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2022-12-08
ESR Completes Construction of Langfang Chunhui Business Park
2022-12-05
STACK Infrastructure and ESR expand their APAC partnership into Japan with a 72MW data centre development in Osaka
2022-11-21
ESR’s ARA announces milestone partnership with the Export–Import Bank of China for US$1 billion infrastructure fund
2022-11-08
ESR breaks ground on first phase of US$2bn+ multi-phase data centre campus in Central Osaka, Japan
2022-11-03
GIC and ESR establish a US$600 million Joint Venture to invest in Core Industrial and Logistics Assets in India
2022-10-27
ESR And LOGOS Achieve Anchor Close For Its New Co-Branded Pan Asia Core+ Venture With US$250M Of Equity Commitments
2022-10-21
ESR China Renewables Subsidiary Completes First Domestic Rooftop Solar Project
2022-10-17
ESR Group achieves outstanding results in 2022 GRESB Assessment in recognition of its exemplary ESG performance
2022-10-14
ESR completes construction of ESR Kawasaki Ukishima Distribution Centre in greater Tokyo Bay Area
2022-10-06
ESR raises A$540 million with the first close of ESR Australia Development Partnership II (‘EADP II’)
2022-09-30
ESR Group acquires Mitsui’s 7.7% stake in ESR-LOGOS REIT Manager
2022-09-27
ESR and LOGOS achieve anchor close for its new co-branded Pan Asia Core+ Venture with US$250 million of equity commitments
2022-09-19
ESR partners with SK Plug Hyverse and Coupang Fulfilment Services to develop and operate S.Korea’s first hydrogen powered fulfilment centre
2022-09-09
ESR Partners with GIC to Launch ESR Australia Logistics Partnership III (EALP III)
2022-09-08
STACK Infrastructure and ESR partner to expand their APAC footprint into Korea with a 48MW data center in Seoul
2022-09-05
ESR announces HK$4 billion Sustainability-Linked Loan, with option to upsize to HK$7 billion
2022-09-01
ESR is named PERE’s #1 APAC Fund Manager for 2022
2022-08-30
M&G Real Estate Asia and ESR strengthen partnership in Japan; announce inaugural logistics development project in Nagoya
2022-08-30
M&G Real Estate Asia and ESR strengthen partnership in Japan; announce inaugural logistics development project in Nagoya
2022-08-25
ESR records stellar financial and operational results in 1H2022
2022-08-11
ESR acquires its first life sciences business park located in Shanghai Zhangjiang Hi Tech Development Zone
2022-07-27
ESR Group acquires a further 25% stake in ESR-LOGOS REIT manager as well as additional REIT units
2022-07-25
ESR announces over US$1 billion first close of inaugural Data Centre Fund
2022-07-21
ESR wins Kwai Chung land bid to develop its first state-of-the-art cold storage and logistics project in Hong Kong
2022-07-13
ESR Board establishes Dividend Policy
2022-07-08
ESR partners with Enerbank to provide renewable energy certificates in Japan
2022-07-06
ESR upsizes development joint venture in Korea with APG and CPP Investments by up to US$1 billion
2022-07-04
ESR recaps 873,000 sqm/RMB4.9 billion (US$730 million) balance sheet portfolio in China with a leading global institutional investor to further accelerate its asset light trajectory
2022-06-27
ESR successfully completes 520,000 sqm of Class A, 100% pre-leased logistics warehouse space in South Korea within first half of 2022
2022-06-27
ESR successfully completes 520,000 sqm of Class A, 100% pre-leased logistics warehouse space in South Korea within first half of 2022
2022-06-16
ESR completes first phase of Japan’s largest multi-phase logistics park
2022-06-13
ESR joins United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment
2022-06-06
CLP Signs MoU with ESR For Developing Sustainable Data Centre and Logistics Projects
2022-05-25
ESR appoints Wei-Lin Kwee as Independent Non-executive Director
2022-05-24
ESR closes SGD300 million Sustainability-Linked Loan
2022-05-23
ESR announces successful tender of its shares in CNLP delivering a HK$1.0 billion gain on the investment
2022-05-20
ARA Private Funds Appoints David Blight as Chief Investment Officer
2022-05-05
ESR-REIT Begins Trading as ESR-LOGOS REIT on SGX-ST Today
2022-04-19
ESR appoints Serene Nah as Independent Non-executive Director
2022-04-12
ESR leases 43,000 sq.ft. industrial space to A2Mac1 in Chennai
2022-04-05
ESR accelerating data centre efforts with 20MW new development in West Tokyo
2022-04-01
ESR partners with PGIM Real Estate in BTS redevelopment to build 64,490 sqm logistics facility for POKKA in Singapore
2022-03-24
ESR delivers strong FY2021 results with record achievements
2022-03-21
ESR-REIT and ALOG Unitholders Approve Proposed Merger to Form ESR-LOGOS REIT
2018-12-27
Acquisition of 14.9% interest in Centuria Capital Group (CNI)
2017-09-08
ESR partners with Invesco Real Estate in China logistics portfolio
2023-10-02
e‐Shang and the Redwood Group announce strategic merger
