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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Management
executive directors
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Non-executive directors
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Independent Non-executive directors
Group Co-founders & Co-CEOs
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Executive Leadership Team
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Business Leadership Team
Shen Jinchu, Jeffrey Executive Director, Group Co-founder & Co-CEO
Stuart Gibson Executive Director, Group Co-founder & Co-CEO
Jeffrey David Perlman
Charles Alexander Portes Group Co-founder
Hu Wei
Lim Hwee Chiang John PBM
Rajeev Veeravalli Kannan
Joanne McNamara
Brett Harold Krause Interim Chairman
Simon James Mcdonald
Serene Nah
Shen Jinchu, Jeffrey Executive Director, Group Co-founder & Co-CEO
Stuart Gibson Executive Director, Group Co-founder & Co-CEO
Philip Pearce GROUP DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Chief Executive Officer, ESR Australia & New Zealand
Ivan Lim Group Chief Financial Officer
Josh Daitch Group Chief Investment Officer​
Matthew Lawson Group Chief Operating Officer​​
Marilyn Tan​ Group Head, Investor Relations​
Wenyi ShouGroup General Counsel
Zhou Bo Chief Operating Officer, ESR China
Mark Ebbinghaus Chairman, EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST
Thomas Nam Chief Executive Officer, ESR Korea
Jihun Kang Chief Investment Officer, ESR Korea
Chang Rui Hua Managing Director, Business Management and Investment, ESR Hong Kong
Abhijit Malkani Chief Executive Officer, ESR India
Hideaki Matsunami Managing Director, ESR Japan
Jai Mirpuri Head, Southeast Asia
Diarmid Massey Chief Executive Officer, Data Centres, ESR
John Marsh Chairman, ANZ
Executive Chair, Infrastructure
Sanghwoi Bae Chief Executive Officer, ESR Kendall Square REIT
Adrian Chui Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, ESR-LOGOS REIT
Justina Chiu Chief Executive Officer, Fortune REIT
Mavis Wong Chief Executive Officer, Prosperity REIT
Chong Kee Hiong Chief Executive Officer, Suntec REIT
Dr. Michael de Jong-DouglasGroup Head, Customer Solutions & Partnerships, Logistics
Tang Boon KangGroup Head, Governance & Sustainability
Payam EshragiGroup Head, Infrastructure

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Shen Jinchu, Jeffrey
Executive Director, Group Co-founder & Co-CEO

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 ESR’s overall operations and business development, leading regional growth strategies, and expanding ESR’s 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 bachelor’s degree in technical economics. He holds an MBA from Donghua University in China.

Stuart Gibson
Executive Director, Group Co-founder & Co-CEO
Appointed as Director in 2016 and re-designated as Executive Director in February 2019, Mr. Stuart Gibson is a co-founder of our Group and has been the co-CEO of the Group since January 2016. He was also the co-founder and CEO of the Redwood group from July 2006 until the 2016 merger. Mr. Gibson is responsible for overseeing ESR’s overall operations and business development.

Mr. Gibson has over 27 years of real estate development and investment experience in Asia, which includes 15 years in the Japanese industrial real estate sector. Mr. Gibson was formerly the country head of Prologis Japan, and former co-founder and co-CEO of AMB BlackPine, which was subsequently incorporated into Prologis. He was also the Chairman of AMB Property Corporation Japan Advisory Committee.
Jeffrey David Perlman​​
 

Appointed as Director in 2011 and re-designated as Non-executive Director in February 2019, Mr. Jeffrey David Perlman was appointed as Chairman of ESR between May 2019 and September 2024. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Jeffrey Perlman is Chief Executive Officer of Warburg Pincus and is a member of the firm’s Executive Management Group. Prior to his current role, Jeffrey served as President of the firm.

During his tenure at Warburg Pincus, Jeffrey has successfully expanded the firm’s business in Asia Pacific, overseeing the firm’s private equity investing activities in Southeast Asia as well as its real estate business across Asia Pacific. In addition, Jeffrey co-founded and sponsored some of the largest real estate companies in the region, partnering with entrepreneurs to build successful and sustainable companies.

