā) in 1996 and was the advisory director at CICC until December 2021. Prior to this, she held various roles within the CICC group until December 2021, including the chairwoman of Investment Banking Business Committee of CICC, chairwoman and CEO of China International Capital Corporation (Singapore) Pte. Limited and the Head of the Strategic Research Department of CICC. Prior to joining CICC, Ms. Liu worked at the Department of State Planning and Regional Economy of State Planning Commission (currently known as the National Development and Reform Commission) in China.
Ms. Liu obtained a bachelorās degree in economics from Renmin University of China in China and a masterās degree in rural development management from Khon Kaen University in Thailand.
Appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2019, Mr. Simon James McDonald is theĀ chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.
Mr. McDonald has extensive experience in real estate and management in APAC and was theĀ head of asset management at Asia Pacific Land from February 2015 to May 2019, responsibleĀ for the day-to-day oversight of Asia Pacific Landās asset management activities. Prior to thisĀ role, Mr. McDonald held various roles at GE Capital Real Estate, in Sydney in Australia andĀ Tokyo in Japan from August 1997 to September 2013, including Managing Director Asia PacificĀ (Portfolio Strategy), Managing Director Asia Pacific (Asset Management), Managing DirectorĀ Asia Pacific (Risk Management), Joint Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, andĀ Director (Risk Management).
Mr. McDonald obtained a bachelorās degree in economics from The Australian NationalĀ University and a master of business from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.Ā Mr. McDonald is a fellow member of CPA Australia, a fellow of the Financial Services InstituteĀ of Australia, and a member and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2019, Mr. Brett Harold Krause is the chairman of the Remuneration Committee andĀ the Nomination Committee,Ā as well as a member of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Krause has extensive experience in the banking industry in Asia and in corporateĀ management. He joinedĀ FunPlusĀ in March 2018 where he currently serves as ChiefĀ Investment Officer. Mr. Krause joined Transcend Fund (a venture capital firm) in August 2022 and currently is a general partner. He hasĀ been a chairperson ofĀ XterioĀ (a global cross-platform play-and-earn developer and publisher) since May 2022. Mr. Krause served as Chief InvestmentĀ Officer ofĀ FunPlus from March 2018 to August 2022.Ā Prior to FunPlus, Mr. Krause was the Managing Partner at PurpleSky Capital LLC, the President of JPMorgan Chase Bank (China) and held leadership roles at Citigroup, where he served as Citi Country Officer for Citibank Vietnam from 2008 to 2013. Mr. Krause has also been an independent board director for both East West Bank (China) Limited since November 2017 and Vincom Retail Joint Stock Company from September 2017 to December 2020.
Mr. Krause obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in foreign service from GeorgetownĀ University in the United States. He also holds an MBA from Columbia Business School ofĀ Columbia University in the United States.
Mr. RajeevĀ VeeravalliĀ Kannan was appointed as a Non-executive Director in 2022.
Mr. Kannan has been the Managing Executive Officer and Co-Head of Asia Pacific Division of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (āSMBCā) as well as in Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (“SMFG”) since April 2022.
Mr. Kannan’s banking career spans over 27 years having held various leadership roles in Asia with global, regional andĀ product responsibilities. He has a deep experience in corporate and investment banking, structured finance, principalĀ investments and infrastructure and energy finance and is passionate about building businesses and diverse teams toĀ 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 wasĀ Executive Officer and Head of Investment Banking, Asia Pacific between 2016 and 2020. Under his leadership ofĀ corporate banking and investment banking, SMBC enhanced its platform in the region, grew its client base, built SMBCĀ into the top player in infrastructure finance and built a strong ESG Solutions Team made significant progress onĀ sustainability and green finance. Mr. Kannan was also based in Tokyo between 2012 and 2016 with responsibility forĀ Global Structured Finance. He was the first non-Japanese Executive Officer/ General Manager to be based in SMBC’sĀ head office.
Mr. Kannan is also a member of Board of Directors of Clifford Capital Group of companies,Ā PierfrontĀ Capital Pte Ltd, andĀ Fullerton India Credit Company Limited. He is passionate about sustainability and green finance and is a thought leaderĀ in this space. He is a member of the Advisory Board for Singapore Green Finance Centre as well as ASEAN Hub SteeringĀ Group Member for Sustainable Development Investment Partnership, a joint initiative of OECD and World EconomicĀ Forum.
Mr. Kannan started his career at ICICI Bank in Mumbai in 1994 after graduating from Birla Institute of Technology &Ā Science (BITS),Ā PilaniĀ in India with a master’s degree in management. He was conferred the Institute of Banking andĀ Finance (IBF) Distinguished Fellow Award in 2019.