2023-10-02
Redwood announces completion of Chibakita Distribution Center and new leases totalling 75,000 sqm in Japan
2023-10-02
Ping An Real Estate commits over US$300 million to ESR for co-investment in Japan logistics development projects
2023-10-02
The Redwood Group – ESR seals deal for proposed phased development of multibillion US$ logistics park
2023-10-02
ESR completes environmentally friendly facility in the Greater Shanghai Area and Achieves LEED Gold Certification
2023-10-02
ESR completes the acquisition of Cambridge Industrial Trust Management Limited
2023-10-02
The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan invests US$100 million into ESR’s logistics portfolio in Japan
2023-10-02
ESR completes acquisition of prime development site in Osaka Bay region for the development of one of the largest logistics parks in Japan with an estimated investment well over US$500 million
2023-10-02
ESR Group begins construction of ESR Noda II logistics development in Chiba Prefecture
2023-10-02
ESR holds ground-breaking ceremony for new state-of-the-art logistics facility in Kuki City, Saitama
2023-10-02
ESR completes environmentally friendly facility in the Greater Shanghai Area and achieves LEED Gold Certification
2023-10-02
ESR completes 178,000 sqm next generation human centric logistics facility in Osaka prime logistics hub
2023-10-02
SK Holdings makes US$333 million strategic equity investment into ESR
2023-10-02
Acquisition of 18.06% interest in PropertyLink Group (PLG)
2023-10-02
US$140 million follow-on equity investment into ESR by Stepstone and SSGA
2023-10-02
JD.com invests US$306 million in ESR – China’s leading e-commerce company joins forces with Pan-Asia’s leading logistics real estate platform
2023-10-02
ESR completes closings of US$1.2 billion of equity for Japan developments
2023-10-02
ESR announces pre-IPO investment from CLSA’s CSOBOR Fund
2023-10-02
ESR formally launches its business in Australia – Acquires best-in-class local property development group CIP as its foundation asset
2023-10-02
ESR Japan receives award for social and environmental contribution
2023-10-02
ESR builds state-of-the-art 1.2 million sq. ft. industrial and logistics park in Pune
2023-10-02
ESR accelerates growth in India via US$1 billion joint venture with Allianz
2023-10-02
ESR, AXA IM – Real Assets and a leading sovereign wealth fund acquire circa US$1 billion portfolio in new Japanese logistics joint venture
2023-10-02
ESR Australia has an interest in 74.78% of Propertylink and offer is now unconditional
2023-10-02
ESR to develop one of the largest master-planned logistics parks in Japan
2023-10-02
ESR Australia acquisition of Propertylink
2023-10-02
ESR keeps up expansion momentum in Greater Tokyo with development of ESR Toda Distribution Centre
2023-10-02
ESR and UOB enter into JPY20 billion loan facility agreement to acquire prime Tokyo Bay land
2023-10-02
ESR closes Japan Logistics Fund III with an initial JPY200 billion investment capacity
2023-10-02
ESR enlarges its footprint in the Singapore REIT market with investments in Sabana REIT and its Manager
2023-10-02
ESR Announces Details of the Proposed Listing on the Main Board of SEHK Global Offering of 560,700,000 Shares Offer Price Ranges from HK$16.20 to HK$17.40 Per Share
2023-10-02
ESR Announces Global Offering Updates
2023-10-02
Frasers Property Australia and ESR Australia acquire 4.67 hectare Mulgrave site and secure Nissan Motor Co. Australia as first tenant
2023-10-02
ESR secures oOh!media as first tenant for repositioned North Sydney office asset
2023-10-02
ESR and CRCF cofounded “Qin Fund” celebrates 3rd anniversary Building “Future Classrooms” to foster diversified education for new generation
2023-10-02
ESR appoints Chang Rui Hua as Group Managing Director
2023-10-02
ESR partners with Future Group to invest close to Rs.300 Crore to develop logistics infrastructure assets in Nagpur and Jhajjar (NCR)
2023-10-02
Frasers Property Australia and ESR Australia sell Nissan Motor Co. Australia building to Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
2023-10-02
ESR announces details of the proposed listing on the Main Board of SEHK Global offering of 653,680,000 shares Offer price ranges from HK$16.20 to HK$17.40 per share
2023-10-02
ESR Cayman Limited Makes Trading Debut on the Main Board of SEHK
2023-10-02
ESR Australia expand development pipeline to $1.8 billion with 21 ha land purchase in Horsley Park, NSW
2023-10-02
ESR establishes A$350 million logistics mandate in Australia
2023-10-02
ESR establishes a A$138 million mandate in Australia
2023-10-02
ESR announces new lease with Amazon beginning January 2020
2023-10-02
ESR and GIC enter into US$500 million joint venture to invest in China logistics real estate
2023-10-02