He currently serves or has previously served on the Boards of Directors for numerous leading companies including BW Industrial Development JSC, MoMo, StorHub, Princeton Digital Group Limited, and ESR Group Limited. In addition, Jeffrey is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the US-ASEAN Business Council, which works to create trade and investment opportunities in the economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Prior to joining Warburg Pincus in 2006, Jeffrey worked in the Real Estate Investment Banking group at Credit Suisse. He received a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (BBA) from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Charles Alexander Portes
Group Co-founder

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 Company’s 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 bachelor’s degree in International Political Economy. He also holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

Hu Wei

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, “JD Group”) 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 Bachelor’s degree in Land Resource Management.

Lim Hwee Chiang John PBM

Mr. John Lim was appointed as a Non-executive Director and ESR’s 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.

Rajeev Veeravalli Kannan

Mr. Rajeev Veeravalli 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 (“SMBC”) 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 and product responsibilities. He 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 his 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. He 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 Directors of Clifford Capital Group of companies, Pierfront Capital Pte Ltd, and Fullerton India Credit Company Limited. He is passionate about sustainability and green finance and is a thought leader in this space. He 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. He was conferred the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) Distinguished Fellow Award in 2019.

Joanne McNamara

Ms. Joanne McNamara, Executive Vice President, Head of Europe, for Oxford Properties Group is a Non-executive Director to ESR Group’s board of directors, with effect from 1 January 2024.

Ms. McNamara has extensive experience in global real estate investments and development.  At her current appointment with Oxford Properties, she is responsible for investment, development, and asset management activities in Europe across the logistics, office, life sciences, built to rent residential and retail sectors. Ms. McNamara is also a member of the Oxford Properties Global Executive Committee and Global Investment Committee, as well as sitting on the board of M7, a pan-European industrial real estate investment and investment management business. Previously, Ms. McNamara worked at DTZ and Hammerson Plc in corporate finance, investment, and development.

Ms. McNamara holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Mathematics, Operational Research and Statistics from Cardiff University and a Master of Science in International Real Estate from Oxford Brookes University.

Brett Harold Krause​
Interim Chairman

Mr. Brett Harold Krause is an independent Non-executive Director and also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee, as well as a member of the Audit Committee. He was appointed as an independent Non-executive Director on 20 May 2019.

Mr. Krause has extensive experience in the banking industry in Asia and in corporate and investment management. Mr Krause joined Transcend Fund (a venture capital firm) in August 2022 and currently is a general partner. He is the chairman of Xterio (a global cross-platform game developer and publisher) since May 2022. Mr Krause served as chief investment officer of FunPlus from March 2018 to August 2022. Founded in 2010, FunPlus is a world-class, independent game developer and publisher headquartered in Switzerland and with operations in Asia, Europe and North America. Prior to FunPlus, Mr. Krause was the managing partner at PurpleSky Capital LLC, a Shanghai-based angel venture capital firm specialising in funding start-ups in high-tech sectors, from July 2016 to February 2018.

Mr. Krause was the president of JPMorgan Chase Bank (China) Co. Ltd. from January 2014 to July 2016. Prior to that, from August 1996 until December 2013, he held various leadership roles at Citigroup, where he served as Citi country officer for Citibank Vietnam from 2008 to 2013. Mr. Krause served as an independent board director of East West Bank (China) Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of East West Bank) from November 2017 to December 2023 and he was an independent board director of Vincom Retail Joint Stock Company (listed in Vietnam) from September 2017 to December 2020.

Mr. Krause graduated from Georgetown University in the United States in May 1991, where he obtained a bachelor of science degree in foreign service. In May 1996, he further obtained a master’s degree in business administration from Columbia Business School of Columbia University in the United States.

Simon James McDonald

Appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2019, Mr. Simon James McDonald is the 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 the head of asset management at Asia Pacific Land from February 2015 to May 2019, responsible for the day-to-day oversight of Asia Pacific Land’s asset management activities. Prior to this role, Mr. McDonald held various roles at GE Capital Real Estate, in Sydney in Australia and Tokyo in Japan from August 1997 to September 2013, including Managing Director Asia Pacific (Portfolio Strategy), Managing Director Asia Pacific (Asset Management), Managing Director Asia Pacific (Risk Management), Joint Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, and Director (Risk Management).

