Singapore, Singapore - June 21, 2012, Singapore, Singapore - Keppel Land Limited, a residential developer, announces the appointment of Loh Chin Hua as a non-independent, non-executive director on its board and as a member of its audit committee, effective July 1, 2012.
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Mr. Hua, who is also Chairman of Alpha Investment Partners Limited (Alpha), the real estate fund management arm of Keppel Land, has more than 25 years of experience in real estate investing and funds management spanning the US, Europe and Asia.
Prior to joining Alpha, Mr. Hua was Managing Director at Prudential Investment Management Inc. where he led its Asian real estate fund management business. He was responsible for overseeing all investment and asset management activities for the real estate funds managed out of Asia.
Mr. Hua started his career in real estate investment with the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC). He has held appointments in the San Francisco office and was head of the European real estate group in London before returning to head the Asian real estate group at GIC. Mr. Hua holds directorship in several companies within the Keppel Group including Keppel Shipyard Limited, Keppel FELS Limited, Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd, Keppel Land China Limited as well as various fund companies and subsidiaries.
Mr. Hua is a Colombo Plan Scholar and holds a Bachelor in Property Administration from the Auckland University as well as a Presidential Key Executive MBA from the Pepperdine University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Registered Valuer from the New Zealand Institute of Valuers.
Teo Soon Hoe, Senior Executive Director of Keppel Corporation, will step down from the Board of Keppel Land after 21 years of service.
Mr. Hoe is a Director of Keppel Land Limited and Keppel Land China Limited, a Senior Executive Director of Keppel Corporation Limited and the Chairman of Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd, M1 Limited and Keppel Philippines Holdings Inc. In addition, he is a Director of several other companies within the Keppel Group, including Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd, Keppel Infrastructure Fund Management Pte Ltd (the Trustee- Manager of K-Green Trust), Keppel Energy Pte Ltd, Singapore Tianjin Eco-City Investment Holdings Pte. Ltd, and k1 Ventures Limited.
Mr. Hoe began his career with the Keppel Group in 1975 when he joined Keppel Shipyard. He rose through the ranks and was seconded to various subsidiary companies of the Keppel Group before assuming the position of Group Finance Director in 1985. He relinquished this role from 1 January 2012. ■