ESR achieves APAC’s first WELL Gold Certification for logistics real estate and attains LEED Gold certification in South Korea
2023-10-02
ESR announces its plan to develop new warehousing destination in Sohna
2023-10-02
ESR develops the largest modern logistics facility in Greater Nagoya, Japan
2023-10-02
ESR Australia announces key appointments to manage expansive growth
2023-10-02
ESR closes US$250 million unsecured term loan with leading international banks
2023-10-02
ESR delivers stellar growth with EBITDA and Net Profit up 42.9% and 20.8% to US$549.1 million and US$245.2 million, respectively
2023-10-02
ESR launches A$1 billion ESR Australia Logistics Partnership
2023-10-02
ESR adds new modern logistics facility to Greater Tokyo portfolio
2023-10-02
APG, CPP Investments and ESR establish new US$1 billion development joint venture to boost investment in South Korean logistics real estate
2023-10-02
ESR India launches mobile app to promote contactless park management at its industrial & logistics parks
2023-10-02
ESR closes US$1 billion development joint venture ESR-KS II with APG and CPP Investments
2023-10-02
ESR launches A$1 billion ESR Australia Development Partnership
2023-10-02
ESR acquires three prime logistics properties in East China
2023-10-02
Announcement on the completion of the new Manulife-ESR joint venture’s acquisition of PGGM’s real estate portfolio for RMB1.7 billion
2023-10-02
ESR Insights – Logistics industry poised for continued strong fundraising growth
2023-10-02
ESR Australia Development Partnership to purchase 79 ha site in South East Melbourne
2023-10-02
ESR announces key organisational changes and senior hires
2023-10-02
ESR completes the US$368 million acquisition of Tokyo logistics facility in joint venture with AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets
2023-10-02
ESR announces its plan to develop a 36-acre industrial & logistics park in Chennai, India
2023-10-02
ESR secures major lease with Daiwa Corporation in Japan
2023-10-02
ESR delivers strong 1H 2020 results with 75.1% PATMI growth
2023-10-02
Clarification with regard to the Proposed Merger of ESR-REIT and Sabana REIT
2023-10-02
ESR successfully prices US$350 million 1.50% convertible bond due 2025
2023-10-02
Frasers Property Industrial and ESR Australia complete Nissan Australia’s new state-of-the-art head office
2023-10-02
ESR announces full-building lease at new facility in Greater Tokyo
2023-10-02
ESR Australia announces increased investment by GIC in ESR Australia Logistics Partnership (EALP)
2023-10-02
ESR Australia announces executive appointment of Matthew Lawson
2023-10-02
ESR Australia Development Partnership acquires strategic Acacia Ridge infill redevelopment site
2023-10-02
ESR Ichikawa Distribution Centre clinches one of Japan’s most prestigious awards for outstanding green design innovations
2023-10-02
ESR closes JPY15 billion three-year unsecured corporate term loan with leading international banks
2023-10-02
Leading engineering consulting firm TTW signs lease at the revitalised 73 Miller Street, North Sydney
2023-10-02
ESR to become a constituent of MSCI Hong Kong Index
2023-10-02
ESR Australia Logistics Partnership (EALP) purchases a portfolio of 11 assets for A$302.5 million
2023-10-02
ESR: ESG 2025 Roadmap – Building for the New Economy
2023-10-02
ESR Launches Its Five-Year ESG Roadmap Driving Positive Impact with Sustainable Solutions for the “New Economy”
2023-10-02
ESR inks multi-lease agreement with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation at ESR Yokohama Sachiura park clearing strategic Higashi Ogishima site for imminent development
2023-10-02
ESR recognised as a sector leader in 2020 GRESB rankings
2023-10-02
ESR scales new heights in Japanese logistics real estate
2023-10-02
ESR and VRCO announce collaboration to design and demonstrate the world’s first cargo drone logistics facility in Greater Tokyo
2023-10-02
GIC and ESR establish US$750 million joint venture to invest in industrial and logistics real estate in India
2023-10-02
ESR successfully lists ESR Kendall Square REIT on Korea Exchange
2023-10-02
ESR Amagasaki Distribution Centre wins Gold MIPIM Asia Award
2023-10-02
DHL Supply Chain partners with ESR Australia on A$83 million custom pharmaceutical distribution facility
2023-10-02
ESR bestowed with best Industrial Project of the year at Realty+ Conclave & Excellence Awards 2021
2023-10-02
ESR selected as a constituent of Hang Seng Composite Index
2023-10-02
ESR Australia signs BWX as anchor tenant at ESR Clayton Business Hub
2023-10-02
ESR announces its plan to develop a 38 acres industrial & logistics park in Chakan near Pune, Maharashtra
2023-10-02
ESR included in the Shanghai-Hong Kong and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Programmes
2023-10-02