Mr. McDonald obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from The Australian National University and a master of business from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. Mr. McDonald is a fellow member of CPA Australia, a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia, and a member and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Serene Nah

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 GE’s commercial and consumer finance businesses in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Ms. Nah graduated from Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University, with a bachelor’s degree in Business Studies and she also holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from Kellogg-HKUST Executive Master of Business Administration Program.​

Philip Pearce
Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer, Australia & New Zealand

Mr. Philip Pearce was appointed Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer in May 2024 while continuing in his role as Chief Executive Officer, Australia & New Zealand. He has been instrumental in the rapid growth of ESR’s leading New Economy real estate platform in Australia since its inception in 2018. He has taken on the additional ESR Group leadership role to leverage his nearly 30 years of industry experience in Asia with a focus on supporting the continued growth of the Group and driving shareholder value. 

Before joining ESR, Mr. Pearce had a highly successful tenure at Goodman Group from 2002 to 2016 where he held senior positions in Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong, including seven years as Managing Director – Greater China where he oversaw the buildup of the China and Hong Kong businesses, and served as an Executive Director on the Board of Goodman Group. Phil also worked at Ascendas REIT in Singapore and AMP Capital Limited in Sydney earlier in his career. 

Mr. Pearce holds a bachelor’s degree in land economy from the University of Western Sydney, and a graduate diploma in applied finance from the Australian Securities Institute. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Ivan Lim​​
Group Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Ivan Lim has been appointed as the Group Chief Financial Officer of ESR since 19 September 2022 and is responsible for all aspects of the Group’s financial management, including finance (accounting, tax, budgeting and forecasting), financing (debt and equity), and investor relations.

Prior to his appointment, Mr Lim helmed as Chief Financial Officer of LOGOS Property Group Limited and ARA Asset Management Limited, both of which are key subsidiaries of ESR Group post its acquisition of ARA. Mr. Lim has close to 20 years in the real estate industry with his experience spanning fund management and investment, asset management, advisory and consultancy, corporate finance, group treasury and statutory reporting. Prior to joining LOGOS, Mr. Lim was with OUE Limited from January 2020 to November 2020 as the Group Chief Financial Officer. He was the Chief Financial Officer of Mapletree Logistics Trust Management from December 2016 to December 2019 and Chief Financial Officer of Keppel REIT Management Limited from November 2013 to July 2014. Prior to that he was financial controller at Ascendas Pte Ltd. from July 2008 to August 2010.

Mr. Lim received a bachelor’s degree in estate management from the University of Malaya in September 1999. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in October 2009 and as a Chartered Accountant of Singapore in December 2016. Mr. Lim also became a licensed valuer with the Malaysia Board of Valuers in January 2007.

Josh Daitch
Group Chief Investment Officer

Josh Daitch joined ESR Group in 2018 and currently serves as the Chief Investment Officer, overseeing the fund management segment and private investment capital globally. Mr. Daitch brings three decades of global real estate investment experience to the Group, having held leadership roles across the private equity and real estate spectrum in various financial institutions, including Mesirow Financial, where he was the founder of the Institutional Real Estate division; and Goldman Sachs where he helped launch the Archon Group real estate operating subsidiary (now Goldman Sachs Realty Management).

Mr. Daitch received his Master of Business Administration degree from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with High Distinction from the University of Michigan.

Matthew Lawson
Group Chief Operating Officer

In his role Group Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Matthew Lawson supports the Group Co-CEOs and works closely with the ESR business unit leadership in the delivery of key growth initiatives and performance across the Group. Given the Group’s growing scale, he will also seek to optimise the firm’s operating capabilities and deliver a more streamlined business and an enhanced cost structure. Additionally, Mr. Lawson will also oversee Information Technology, Insurance and Business Resilience and other functions. Prior to his current appointment, Matthew was responsible for managing the finance, corporate development, treasury, information technology and newly created clean energy infrastructure functions at ESR Australia as its CFO.

Mr. Lawson brings with him over 20 years of experience in leading global real estate investment and financial services companies across the Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining ESR in 2020, he was an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels Limited, a leading hotel owner and operator under The Peninsula hotel brand. Before this, Mr. Lawson was a Managing Director at JPMorgan and Head of their Real Estate investment banking practice in Asia, based in Hong Kong.

Mr. Lawson holds a Bachelor of International Business Relations from Griffith University, a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Queensland and holds a certificate in Chinese Studies from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Nanjing University.

