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Ms Alice Cheong
Chief Operating Officer
Ms Cheong oversees the Legal and Compliance, Finance
and Accounting, as well as the Investors Relations and
Corporate Communications functions. Ms Cheong has
more than 12 years of working experience in financial
advisory, mergers and acquisitions and fundraising,
including four years in the real estate sector. Prior to
joining the Manager, she was a vice president in Ergo
Tru Asia from May 2003 to June 2005 involved in the
evaluation, structuring, funding and execution of real
estate acquisitions in Asia. Ms Cheong has had seven
years of investment banking experience with HSBC and
NM Rothschild & Sons in Singapore.
Ms Cheong graduated with First Class Honours from
Warwick University in the United Kingdom with a
Bachelor of Science in Management Science in 1994.
She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA Institute).
Mr David Mason
Senior Vice President (Finance and Accounting)
Mr Mason is responsible for the finance function of
MMP REIT including financial reporting, taxation,
treasury and capital management. He has more than
20 years of experience in audit, accounting, statutory
reporting, compliance and tax in England, Bermuda
and Australia. Following audit stints in Cooper & Parry
in Nottingham, England, and in Ernst & Young and
the National Audit Office in Bermuda, Mr Mason was
Financial Controller of Lend Lease US Office Trust in
Sydney for three years. In 2003, he joined Macquarie
Bank Limited, Sydney where he was Associate Director,
Financial Operations Division.
Mr Mason holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Degree in Accounting & Finance from the University
of Central England Birmingham, England. He is a
member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
in England & Wales and the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Australia.
Ms Christine M Chan
Senior Vice President (Legal and Compliance)
Company Secretary
Ms Chan trained and worked as a barrister in England
and Wales and was called to the Bar as an advocate
& solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. After
working in Chambers in London for nearly two years,
she returned to Singapore and was engaged in all aspects
of commercial litigation, international arbitration,
corporate advisory (for parties in China, Indonesia,
Thailand, Burma, Korea, Japan and Singapore) and
commercial leasing/centre management for six years
with two major law firms in Singapore. After a three-
year sabbatical to write, teach and train, she returned
to legal practice with a focus on corporate finance. She
became Corporate Counsel to another REIT manager
in Singapore and joined the Manager in October 2006.
Ms Patricia Ong
Senior Vice President (Legal)
Alternate Company Secretary
Ms Ong is responsible for legal matters pertaining to
investments and asset management for MMP REIT. She
was in legal practice as a real estate lawyer with a major
law firm in Singapore for more than five years before
moving on to various in-house legal roles, including
five years with a Singapore-based property development
group advising on real estate acquisitions & divestment,
property development and hotel management matters.
Prior to joining the Manager, Ms Ong was the Regional
Corporate Counsel for a UK-based MNC, responsible
for regional projects covering Asia Pacific, Africa and
Middle East.
Ms Ong holds a Bachelor of Law (Honours) Degree from
the National University of Singapore, and a Certified
Diploma in Financial Management, accredited by the
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Ms Mok Lai Siong
Senior Vice President (Investor Relations and
Corporate Communications)
Ms Mok is responsible for strategic communications
with unitholders, potential investors, analysts and
the media. She has over 15 years of experience in
communications, including 10 years in the real estate
sector. Prior to joining the Manager, she was Corporate
Communications Manager at CapitaLand Limited,
responsible for results briefings, media relations,
branding, publications, community relations and event
management. Ms Mok has also held positions in Oversea-
Chinese Banking Corporation, Overseas Union Bank,
Pidemco Land and the National University of Singapore.
Ms Mok holds a Master in Business (International
Marketing) from the Curtin University of Technology,
Australia, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English &
Philosophy from the National University of Singapore.
She is an accredited member of the Institute of Public
Relations, Singapore.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE MANAGER