ESR delivers strong financial performance in FY2020 and hits US$30 billion in AUM a year ahead of schedule
2023-10-02
ESR Australia acquires rare income producing landbank in Macquarie Park
2023-10-02
ESR to develop US$2bn+ multi-phase data centre campus near Osaka CBD, Japan
2023-10-02
ESR secures Milestone Portfolio in a landmark deal with Blackstone
2023-10-02
ESR leases 108,000 sq. ft. industrial space to CUBIC in Chennai
2023-10-02
ESR closes US$400 million senior unsecured corporate term loan with leading international and Asian banks
2023-10-02
CPP Investments and ESR upsize joint investment in Korea Income JV to US$1 billion
2023-10-02
ESR receives inaugural A Rating by MSCI ESG Ratings
2023-10-02
ESR and M&G team up to own US$870 million Tokyo state-of-the-art warehouse through long-term core investment joint venture
2023-10-02
ESR acquires first strategic asset in Hong Kong to develop 40MW data centre
2023-10-02
ESR and BW form joint venture on 240,000 sqm development project in Vietnam
2023-10-02
ESR demonstrates strong continued support and alignment of interest as ESR-REIT completes maiden overseas acquisition
2023-10-02
ESR Australia adds 56,000sqm to its logistics portfolio with pre-commitment from two anchor tenants at A$320m Horsley Logistics Park
2023-10-02
ESR Kendall Square REIT adds US$145 million logistic asset to portfolio
2023-10-02
ESR Kendall Square REIT adds US$94.2 million Yongin BRIC logistics asset to portfolio
2023-10-02
ESR to stage Japan’s largest multi-phase logistics park as Yokohama Sachiura DC2 breaks ground
2023-10-02
ESR Australia settles on Milestone Portfolio and Operating Business
2023-10-02
ESR Australia to commence redevelopment of Acacia Ridge Business Park on the back of strong customer demand
2023-10-02
ESR upsizes Japan Logistics Fund III to JPY150 billion
2023-10-02
ESR India inks MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to set up two industrial parks in the state
2023-10-02
ESR announces its plan to develop North Gujarat’s first Grade A industrial & logistics park in Jalisana, India
2023-10-02
ESR Australia fully commits ESR Clayton Business Hub with second large-scale long-term lease
2023-10-02
ESR continues to see strong capital flows into Australian logistics
2023-10-02
BW and ESR convert 40,000 sqm ready-built warehouse into COVID-19 field treatment centre
2023-10-02
MAJOR AND CONNECTED TRANSACTION – PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF ARA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED AND ISSUE OF SHARES UNDER A SPECIFIC MANDATE
2023-10-02
ESR to acquire ARA Asset Management
2023-10-02
Frequently Asked Questions – ESR To Acquire ARA Asset Management (including LOGOS)
2023-10-02
ESR launches new China development platform to invest up to US$4 billion
2023-10-02
ESR delivers outstanding financial and operational results in 1H2021
2023-10-02
ESR and M&G team up again to acquire Nagoya warehouse through long-term core investment JV
2023-10-02
ESR takes on sponsorship of top Japanese amateur football league to help promote sportsmanship and community engagement
2023-10-02
ESR announces ESR-REIT’s proposed merger with ARA LOGOS Logistics Trust to form ESR-LOGOS REIT
2023-10-02
Newly-launched ESR Japan Income Fund set to acquire US$2.1 billion initial portfolio with a target of US$10 billion GAV by 2026
2023-10-02
ESR tops the lists of 2021 GRESB Assessment for the second consecutive year
2023-10-02
ESR closes first Sustainability-Linked Loan of US$700 million
2023-10-02
ESR shareholders approve acquisition of ARA Asset Management
2023-10-02
ESR India expands its presence in Chennai by acquiring an additional 44 acres in Oragadam
2023-10-02
ESR upsizes its first Sustainability-Linked Loan to the hard cap of US$1 billion
2023-10-02
ESR Co-founders & Co-CEOs Stuart Gibson and Jeffrey Shen named EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021 winners in the real estate category
2023-10-02
ESR KendallSquare REIT closes US$400 million follow-on equity offering
2023-10-02
ESR Japan commits 7 facilities in Kanagawa Prefecture to support local disaster preparedness efforts
2023-10-02
ESR completes acquisition of ARA Asset Management
2023-10-02
ESR closes JPY28 billion Sustainability-Linked Loan
2023-10-02
ESR India to develop its first in-city distribution centre in Delhi by 2023
2023-10-02
ESR acquires 550,000 sqm portfolio in China
2023-10-02
ESR’s acquisition of ARA named “Deal of the Year: Asia” in 2021 PERE Global Awards
2023-10-02
ESR to develop US$1.5 billion multi-phase logistics park on 505,647 sqm site in Greater Osaka
2023-10-02
ESR KendallSquare REIT selected as the first listed K-REIT to join FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Developed Index & FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Asia Index

