Management Team

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• Ms Joanna Low

  Chief Operating Officer

  Ms Low is responsible for the fund management as well as investment and asset management functions of Perennial Holdings Private Limited (“Perennial”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”). In addition, she assists Mr Pua Seck Guan, CEO of Perennial, to oversee the operations of Perennial’s portfolio of projects.

  Ms Low has over 20 years of investment, asset management and leasing experience in the real estate industry. Earlier, she was Chief Financial Officer of Perennial, where she was responsible for all finance-related functions including financial reporting and operations, corporate finance and treasury, financial planning and risk management.

  Prior to that, Ms Low was Chief Investment Officer of Perennial where she oversaw the investment function of the Group, managed the investment and business development of the Group’s real estate and healthcare businesses in China and led the North China portfolio. She was also previously Senior General Manager (North China) and Senior General Manager (South China) of Perennial and Head of Investment and Asset Management of Perennial China Retail Trust Management Pte Ltd, trustee-manager of Perennial China Retail Trust.

  Earlier, she was the Director of Retail (Head of North China Retail) in Savills Property Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd. She also held positions as Vice President, Fund and Asset Management of Perennial Real Estate Pte Ltd, General Manager, Raffles City Singapore at CapitaLand Retail Limited and Investment and Asset Manager of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited (presently known as CapitaLand Mall Trust Management Limited).

  Ms Low holds a Master of Commerce (Advanced Finance) from the University of New South Wales, Australia, and a Bachelor of Business from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

• Ms Chu Sook Fun

  Chief Financial Officer

  Ms Chu is responsible for all finance-related functions of Perennial, including financial reporting and operations, corporate finance and treasury, financial planning and risk management.

  Ms Chu has over 18 years of audit experience, covering an extensive business scope including finance, budgeting, forecasting, business transformation and people development in countries such as Australia, China, Southeast Asia and United States of America (“USA”).

  Earlier, she was Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Perennial where she assisted the Chief Financial Officer and oversaw Group Finance in the areas of group reporting, Singapore business, healthcare business and management business.

  Prior to joining Perennial, Ms Chu was an Audit Partner with KPMG LLP.

  Ms Chu holds a Bachelor of Accounting (First Class Honours) from the University of Malaya, Malaysia and is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and CPA Australia. She has completed the Chief Financial Officer Programme with London Business School.

• Ms Dawn Tan

  Chief Operating Officer, Singapore & Regional (excluding China)

  Ms Tan oversees the operations of Perennial’s projects in Singapore and regional markets (excluding China).

  Ms Tan has close to 30 years of property management experience. The properties that she oversaw and managed in Singapore include Wisma Atria, Ngee Ann City, Capitol Singapore, 112 Katong, Chinatown Point, CHIJMES, VivoCity, Clarke Quay and The Star Vista.

  Prior to joining Perennial, Ms Tan held various positions including General Manager of YTL Starhill Global Property Management Pte Ltd, General Manager of Capitol Investment Holdings Pte Ltd, Senior Vice President of Perennial Real Estate Pte Ltd, General Manager and Retail Director of CapitaLand Retail Limited.

  Ms Tan holds a Bachelor of Science in Estate Management from the National University of Singapore and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the Singapore Institute of Management.

• Mr Daniel Chong

  Managing Director, Real Estate China

  Mr Chong assists the CEO in providing overall guidance to Perennial’s real estate business teams in China to support Perennial’s strategic growth plans and manages the on-going development of the company’s large-scale integrated high speed railway projects.

  Mr Chong has 15 years of experience in the China real estate industry in the areas of business development, property development, asset management and property management. Prior to joining Perennial, Mr Chong was with Keppel Land China, where he started as City Head overseeing various cities, including Tianjin, Wuxi, Jiangyin, Suzhou and Changzhou, and subsequently became Regional Head of Eastern China (Shanghai and JiangSu Provinces). He last held the designation of Headquarters Functional Head in Retail, Co-living and Senior Living.

  Mr Chong holds a Bachelor of Business (Majors in Marketing and Economics & Finance) from Curtin University.