Marilyn Tan​
Group Head, Investor Relations​

Ms. Marilyn Tan has been appointed as the Group Head, Investor Relations of ESR since 1 April 2023.  She supports the Group Chief Financial Officer in in the delivery of effective communication platforms for ongoing investor and stakeholder engagement for ESR.  ​​

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Tan was Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Head of Investor Relations of the Manager of ARA US Hospitality Trust, listed on the Singapore Exchange.  She was with ARA Asset Management Limited since 2006 and has held various positions in areas of investor relations, financial planning & analysis, capital markets and corporate transactions. These included Director of Group Finance, Senior Manager of Group Investment Office and Investor Relations Manager for Suntec REIT.  ​​

Ms. Tan holds a Bachelor of Business (Honours) Degree, (Financial Analysis) from Nanyang Technological University.​

Wenyi Shou
Group General Counsel

Ms. Wenyi Shou joined in February 2012 and is currently the General Counsel of ESR. She is responsible for overseeing legal matters in relation to group debt and equity financing, fund raising and fund management transactions, acquisition and disposition and other significant transactions as well as regulatory compliance and general corporate matters. Prior to joining ESR, Ms. Shou was previously at King & Wood Mallesons where she represented underwriters and issuers on debt and equity offering, and advised private equity investment and M&A transactions. She graduated from East China University of Political Science and Law.

Zhou Bo​
Chief Operating Officer, ESR China

Mr. Zhou Bo joined ESR (formerly e-Shang) as China’s COO in 2013. With over 20 years of experience in the logistics and real estate industries in China, Mr. Zhou started his career in Sinotrans Group in 1995 as Company Secretary of Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Company Limited, Managing Director of Exel-Sinotrans Freight Forwarding Company Limited and General Manager of Sinotrans Logistics Limited. He was the Vice President and Head of North Region of Prologis China from 2006 to 2010 and Senior Vice President and Head of Operations of GLP China (formerly Prologis China) from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Zhou holds an MBA from Peking University and a bachelor’s degree in Information Management from Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Mark Ebbinghaus
Chairman, Europe & Middle East

Mr. Mark Ebbinghaus is responsible for identifying business and investment opportunities, including REITs, private funds and other fund management-related platforms via mergers and acquisitions.

Mr. Ebbinghaus has more than 35 years of experience in the real estate sector, of which more than 20 were in public market equities and investment banking. Prior to joining ARA, he was Global Head of Industries (2014 to 2017) and Global Head of Real Estate (2009 to 2017) at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB). In his role as Global Head of Industries, he was responsible for all of SCB’s industries banking efforts covering the Real Estate, Hospitality & Leisure, Oil & Gas, Metals & Mining as well as the Infrastructure, Telco/Technology & Transportation businesses. He led the effort to form the Industries Group within SCB and aligned all the sector expertise within the Bank’s Corporate Finance and Origination businesses across the global franchise.

Prior to joining SCB, Mr. Ebbinghaus was Asia Head of Real Estate Lodging & Leisure Investment Banking for UBS, where he spearheaded the establishment and development of its real estate investment banking franchise. Prior to investment banking, Mr. Ebbinghaus was a top-rated equities research analyst covering real estate, developers and contractors, and the hotel sector. He spent five years at JLW Advisory (a former division of Jones Lang LaSalle) where he was Head of Strategic Investment Advice for their Australian business. In this role, Mr. Ebbinghaus was responsible for asset allocation, strategic investment and divestment advice and asset management for several leading direct real estate investors and pension plans.

Mr. Ebbinghaus holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Adelaide and a Master of Real Estate and Finance from the University of South Australia. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a full member of both the CFA Institute and the Australian Property Institute.

Thomas Nam
Chief Executive Officer, ESR Korea

Mr. Sunwoo Thomas Nam is the CEO of ESR Kendall Square, the Group’s South Korea Platform. With over 26 years of experience in the real estate sector, he was the President of Prologis Korea, once the largest logistics asset investment and development platform in South Korea. Previously he founded Kendall Square Investment, a real estate investment management company in Korea with Warburg Pincus. He was also the Head of Overseas Investment at Samsung Life Insurance, and the Director of Investment at Rodamco Asia based in Hong Kong. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University / the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; and a master’s degree in real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Jihun Kang​​
Chief Investment Officer, ESR Korea

Mr. Jihun Kang is the Chief Investment Officer of ESR Kendall Square, the Group’s South Korea Platform. He has over 18 years of experience in real estate investment, development and fund management. He was formerly Executive Director of Kendall Square Partners, Vice President of Prologis Korea and Director of Business Development at AMB Property Corporation. Mr. Kang holds a master’s degree in real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Masters in Architecture from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering from Yonsei University.

