Tan Chin Hwee joins K-REIT Asia Management board

K-REIT Asia Management Limited ("KRAM"), which manages K-REIT Asia, has appointed Mr. Tan Chin Hwee as an Independent Non-Executive Director on its Board starting September 14.

Mr. Tan began his career at Group Treasury at Keppel Corporation Limited between 1995 and 1999. He is now the Portfolio Manager of the Apollo Asia Opportunity Master Fund, a fund under the global alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management, LLC group.

Before joining Apollo, Mr. Tan served as a managing director at Amaranth from June 2003, pioneering many private and public investment opportunities in Asian markets, including India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Singapore and Taiwan. Before Amaranth, he also held positions at Keppel Corporation and DBS Bank.

Professor Tsui Kai Chong, chairman of KRAM, said: “We welcome Chin Hwee as the Board works at shaping K-REIT Asia's further growth. His vast experience in portfolio and fund management will lend keen insights and counsel to strengthen our position as a pan-Asian REIT.”