• Ms Tong Ka-Pin

  Chief Corporate Officer

  Ms Tong oversees the corporate functions of the Group including Investor Relations and Corporate Communications (“IRCC”), Corporate Marketing (“CM”) and Legal and Corporate Secretariat.

  Ms Tong has over 20 years of IRCC, CM, corporate branding and events management experience. Earlier, she also oversaw the Legal and Corporate Secretariat function of Perennial China Retail Trust Management Pte Ltd, trustee-manager of Perennial China Retail Trust, Perennial Real Estate Holdings Pte Ltd and Perennial Real Estate Pte Ltd.

  Ms Tong was previously the Head of IRCC and CM of Perennial. Earlier, she also held positions including Senior Vice President, IRCC and CM of Perennial Real Estate Holdings Pte Ltd, Head, IRCC and CM of Perennial China Retail Trust Management Pte Ltd and Senior Vice President, IRCC and CM of Perennial Real Estate Pte Ltd.

  Ms Tong also previously held concurrent positions as Head, IRCC of CapitaLand Mall Trust Management Limited and Head, IRCC and CM of CapitaLand Retail Limited. Earlier, Ms Tong was the Assistant Vice President, Investor Relations of United Overseas Bank Limited.

  Ms Tong holds a Master of Commerce (Advanced Finance) from the University of New South Wales, Australia and a Bachelor of Arts from the National University of Singapore. She has completed the Executive Development Program at Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, United States of America (“USA”).

• Mr Lim Kong Cheng

  Head, Project Management & Technical Services

  Mr Lim oversees the project development and management of Perennial’s assets. He has direct oversight of project budget, cash flow and resource allocation to enhance the efficiency of projects delivery.

  He is also involved in providing strategic and technical leadership for the acquisition of new developments.

  Mr Lim has over 24 years of experience in project development and management, particularly in high-end offices, condominiums, hotels, resorts and retail malls.

  Mr Lim was previously seconded to Capitol Investment Holdings Pte Ltd for over five years as Project Director to oversee and manage the development of Capitol Singapore. Earlier, he held the position of Senior Vice President, Project Development at Perennial Real Estate Pte Ltd and Perennial Real Estate Holdings Pte Ltd.

  Prior to that, he was seconded by Perennial Real Estate Pte Ltd to DLF Cybercity Developers Pte Ltd in New Delhi as Senior Vice President for one and a half years.

  Mr Lim previously held senior positions at Hotel Properties Limited, where he managed the development of prime projects such as the Canary Riverside mixed-use development in the UK, Four Seasons Resorts in Bali and Maldives as well as the Parrot Cay Resort in Turks and Caicos.

  He was also with Lippo Incheon Pte Ltd, where he managed the planning of a new township in Incheon, South Korea.

  Mr Lim holds a Master of Science in Management Science from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, UK and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (First Class Honours) from the University College London, UK.

• Ms Tan Boon Pheng

  Head, Design Management
  Chief Sustainability Officer

  Ms Tan oversees the creative and strategic planning, design and development of new and completed developments in Perennial. She is also involved in feasibility studies and acquisition of new assets.

  Concurrently, she is the Chief Sustainability Officer of Perennial and is responsible for developing Perennial’s sustainability strategies and policies, as well as integrating environmental, social and governance objectives into Perennial’s operations and business processes.

  Ms Tan has close to 30 years of project design experience with expertise in retail, residential, integrated and transit-oriented developments (“TOD”). Ms Tan was previously Head, Project and Design Management of Perennial Real Estate Holdings Pte Ltd. Earlier, she was Senior Vice President, Project and Design Management of Perennial Real Estate Pte Ltd.

  Prior to that, Ms Tan was Vice President, Project Design and Development Management of CapitaLand Mall Asia Limited, where she was responsible for the design management of all developments across Singapore, China, India, and South East Asia as the Head of Design Management.

  Ms Tan holds Dual Master Degrees in City Planning and Urban Design from the University of Pennsylvania, USA and a Bachelor of Architecture (Honours) from the University of New South Wales, Australia.

  Ms Tan is registered with the Board of Architects, Singapore.