Chang Rui Hua
Managing Director, Business Management and Investment, ESR Hong Kong

Ms. Chang Rui Hua has been appointed as Managing Director, Business Management and Investment, ESR Hong Kong since April 2023. She focuses on looking after our business in Hong Kong region, including our fund management arm and lead our China REIT initiatives and execution. Ms. Chang will also hold the concurrent role of Executive Director and Responsible Officer for ESR HK Asset Management Limited (the fund management arm for Hong Kong).​

Ms. Chang was previously Group Head, Capital Markets and Investor Relations for the Group, managing capital and public market activities including strategic merger and acquisition investments at ESR group level; leads the Group’s investor relations function and provides insights on market developments.​

Before joining ESR, Ms. Chang was with the CapitaLand Group for six years, where she was leading the Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Corporate Planning and fund raising in China; as well as the CapitaLand Group’s Investor Relations and Capital Markets Compliance based in Singapore. She was also a key member of the team that led the privatisation of CapitaMall Asia in 2014. Prior to that, Ms. Chang was an investment banker with China International Capital Corporation and DBS Bank Ltd from 2006 to 2013.

Ms. Chang holds a Masters’ in International Public Policy (Merit) from University College London, Department of Politics and a BSc in Social Science, Economics (2nd Upper Class Honors) from the National University of Singapore. She completed the Advanced Management Programme at Booth School of Business, University of Chicago. She is also a holder of the International Certificate of Investor Relations (ICIR) and Chartered Manager Fellow.

Abhijit Malkani​
Chief Executive Officer, ESR India​

Mr. Abhijit Malkani is the CEO of ESR India overseeing the development and operations of the Indian platform. He has 26 years of experience in commercial and industrial real estate operations in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, including 15 years in logistics and industrial real estate in India. Prior to joining ESR in September 2017, Mr. Malkani was a member of the founding team and former Managing Director of IndoSpace, which is currently the largest logistics real estate developer in India. He was also formerly the Country Head of Prologis India, where he established Prologis India’s operations team. Mr. Malkani obtained a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the Delhi University in India.

Hideaki Matsunami​
Managing Director, ESR Japan

Mr. Hideaki Matsunami has over 40 years of real estate experience in Japan. Prior to joining ESR (formerly the Redwood group) in 2011, he was the Senior Vice President in AMB Japan and Prologis Japan between 2000-2011. He also held key positions for Shimizu Corporation, one of the leading construction companies in Japan for 29 years. A licensed Japanese Broker and licensed first-class Architect, Mr. Matsunami was graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.

Jai Mirpuri
Head, Southeast Asia
Mr. Jai Mirpuri is Head, Southeast Asia driving business strategies and expanding ESR’s footprint across Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Mr. Mirpuri took on this expanded portfolio in March 2024.

With over 20 years of experience (including over 16 years with ESR Group), Mr. Mirpuri has raised over US$2 billion in funds raised and 50 investments across Japan, China, Singapore and India. Before his current appointment, he was Head of ESR Singapore Development & ESR Thailand. His past roles include co-CEO of ESR India and Head of Investments for Japan & China for Redwood Group (now ESR). Prior to joining ESR, Mr. Mirpuri has worked at Deutsche Bank (Singapore) & Capital One Bank (USA). He has an MBA from INSEAD and a Bachelors and Masters degree in Aerospace Engineering from IIT Bombay.
Diarmid Massey​
Chief Executive Officer, Data Centres, ESR

As CEO of the ESR Data Centres business, Diarmid is driving the strategy, growing the platform across key cities in Asia Pacific, leading the team to identify new business and investment opportunities; overseeing investment evaluation of opportunities in the market; managing and executing deal structures whilst providing industry-leading, environmentally conscious buildings to regional operators and hyperscalers.