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Stuart Gibson
Executive Director, Co-founder & Co-CEO​

Appointed as Director in 2016 and re-designated as Executive Director in February 2019, Mr. Stuart Gibson is a co-founder of ESR and has been the co-CEO of the Group since January 2016. He was also the co-founder and CEO of the Redwood group from July 2006 until the 2016 merger. Mr. Gibson is responsible for overseeing ESR’s overall operations and business development.

Mr. Gibson has over 24 years of real estate development and investment experience in Asia, which includes 15 years in the Japanese industrial real estate sector. Mr. Gibson was formerly the country head of Prologis Japan, and former co-founder and co-CEO of AMB BlackPine, which was subsequently incorporated into Prologis. He was also the Chairman of AMB Property Corporation Japan Advisory Committee.

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Shen Jinchu, Jeffrey​
Executive Director, Co-founder & Co-CEO​

Appointed as Director in 2016 and re-designated as Executive Director in February 2019, Mr. Shen Jinchu, Jeffrey has been the co-CEO of ESR since June 2011 and was also a co-founder of e-Shang. He is responsible for overseeing ESR’s overall operations and business development, leading regional growth strategies, and expanding ESR’s asset and fund management platforms.

Mr. Shen has over 20 years of industrial real estate experience in China. Prior to co-founding ESR in June 2011, he was Senior Vice President at GLP Investment Management (China) Co. Ltd. (formerly Prologis China) from January 2004 to September 2010, overseeing the Eastern China area. Mr. Shen was the deputy director of DTZ Debenham Tie Leung International Property Advisers from June 2001 to December 2003. Previously, he was the assistant general manager of marketing at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone Xin Development Co., Ltd from July 1995 to November 2000. Mr. Shen was also a director of ESR-REIT Manager from January 2017 to January 2019.

