Ms Ng Chwee Ngor, Valerie joined the Manager in September 2008 as Senior Finance Manager and was responsible for financial matters associated to First REIT and the Manager. She was the Financial Controller since January 2014 and was subsequently appointed as Chief Financial Officer in February 2018, overseeing all matters relating to financial reporting, taxation, capital management, treasury and risk management.

Prior to joining the Manager, Ms Ng held numerous positions at Parkway Holdings Limited between 2001 and 2008. She first joined them as Assistant Group Accountant and was subsequently promoted to Finance Manager. She assisted the Financial Controller in the preparation of the consolidated accounts for Parkway Group and was responsible for the preparation of the financial accounts and treasury functions of the holding company and subsidiaries.

Prior to joining Parkway Holdings Limited, she assumed the position of Group Accountant at Osprey Maritime Limited between 1996 and 2000. Ms Ng supported the financial controllers for financial reporting of the Group and was responsible for the financial matters of the subsidiaries.

Ms Ng graduated with professional qualifications from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”). She is a Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a fellow member of ACCA.

Mr Chan Seng Leong, Jacky, oversees the Manager’s Asset & Investment Management team. Being a member of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers as well as a Licensed Appraiser (Lands & Buildings), Mr Chan possess extensive real estate and property experience across Singapore, Hong Kong, the People’s Republic of China, and in cities where First REIT is invested in.

Between 1993 and 1998, his work responsibilities involved, among others, property valuations, property sales and marketing, property consulting, real estate research and feasibility studies. In 1998, he joined Chesterton International Property Consultants Pte Ltd as Assistant Manager (Valuations) and was subsequently promoted in rank and file to Executive Director (Valuations & Investment Advisory) where he performed valuations totalling more than S$1 billion worth of real estate in Singapore and regionally, and advised in real estate transactions worth more than S$600 million in total. His scope of responsibilities then included managing and advising real estate transactions, providing real estate market advisory and real estate financial advice, as well as managing key clients’ accounts for strategic real estate services.

Prior to joining the Manager, Mr Chan was with AscendasMGM Funds Management Ltd since early 2005 as the Investment Manager for Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust. As Investment Manager, he was involved in spearheading multimillion dollar real estate acquisitions, structuring property investment and development deals (such as sale and leaseback, built-to-suit and partial headlease), conducting property due diligence, as well as the planning and implementation of leasing and asset enhancement strategies to improve efficiency.

Mr Chan graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) (2nd Class Upper Honours) degree and subsequently in 1999 with a Master of Science (Real Estate) degree. In 2002, he obtained a Master in Business Administration degree from the University of Western Australia, Graduate School of Management, Perth, majoring in finance, and was awarded the Director’s Letter for scoring full distinctions in the course.