CAPITALAND INVESTMENT ANNOUNCES KEY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS (Singapore)
Fortifies talent bench strength and enhances gender diversity. |
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CAPITALAND INVESTMENT ANNOUNCES KEY EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS (Singapore)
Fortifies talent bench strength and enhances gender diversity. |
Category: Asia Pacific - Singapore - Careers
- Appointments
This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2025-01-15
 Ms Yvonne Siew will be Managing Director & Head, Product Development and Wealth Markets, Private Capital Markets from 22 Jan 2025
Photo credit © CapitaLand Limited
Ms Yvonne Siew will be appointed Managing Director & Head, Product Development and Wealth Markets, Private Capital Markets, with effect from 22 January 2025.
She will be responsible for leading product development, client services and marketing communications for CLI’s private funds. She will also drive the growth of CLI’s private wealth business. Yvonne has more than 20 years of experience across the real estate spectrum, focusing on origination, underwriting investors' returns, due diligence and structuring real estate investment opportunities for clients globally.
Prior to joining CLI, Yvonne was Head of Real Estate Advisory and Investments at the Bank of Singapore. Before joining the bank in 2019, she was the Executive Director, Global Capital Markets at CBRE. Before that, she was the Head of Asia Real Estate at Citi Private Bank.
Ms Yong Su-Lin will assume the position of Chief Executive Officer of CapitaLand Malaysia REIT Management Sdn. Bhd (CMRM), the manager of CapitaLand Malaysia Trust, on 1 February 2025.
She will be responsible for leading the management team in the planning and execution of CLMT’s growth and operational strategies. Su-Lin has more than 28 years of experience in the real estate and banking industries including fund management for real estate, project financing and consultancy. Prior to her appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Designate of CMRM on 2 January 2025, she was the Managing Director of Malaysia and China and an Interim Chief Financial Officer, Asia of the Lendlease Group. Prior to joining the Lendlease Group in 2022, she was the Chief Executive Officer of Sentral REIT Management Sdn. Bhd., the manager of Sentral REIT. Before that, Su-Lin was the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Quill Capita Management Sdn. Bhd., the manager of Quill Capita Trust. Mr Tan Choon Siang, the current Chief Executive Officer of CMRM, will be appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer of CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust Management Limited, the manager of CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust, on 1 February 2025. Choon Siang will assist the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Tony Tan, in managing all aspects of CICT’s business.
The appointments of Ms Yvonne Siew and Ms Yong Su-Lin, as well as CLI’s recent appointment of Ms Suzanne Spells as General Counsel on 1 January 2025, bring in three outstanding female leaders into senior roles in CLI.
Suzanne is responsible for the delivery of legal and corporate secretariat services to the businesses of CLI, working in close partnership with all business and functional leaders of the Group.
In addition to leading and managing the in-house legal department, Suzanne is part of the leadership team responsible for corporate governance for CLI and plays a key role in supporting the effectiveness of the Board and its committees, including facilitating interaction between the Board and management in reporting the organisation’s performance and key decisions. Before joining CLI, Suzanne was the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Asia Pacific at Apollo Global Management and an Asia Pacific Executive Leadership team member.
Mr Lee Chee Koon, Group Chief Executive Officer of CLI, said: “As we continue to grow strong talent from within, we are also bringing in executives with extensive investment and fund management experience as well as deep market expertise. These appointments will enhance our private and listed fund management capabilities, further strengthening CLI’s position as a leading global real asset manager. It also underscores our dedication to promoting senior female talent as part of our broader commitment to building a leadership team with diverse, global perspectives, which is critical to driving innovation and creating long-term sustainable value for our stakeholders.''
CLI recently also announced the appointment of Mr Gerry Chan as the Chief Executive Officer of CapitaLand China Trust Management Limited, the manager of CapitaLand China Trust, with effect from 1 January 2025. He succeeded Mr Tan Tze Wooi who was appointed Group Chief Risk Officer of CLI. In addition, CLI appointed Mr Ervin Yeo as Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Management on 1 January 2025. He is concurrently CLI’s Group Chief Strategy Officer.
 Ms Yong Su-Lin will be CEO of CapitaLand Malaysia REIT Management Sdn. Bhd, the manager of CapitaLand Malaysia Trust from 1 February 2025
Photo credit © CapitaLand Limited
 Mr Tan Choon Siang will be Deputy CEO of CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust Management Limited from 1 February 2025
Photo credit © CapitaLand Limited
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