Mr. Shen graduated from the Shanghai Jiaotong University in China and obtained a bachelor’s degree in technical economics. He holds an MBA from Donghua University in China.

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Wei-Lin Kwee​
Chairman​

Appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2022, Ms. Wei-Lin Kwee is a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Ms. Kwee is the Head of Hotels of Pontiac Land Group, a privately held real estate development and investment company. She oversees Pontiac Land Group’s hotel portfolio in Singapore, Maldives and Sydney and has been with the company since 2008. Ms. Kwee is the President of the Singapore Hotel Association which represents 85% of Singapore’s room count and 40,000 employees in Singapore. She has been appointed as a member of the Singapore Government’s Future Economy Council since April 2021 and serves as a member of its Lifestyle Committee. As a member of the Emerging Stronger Taskforce of Singapore from May 2020 to May 2021, Ms. Kwee co-led the Travel Alliance, a private public partnership that aimed to bring air travel back to Singapore after Covid border closures. Ms. Kwee has been a council member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry since March 2022. She is also a member of the Workplace Safety and Health Council under the Singapore Ministry of Manpower. She is an International Advisory Board Member of the IE Business School, Spain. She was a 2013 Eisenhower Fellow and has been the Honorary Secretary for the Eisenhower Fellowships Singapore Society since March 2022.

Ms. Kwee graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts, Economics and International Relations in 1998 and obtained her Master of Business Administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2008.

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Serene Nah​
Chairman​
Appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2022, Ms. Serene Nah is a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee. Ms. Nah has been an Executive Director since October 2021 and the Chief Financial Officer since September 2020 of Kerry Properties Limited (stock code: 683). She was the Chief Strategy Officer of Kerry Properties Limited from October 2019 to August 2020. Prior to joining Kerry Properties Limited, Ms. Nah was the Head of Portfolio Management, Asia of SilverLake Partners, where she worked closely with portfolio company executives on value creation and Asian expansion initiatives. Prior to SilverLake Partners, she has spent ten years at General Electric in finance, M&A and various transformation teams. In her last role as the Chief Financial Officer of GE Capital Greater China, she spearheaded the build out of GE’s commercial and consumer finance businesses in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Ms. Nah graduated from The Nanyang Technological University, Singapore with a Bachelor degree in Business Studies, and also holds an Executive Master of Business Administration from Kellogg-HKUST Executive Master of Business Administration Program.
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Liu Jingsheng​
Chairman​

Appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2019, Ms. Liu Jingsheng is a member of the Nomination Committee.​

Ms. Liu has extensive experience in the capital markets in China. She joined China International Capital Corporation Limited (“CICC”) in 1996 and was the advisory director at CICC until December 2021. Prior to this, she held various roles within the CICC group until December 2021, including the chairwoman of Investment Banking Business Committee of CICC, chairwoman and CEO of China International Capital Corporation (Singapore) Pte. Limited and the Head of the Strategic Research Department of CICC. Prior to joining CICC, Ms. Liu worked at the Department of State Planning and Regional Economy of State Planning Commission (currently known as the National Development and Reform Commission) in China.​

Ms. Liu obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from Renmin University of China in China and a master’s degree in rural development management from Khon Kaen University in Thailand.

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Simon James McDonald
Chairman​

Appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2019, Mr. Simon James McDonald is the chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Mr. McDonald has extensive experience in real estate and management in APAC and was the head of asset management at Asia Pacific Land from February 2015 to May 2019, responsible for the day-to-day oversight of Asia Pacific Land’s asset management activities. Prior to this role, Mr. McDonald held various roles at GE Capital Real Estate, in Sydney in Australia and Tokyo in Japan from August 1997 to September 2013, including Managing Director Asia Pacific (Portfolio Strategy), Managing Director Asia Pacific (Asset Management), Managing Director Asia Pacific (Risk Management), Joint Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, and Director (Risk Management).

Mr. McDonald obtained a bachelor’s degree in economics from The Australian National University and a master of business from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. Mr. McDonald is a fellow member of CPA Australia, a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia, and a member and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Brett Harold Krause
Chairman​

Appointed as Independent Non-executive Director in 2019, Mr. Brett Harold Krause is the chairman of the Remuneration Committee, a member of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee.