• Ms Chong Lee Lee

  Head, Human Resources

  Ms Chong oversees the development and management of human resource (“HR”) functions across Perennial.

  Ms Chong has over 25 years of professional experience, including more than 10 years in HR supporting operations in Singapore, China, India, Middle East and Africa. Her HR experience includes HR business partnership, compensation and benefits, talent acquisition, employee engagement, HR strategy, HR operations, as well as HR policies and processes.

  Prior to joining Perennial, Ms Chong was Senior Vice President, Head of Group Human Resource with Hyflux Limited. Earlier, Ms Chong started her career as an Engineer at Philips Electronics Singapore, where she held various positions including a five year stint as Senior HR Business Partner.

  Ms Chong holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical and Production from Nanyang Technological University, as well as a Master of Business from Victoria University of Australia.

• Mr Roy Lim

  Head of Investment, Asset & Development Management, Singapore & Regional (excluding China)

  Mr Lim is responsible for the development and management of Perennial’s portfolio of assets in Singapore and overseas markets. He also leads business development and expansion into new markets.

  Mr Lim has 13 years of experience in investment and asset management. Mr Lim was previously Senior Vice President, Investment, Asset and Development Management (Regional) of Perennial and Deputy Head, Investment and Asset Management of Perennial China Retail Trust Management Pte Ltd, trustee-manager of Perennial China Retail Trust. Prior to that, he was with the investment and asset management team of Perennial Real Estate Pte Ltd.

  Earlier, he was Manager, Investment and Asset Management of CapitaLand Mall Trust Management Limited. Mr Lim also previously worked with the Singapore Government’s Ministry of Law and the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts.

  Mr Lim holds a Master of Engineering and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Cambridge, UK. Mr Lim is a CFA charterholder.

• Ms Jasmine Chua

  Vice Chairman, China Retail Management

  Ms Chua assists the CEO in providing overall guidance to the retail teams for Perennial's operational and development projects in China.

  Ms Chua has over 25 years of experience in the real estate industry in the areas of asset management and operations of retail, commercial and integrated developments in Asia. Prior to joining Perennial, Ms Chua was with the CapitaLand Group (“CapitaLand”) for 21 years, of which for almost 10 years, she was based in China as Managing Director of Retail Management overseeing the business and growth of the Group’s iconic Raffles City integrated portfolio and other commercial assets. She was part of the pioneer leadership team in CapitaLand who introduced the shopping mall concept into China’s first to fourth tier cities, and played a pivotal role in establishing its retail operating platform in China.

  Earlier, Ms Chua was the Retail Director of ION Orchard and was also involved in the retail management of other Singapore assets including Raffles City, Tampines Mall, Clarke Quay and Plaza Singapura, as well as overseas assets such as Gurney Plaza in Malaysia. More recently, as Senior Vice President, Retail (Singapore & International) at CapitaLand, she was responsible for managing relationships with global retailers and bringing new-to-market brands into CapitaLand malls across the region.

  Ms Chua holds a Master of Science in Real Estate and a Bachelor of Science in Estate Management (Honours) from the National University of Singapore. She has been an Advisory Board Member of International Council of Shopping Centre (ICSC) Asia-Pacific since 2015.

• Mr Deon Lv

  General Manager, Construction and Development (China),
  Xi’an North High Speed Railway Integrated Development and
  Hangzhou West High Speed Railway Integrated Development

  Mr Lv oversees the development and construction management of Perennial’s portfolio of projects in China. Concurrently, he is the General Manager of Xi’an North High Speed Railway Integrated Development and Hangzhou West High Speed Railway Integrated Development.

  Mr Lv has over 30 years of real estate development and management experience, with strong expertise in the development and construction of integrated developments comprising retail, residential, hotel and office components. His real estate experience includes overseeing all aspects of the development process comprising project development, cost control, material procurement, marketing and property management for various projects in Shanghai, Suzhou, Tianjin and Dalian.

  Prior to joining Perennial, Mr Lv held various key positions as General Manager and Chief Engineer in established real estate companies such as CapitaLand (China) Investments Limited, Shanghai Summit Real Estate Development Limited and Orient Overseas Development Limited.