In his previous 7+ year role as SVP, Sales Asia Pacific for Equinix, Diarmid was responsible for the P&L for the AP-wide business and a key member of the investment team strategizing and approving regional expansions, entering new markets and integrating three acquisitions.

Previously, he was integral to creation of Vodafone Carrier Services globally, consolidated operating units, and partners, in Africa, Middle East and Asia Pacific.

Whilst, in earlier roles, he established and grew Asia businesses for 3 US high-tech start-ups – Atlas, ITXC, and NexTone. During his, 35+ year, career he has been based in London, Wellington, Singapore, Sydney, Hong Kong and Tokyo and has regularly been on the Board of both corporate regional subsidiaries, and JVs, as well as driving M&A activity regionally.

John Marsh
Chairman, ANZ
Executive Chair, Infrastructure

Mr. John Marsh brings over 25 years experience in the global property arena in a career managing over 2,500,000sqm of logistics real estate and forging a global network of relationships in property, commerce and industry.

Mr. Marsh’s qualifications and career foundations are in architecture and engineering in the commercial and industrial sectors. Mr. Marsh built Goodman to be Australia’s leading business place developer with over 120 staff and a development track record of 1,000,000 sqm per annum. Mr. Marsh established joint ventures for Goodman across both the fund management and development platforms in Australia, New Zealand and Asia with clients including Toll, DHL and Linfox. Mr. Marsh also led Australand’s NSW and Queensland commercial development division.

Sanghwoi Bae
Chief Executive Officer, ESR Kendall Square REIT

Mr. Sanghwoi Bae joined ESR Kendall Square in 2019 as the head of Income JV investment. He then joined Kendall Square REIT Management to spearhead ESR Kendall Square REIT’s (KOSPI 365550, the “REIT”) IPO and investment. After completing the REIT IPO at the end of 2020, he became the CEO of the REIT Management.

Mr. Bae has 15 years of Korean real estate investment experience. He held roles across the investment banking and private equity in real estate spectrum in various financial institutions, including LaSalle Investment Management and Hana Financial Group. Mr. Bae received his Bachelor of Art degree in International Relations from Boston University.

Adrian Chui
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, ESR-LOGOS REIT

Mr. Adrian Chui has been the CEO and Executive Director of ESR-LOGOS Funds Management (S) Limited (formerly known as ESR Funds Management (S) Limited) since March 2017. He has over 20 years of real estate experience in Singapore and ASEAN. He was previously Managing Director, Head of Singapore Real Estate and Head of Southeast Asia Real Estate Advisory at Standard Chartered Bank, Director of Real Estate, Lodging and Leisure Group at UBS Investment Bank Singapore; and Lead Property Research Analyst at Morgan Stanley Asia (Singapore) Securities Pte Ltd. Mr. Chui has held management roles at CapitaCommercial Trust Management Limited, and was part of the pioneer management team of Ascendas Funds Management (S) Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Business from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Justina Chiu
Chief Executive Officer, Fortune REIT

Ms. Chiu Yu, Justina, is Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of ESR Asset Management (Fortune) Limited, the manager of Fortune REIT (“Manager”) and is responsible for the overall performance and strategic direction of Fortune REIT. She is also Chairman of the Manager’s Disclosures and Designated Committees.

Prior to this, she was Deputy CEO of the Manager, responsible for the day-to-day management of Fortune REIT from 2010 to 2015 and Chief Operating Officer of the Manager overseeing strategic planning, investment, asset management and investor relations from 2009 to 2010.

Ms. Chiu holds a Master of Science in Real Estate Economics and Finance, a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance, a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws and a Postgraduate Diploma in Law. She is also a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, a CFA charterholder, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Mavis Wong
Chief Executive Officer, Prosperity REIT

Ms. Mavis Wong is Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director and a responsible officer of ESR Asset Management (Prosperity) Limited. Ms. Wong is also Chairman of the Disclosures Committee and a member of the Designated (Finance) Committee. She has also led and/or been a key member of the investment and asset management team since Prosperity REIT was listed in December 2005.

Prior to her appointment as Acting CEO and subsequently CEO on 1 January 2013, Ms. Wong was Director, Investment and Asset Management overseeing the business plans of Prosperity REIT’s properties including leasing, property management and asset enhancement strategies and was responsible for investment strategy and policy.