Mr. Krause has extensive experience in the banking industry in Asia and in corporate management. He joined FunPlus in March 2018 where he currently serves as Chief Investment Officer. Prior to this role, Mr. Krause was the Managing Partner at PurpleSky Capital LLC, the President of JPMorgan Chase Bank (China) and held leadership roles at Citigroup, where he served as Citi Country Officer for Citibank Vietnam from 2008 to 2013. Mr. Krause has also been an independent board director for both East West Bank (China) Limited since November 2017 and Vincom Retail Joint Stock Company from September 2017 to December 2020.

Mr. Krause obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in foreign service from Georgetown University in the United States. He also holds an MBA from Columbia Business School of Columbia University in the United States.

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Rajeev Kannan
Chairman​

Mr. Rajeev Veeravalli Kannan was appointed as a Non-executive Director in 2022.

Mr. Kannan has been the Managing Executive Officer of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (“SMBC”) since April 2020. He was appointed as Co-Head of Asia Pacific Division of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) as well as in Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG) in April 2022.

Mr. Kannan’s banking career spans over 27 years having held various leadership roles in Asia with global, regional and product responsibilities. He has a deep experience in corporate and investment banking, structured finance, principal investments and infrastructure and energy finance and is passionate about building businesses and diverse teams to drive innovation, adaptability and sustainable growth.

Prior to his current role, Mr. Kannan was Head of Corporate Banking, Asia Pacific between 2020 and 2022 and was Executive Officer and Head of Investment Banking, Asia Pacific between 2016 and 2020. Under his leadership of corporate banking and investment banking, SMBC enhanced its platform in the region, grew its client base, built SMBC into the top player in infrastructure finance and built a strong ESG Solutions Team made significant progress on sustainability and green finance. Mr. Kannan was also based in Tokyo between 2012 and 2016 with responsibility for Global Structured Finance. He was the first non-Japanese Executive Officer/ General Manager to be based in SMBC’s head office.

Mr. Kannan is also a member of Board of Directors of Clifford Capital Group of companies, Pierfront Capital Pte Ltd, and Fullerton India Credit Company Limited. He is passionate about sustainability and green finance and is a thought leader in this space. He is a member of the Advisory Board for Singapore Green Finance Centre as well as ASEAN Hub Steering Group Member for Sustainable Development Investment Partnership, a joint initiative of OECD and World Economic Forum.

Mr. Kannan started his career at ICICI Bank in Mumbai in 1994 after graduating from Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani in India with a master’s degree in management. He was conferred the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) Distinguished Fellow Award in 2019.

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Dr. Chiu Kwok Hung, Justin​
Chairman​

Appointed as Non-executive Director in 2022, Dr. Chiu Kwok Hung, Justin, is the Founding Chairman and Director of ARA Asset Management Limited, the Chairman and a Non-executive Director of ARA Asset Management (Prosperity) Limited as the manager of Prosperity REIT, and a Non-executive Director of ARA Asset Management (Fortune) Limited as the manager of Fortune REIT. Dr. Chiu joined the CK Group in 1997 and is an Executive Director and an Executive Committee Member of CK Asset Holdings Limited, heading the real estate sales, marketing and property management teams.

Dr. Chiu has more than 40 years of international experience in real estate in Hong Kong and overseas, and is one of the most respected professionals in the property industry in Asia. He is a Fellow of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, a Council Member and a Fellow of The Hong Kong Institute of Directors, a Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Real Estate Administrators, a Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of Hong Kong Baptist University Foundation, an Honorary Associate Member of Business of Trent University, Canada, a member of the Singapore Management University International Advisory Council in China, a member of the School of Business Advisory Committee and an Adjunct Professor of the School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University and a Senior Departmental Fellow of the Department of Land Economy at University of Cambridge, the United Kingdom. He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 12th Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference of the People’s Republic of China.

Dr. Chiu holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree from Hong Kong Baptist University, and was conferred with the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences, honoris causa by Hong Kong Baptist University and the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa by Trent University, Canada.

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Lim Hwee Chiang John
Chairman​

Mr. John Lim was appointed as a Non-executive Director and ESR’s Senior Advisor in 2022.

Mr. John Lim is the Chairman of JL Family Office. He also serves as a Non-executive Director of ARA Trust Management (Suntec) Limited, ARA Asset Management (Fortune) Limited, ARA Asset Management (Prosperity) Limited and Hui Xian Asset Management Limited.