  Mr Lv graduated from Shanghai Textile Architecture College, China, majoring in industrial and civil construction.

• Mr Wu Yufeng

  Head, Business Development (China)
  General Manager (East China)
  Executive Director, Hangzhou West High Speed Railway Integrated Development

  Mr Wu is responsible for the expansion of Perennial’s new investments projects in China and manages large transactions of the projects. He also oversees the development and management of Perennial’s real estate business and identifies new business opportunities in East China. Concurrently, he is the Executive Director of Hangzhou West High Speed Railway Integrated Development.

  Mr Wu has over 10 years of experience in the finance and banking industry, and nine years of project development, investment and financing experience in the real estate industry.

  Prior to joining Perennial, Mr Wu was Vice President of Shanghai Summit Group and was responsible for business development, project investment and financing. He has completed multiple cross-border transactions, including an overseas investment of USD2 billion, investments in multiple REITS and managed controlling interests in two Singapore REITS. He had also completed the registration of a RMB10 billion tranche of Medium-term Notes and Corporate Bonds in China, of which RMB4.5 billion was issued. Mr Wu has significant credit analysis experience with his early work experience as a credit and financial consultant in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank.

  Mr Wu holds a Bachelor Degree in Investment Management from Shanghai University, China.

• Mr Chen Zhihao

  General Manager, Project

  Mr Chen oversees the development and management of Perennial’s real estate business and identifies new business opportunities in Kunming.

  Mr Chen has 10 years of strategic business development and international marketing experience ranging from the development of projects in the healthcare, eldercare, power generation and water infrastructure sectors.

  Prior to joining Perennial, Mr Chen was with Enterprise Singapore as Deputy Director of Healthcare and Biomedical Group focusing on Medtech cluster. Earlier, he was Regional Director West China and was involved in the implementation of aviation related projects under the Chongqing Connectivity Initiative. Prior to that, he was Senior Manager in the Environmental and Infrastructure Solutions Group.

  Mr Chen holds a Bachelor of Business Management from the Singapore Management University of Singapore.

• Ms Juliet Choo

  Senior Vice President, Project Management

  Ms Choo assists the Head of Project Management in the project development and management of Perennial’s assets in South East Asia.

  Ms Choo has 27 years of project and design management experience with strong expertise in integrated developments comprising high end retail, residential, hotel and office.

  Ms Choo was previously seconded to Capitol Investment Holdings Pte Ltd for four and a half years as Vice President, Project Design Management, to oversee and manage the development of Capitol Singapore. Earlier, Ms Choo held senior positions at CapitaLand Mall Asia Limited, where she managed the development of prime projects such as ION Orchard and Star Vista in Singapore as well as Raffles City in China. Prior to that, she was with Surbana International Consultants Pte Ltd, where she was involved in the development of Royal Complex, a large-scale integrated development in Abu Dhabi.

  Ms Choo holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the National University of Singapore. Ms Choo is registered with the Board of Architects, Singapore.

• Ms Teo Mui Gek

  Head, Interior Design

  Ms Teo oversees the interior design planning and management of development and operational projects in Perennial.

  Ms Teo has over 20 years of interior and tenancy design management experience in retail, residential, senior care and healthcare projects. She was previously Vice President of Design & Project Management of Perennial Real Estate Holdings Pte Ltd and Head of Tenancy Design Management of Perennial Real Estate Pte Ltd.

  Prior to that, Ms Teo was with CapitaMalls Asia Limited (formally also known as CapitaLand Retail Limited), concurrently as Manager, Design Management (Singapore) and Manager, Tenancy Design Management (Regional), where she was responsible for project design management for Singapore, China, Malaysia, Japan and India malls. She was also posted to China for almost three years as Head of Tenancy Design, where she was responsible for setting up and providing guidance to the team, and overseeing the tenancy design management for all development and operational malls in China.

  Earlier, Ms Teo worked at several private architecture firms, where she managed projects ranging from residential, conservation, commercial and retail.

  Ms Teo holds a Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) from Deakin University, Australia.