MR AW WEI BEEN
Chief Operating Officer and
Head of Asset Management
Mr Aw was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer
and Head of Asset Management of the Manager
since the listing of Sabana REIT in November 2010.
He has worked in the real estate industry for
approximately 20 years.
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 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, 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 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
CFO
Ms Tan joined the Manager as CFO in April
2011. 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 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
(Accountancy) 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.
SABANA REIT
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