KOH Wee Lih, Keppel real estate investment trust (Reit) management’s chief executive officer has been elected by the Reit Association of Singapore’s (Reitas) incoming executive committee (exco) to continue as its president.
This comes after Reitas held its eleventh annual general meeting on May 9 to elect its new exco members for 2024 to 2026.
For the latest two-year term, Reitas’ exco members are led by Koh as president, with Allen & Gledhill managing partner Jerry Koh as secretary and CapitaLand China Trust management’s CEO Tan Tze Wooi as treasurer.
Koh has been president of Reitas since Jan 1, 2024, upon taking over the role from Low Chee Wah. Low stepped down from the association in tandem with his retirement from Frasers Property Group.
Koh was elected to continue in his current role as the association’s president by its incoming exco, announced Reitas on Tuesday (May 14).
“I am pleased that Wee Lih will continue as Reitas president, ensuring continuity in our strategic plans moving forward,” said Nupur Joshi, CEO of Reitas.
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She also noted that several members from the preceding exco had volunteered to continue their service for another two years.
Simon Garing to remain
The Reitas exco comprises a total of nine elected members, one co-opted member and one honorary member.
Simon Garing, CEO of Cromwell European Reit’s manager, was co-opted to Reitas’ exco for the new term.
Kelvin Chow, CEO of Lendlease Global Reit’s manager, will co-chair the sustainability taskforce with Garing.
In the preceding exco, Garing was vice-president and chair of the professional development sub-committee. He also co-chaired Reitas’ sustainability taskforce.
Reitas said its incoming exco believes the association will “benefit from (Garing’s) continued contributions and perspectives”, especially for Reits with properties overseas.
Reitas’ exco sub-committees
Each serving as VP and chair of the incoming exco’s sub-committees are Edwin Ewe (regulatory), Adrian Chui (professional development) and Jonathan Quek (promotions).
Ewe is managing director for equity capital markets, investment banking at DBS, and Chui heads ESR-Logos Reit’s manager as its CEO.
Quek is the managing director, head of Asean coverage, investment banking at Citigroup Global Markets Singapore. He is also the group’s head of real estate, Asia North and Australia, Asia South, investment banking.
The honorary member of Reitas’ incoming exco is Ronald Tan, Singapore Exchange’s senior VP for equity global market, global sales and origination.
Other members of the incoming exco are Frasers Centrepoint Asset Management’s CEO Richard Ng, as well as Lily Ler, chief financial officer of Mapletree Industrial Trust’s manager.
