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relations for the company. In
all, Mr Tay has more than nine
years of experience in the field
of investor relations. Before his
foray into the investor relations
field, Mr Tay was working as
an operations executive for
the People’s Action Party at its
headquarters from January 2000
to April 2004.
Mr Tay serves as President of
Gulf Asia Shari’ah Compliant
Investment Association, a non-
profit organisation he founded
with a group of Islamic Finance
professionals. This organisation
seeks to promote awareness
and understanding of Islamic
Finance and to forge stronger
synergies between the Gulf and
Asia on Islamic Finance.
Mr Tay holds a Bachelor
of Commerce degree in
Management from the University
of Western Sydney and a Master
of Business Systems degree
from Monash University.
MR AW WEI BEEN
Chief Operating Officer and
Head of Asset Management
Mr Aw is the Chief Operating
Officer and Head of Asset
Management of the Manager.
He has about 19 years of
experience working in the
real estate industry.
Prior to joining the Manager
in 2010, Mr Aw was Head of
Asset Management at AACP.
This was preceded by his role
at the Agency for Science,
Technology and Research
(“A*STAR”), where he served as
Head, Infrastructure Planning
and Facilities Management. At
A*STAR, Mr Aw was responsible
for the development planning
MANAGEMENT TEAM
of a business park cum high-
specification scientific facility.
From 2007 to 2009, Mr Aw
served as a Senior Manager
for Investment at Cambridge
Industrial Trust Management
Limited, where he sourced and
negotiated industrial real estate
sale and leaseback deals. From
2005 to 2007, Mr Aw was with
Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of
JTC Corporation, where he was
the principal planner in the
planning department. The role
saw him leading and co-leading
consultancy projects out of
Singapore, in master planning
of industrial parks and related
areas.
Mr Aw began his career in
1995 with JTC Corporation, a
statutory board that controls
the development and marketing
of major industrial estates
in Singapore. There, he built
up his experience in lease
management, land and building
development and the marketing
of industrial facilities. Mr
Aw was at JTC Corporation
from May 1995 until February
2005 and held the position
of Manager before he left
the company.
Mr Aw graduated with a
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
degree in Estate Management
from the National University of
Singapore and holds a Master of
Science in Real Estate from the
National University of Singapore.
MS TAN CHIEW KIAN
Chief Financial Officer
Ms Tan is the Chief Financial
Officer of the Manager. She
works closely with the CEO
and the management team to
formulate strategic plans for
Sabana REIT. Prior to joining the
Manager, Ms Tan held
key accounting and finance
positions in a number of
listed institutions.
From February 2008 to March
2011, Ms Tan was the Chief
Financial Officer of Singapore
Medical Group Limited, where
she was responsible for the
Group’s finance, tax, treasury,
audit, investments and other
matters that relate to the
Group’s listing on SGX-ST.
From 2006 to 2008, she was
Chief Financial Officer of Toll
Logistics (Asia) Ltd (formerly
known as Sembawang Kimtrans
Ltd), Southeast Asia’s leading
integrated logistics service
provider, where she held a
similar portfolio. Ms Tan started
her accounting career at JTC
Corporation as Accountant and
took on the role as Finance
Manager for CapitaLand
Commercial Limited from
2001 to 2005.
Ms Tan holds a Master of
Business Administration
from Nanyang Technological
University and a CIMA Diploma
in Islamic Finance. She is a
Chartered Accountant and
Accredited Tax Practitioner
(Income Tax) of Singapore,
and member of the Institute
of Singapore Chartered
Accountants and Singapore
Institute of Accredited Tax
Professionals Limited.
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