Ms. Wong has over 25 years of real estate industry experience. Prior to joining the Group, she worked in the leasing, marketing and asset/property management departments of various developers, management companies and corporations including Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited, New World Development Company Limited, Jardine Matheson & Co., Limited, Goodwill Management Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Henderson Land Development Company Limited) and Yaohan Department Store (HK) Limited. Ms. Wong is a member of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors.

Ms. Wong holds a Bachelor of Arts from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Postgraduate Certification in Hong Kong Law from City University of Hong Kong and a Diploma in Property Development from SPACE, University of Hong Kong.

Chong Kee Hiong
Chief Executive Officer, Suntec REIT

Mr. Chong Kee Hiong is CEO and Executive Director of ESR Trust Management (Suntec) Limited. He is also a Director of One Raffles Quay Pte. Ltd. and a Partners’ Representative of BFC Development LLP.

Mr. Chong has 30 years of financial and management experience. Prior to joining the manager of Suntec REIT, Mr. Chong was CEO of OUE Hospitality REIT Management Pte Ltd from 2013 to 2018, CEO of The Ascott Limited from 2012 to 2013 and CEO of Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited from 2005 to 2012. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of Raffles Holdings Limited from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Chong began his career in audit with KPMG Peat Marwick in 1990.

Mr. Chong is currently President of the General Committee of Orchid Country Club and Aranda Country Club. He is the Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Foodfare Catering Pte Ltd. Mr. Chong is also an elected Member of Parliament for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC.

Mr. Chong holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the National University of Singapore and completed the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program in 2008. He is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.

Dr. Michael de Jong-Douglas​​
Group Head, Customer Solutions & Partnerships, Logistics

Dr. Michael de Jong-Douglas has been with ESR since 2014 and is now Group Head, Customer Solutions & Partnerships, Logistics, as well as responsible for the Future Solutions Group (new technologies). With nearly 25 years of experience exclusively in logistics real estate, Dr. de Jong-Douglas has previously held leadership roles in Asia as Deputy CEO for Mapletree Logistics REIT, and in Europe as Regional Head Central Europe, Head of Property Management and Head of Due Diligence Continental Europe for Prologis.

Dr. de Jong-Douglas has a PhD in Urban Planning & Applied Geography from Utrecht University and attended the Executive Development Program at Northwestern University; he also has an MBA, an MS in Geography and a BS in Public Administration & Planning. Dr. de Jong-Douglas is a member of RICS, the ULI Asia Pacific Technology and Innovation Council and ULI Industrial and Logistics Council, and the ANREV Sustainability Committee.

Tang Boon Kang
Group Head, Governance & Sustainability

Mr. Tang Boon Kang was appointed as Group Head, Governance & Sustainability in 2022.

Mr. Tang has been Senior Director of Group Governance & Sustainability of ARA Asset Management Limited (“ARA”), responsible for leading ARA’s risk management, internal audit, compliance and sustainability functions. He oversees ARA’s sustainability initiatives and reporting of environmental, social and governance matters.

Mr. Tang has over 20 years of auditing, compliance, risk management and corporate governance experience. Prior to joining ARA, Mr. Tang was the Audit Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Assurance Practice, Singapore from 2001 to 2009.

Mr. Tang holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honours) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and is on the Dean’s List of Nanyang Business School. He is also a certified Enterprise Risk Manager with a Professional Diploma (Distinction) in Enterprise Risk Planning and Management from National University of Singapore. In addition, Mr. Tang is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a Certified Internal Auditor with the Institute of Internal Auditors Singapore. He is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors and Asia Risk Management Institute.

Payam Eshragi
Group Head, Infrastructure

Appointed as Group Head of Infrastructure in October 2024, Mr. Payam Eshragi drives ESR’s global infrastructure investment strategy, encompassing fund origination, investment, and management to advance the Group’s growth and diversification objectives.

With over 16 years of experience at Macquarie, Mr. Eshragi has a distinguished track record of maximising returns from infrastructure projects across a broad spectrum of asset classes in both emerging and established markets. Based in Singapore, he utilises his industry expertise to augment ESR’s existing strengths, promoting continued growth and delivering accretive outcomes for all stakeholders.

Mr. Eshragi holds a Bachelor of Actuarial Studies (Honours), majoring in Actuarial Studies and Finance, from the Australian National University.

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