Appointed as Non-executive Director in 2022, Dr. Chiu was the Founding Chairman and Director of ARA Asset Management Limited, the Chairman and a Non-executive Director of ARA Asset Management (Prosperity) Limited as the manager of Prosperity REIT (listed in Hong Kong), and 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, heading the real estate sales, marketing and property management teams.
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 Peopleās Political Consultative Conference of the Peopleās 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. John Lim was appointed as a Non-executive Director and ESRās Senior Advisor in 2022.
Mr. John Lim is the Chairman of JL Family Office. He also serves as a Non-executive Director of ARA Trust Management (Suntec) Limited, ARA Asset Management (Fortune) Limited, ARA Asset Management (Prosperity) Limited and Hui Xian Asset Management Limited.
Mr. Lim is Chairman of the Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA) and the Consultative Committee to the Department of Real Estate, National University of Singapore. He is also a Patron of the Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS) and a Council Member of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Mr. Lim co-founded ARA Asset Management Limited in 2002 and was its Group CEO for 18 years and Deputy Chairman from February 2021 to January 2022.
Mr. Lim has over 41 years of experience in the real estate industry and has received many notable corporate awards. These include the PERE Global Awards 2020 and 2016 Industry Figure of the Year: Asia, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year Singapore 2012 and the Outstanding CEO of the Year 2011 at the Singapore Business Awards 2012. Mr Lim, along with the Board of Directors of ARA Asset Management Limited, was a recipient of the prestigious Best Managed Board (Gold) Award at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2012. In 2017, he was conferred the Public Service Medal (PBM) by the President of Singapore in recognition of his contributions to the community.
Mr. Lim holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, as well as a Diploma in Business Administration, each from the National University of Singapore.
Appointed as Non-executive Director in 2021, Mr. Hu has over 12 years of experience in the warehousing and logistics industries. He also has management experience across different industries and sizeable businesses. He joined JD.com, Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, āJD Groupā) in 2010 and has held several positions in JD Group, including as the Human Resources Director (Southwest Region), the General Manager (Southwest Region) and the General Manager (North China) of JD Logistics. He has served as the Vice President of JD Group and CEO of JD Property since 2019. Mr. Hu graduated from Sichuan Agricultural University with a Bachelorās degree in Land Resource Management.
Mr. Charles Alexander Portes, also known as Charles de Portes, was re-designated as a Non-executive Director of ESR, and Chairman Emeritus of the Capital Committee in January 2021.
He was the co-founder and President of the Redwood group from July 2006 until the merger between e-Shang, ESR Singapore Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Redwood Group Asia Pte. Ltd.) and Redwood Asian Investments Ltd. Pursuant to a merger agreement in January 2016, he was the President of the Group from January 2016 to December 2020. Appointed as a Director of ESR in January 2016 and re-designated as an Executive Director in February 2019, he was responsible for overseeing the Companyās overall private equity capital raising and operations and business development.
Mr. Portes has over 26 years of real estate investment experience, including more than 20 years in the logistics and New Economy sectors in Asia. He was the co-founder and co-CEO of AMB BlackPine from 2003 to 2006, which was subsequently incorporated into Prologis, and was a member of the AMB Property Japan Advisory Committee from June 2006 to August 2008. He was also the Head of Acquisitions and Capital for Europe and Asia for Prologis from 1998 to 2003. Prior to this, he worked in real estate, principally in investments, at Goldman Sachs Investment Holdings (Asia) Limited from 1996 to 1998.
Mr. Portes graduated from the Johns Hopkins University where he obtained a bachelorās degree in International Political Economy. He also holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and is fluent in English, French and Spanish.
Appointed as Director in 2011 and re-designated as Non-executive Director in February 2019,Ā Mr. Jeffrey David Perlman was appointed as Chairman of ESR in May 2019. He is also aĀ member of the Remuneration Committee.
Jeffrey Perlman is President of Warburg Pincus. He is currently a member of the firmās Executive Management group at Warburg Pincus. In addition to his role as President, Mr. Perlman leads Warburg Pincusā investments in Southeast Asia and the firmās real estate franchise across Asia-Pacific. He currently serves as the Chairman of ESR Group Limited (1821.HK) and also serves on the Board of Directors for ESR Group Limited, BW Industrial Development JSC, Lodgis Hospitality Holdings, Mofang Apartments, NWP Property, MoMo, Storhub, Princeton Digital Group Limited, Oona Insurance and others. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus in 2006, Jeffrey worked in the Real Estate Investment Banking group at Credit Suisse.
Mr. Perlman obtained a bachelorās degree in business administration from the Ross School ofĀ Business at the University of Michigan.