Mr. Lim is Chairman of the Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA) and the Consultative Committee to the Department of Real Estate, National University of Singapore. He is also a Patron of the Securities Investors Association of Singapore (SIAS) and a Council Member of Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Mr. Lim co-founded ARA Asset Management Limited in 2002 and was its Group CEO for 18 years and Deputy Chairman from February 2021 to January 2022.

Mr. Lim has over 40 years of experience in the real estate industry and has received many notable corporate awards. These include the PERE Global Awards 2020 and 2016 Industry Figure of the Year: Asia, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of the Year Singapore 2012 and the Outstanding CEO of the Year 2011 at the Singapore Business Awards 2012. Mr Lim, along with the Board of Directors of ARA, was a recipient of the prestigious Best Managed Board (Gold) Award at the Singapore Corporate Awards 2012. In 2017, he was conferred the Public Service Medal (PBM) by the President of Singapore in recognition of his contributions to the community.

Mr. Lim holds a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering, a Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, as well as a Diploma in Business Administration, each from the National University of Singapore.

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Hu Wei​
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Appointed as Non-executive Director in 2021, Mr. Hu Wei has over 10 years of experience in the warehousing and logistics industries. He also has management experience across different industries and sizeable businesses. He joined JD.com in 2010 and has held several positions in JD Group, including as the Human Resources Director (Southwest Region), the General Manager (Southwest Region) and the General Manager (North China) of JD Logistics. He has served as the Vice President of JD Group and CEO of JD Property since 2019. Mr. Hu graduated from Sichuan Agricultural University with a Bachelor’s degree in Land Resource Management.
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Charles Alexander de Portes
Co-founder​

Mr. Charles Alexander de Portes was re-designated as a Non-executive Director of ESR, and Chairman Emeritus of the Capital Committee in January 2021.​

He was the co-founder and President of the Redwood group from July 2006 until the merger between e-Shang, ESR Singapore Pte. Ltd. (formerly known as Redwood Group Asia Pte. Ltd.) and Redwood Asian Investments Ltd. Pursuant to a merger agreement in January 2016, he was the President of the Group from January 2016 to December 2020. Appointed as a Director of ESR in January 2016 and re-designated as an Executive Director in February 2019, he was responsible for overseeing the Company’s overall private equity capital raising and operations and business development.​

Mr. de Portes has over 25 years of real estate investment experience, including more than 20 years in the logistics and New Economy sectors in Asia. He was the co-founder and co-CEO of AMB BlackPine from 2003 to 2006, which was subsequently incorporated into Prologis, and was a member of the AMB Property Japan Advisory Committee from June 2006 to August 2008. He was also the Head of Acquisitions and Capital for Europe and Asia for Prologis from 1998 to 2003. Prior to this, he worked in real estate, principally in investments, at Goldman Sachs Investment Holdings (Asia) Limited from 1996 to 1998.​

Mr. de Portes was a decorated US Army Captain and graduated from the Johns Hopkins University where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in International Political Economy (Dean’s List). He also holds an MBA from INSEAD, France and is fluent in English, French and Spanish.​

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Jeffrey David Perlman​
Chairman​

Appointed as Director in 2011 and re-designated as Non-executive Director in February 2019, Mr. Jeffrey David Perlman was appointed as Chairman of ESR in May 2019. He is also a member of the Remuneration Committee.

Mr. Perlman is a Managing Director, Head of Asia Pacific Real Estate and Southeast Asia, and a member of the Executive Management Group at Warburg Pincus. He leads Warburg Pincus’ investments in Southeast Asia in addition to the firm’s real estate efforts across the greater APAC region. Mr. Perlman currently also serves on the Board of Directors for ESR-LOGOS Funds Management (S) Limited (ESR-LOGOS REIT) (formerly known as ESR Funds Management (S) Limited) , ARA Asset Management Holdings, BW Industrial Development JSC, Gojek, Lodgis Hospitality Holdings, Mofang Apartments, Nova Property Investment, NWP Retail, Trax Technology Solutions, Online Pajak, Momo, Weave Co-Living Cayman Limited, Asia Self Storage, Circles Asia Cayman Limited, and Princeton Digital Group Limited. Prior to joining Warburg Pincus in 2006, Mr. Perlman worked in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Credit Suisse.

Mr. Perlman obtained a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.