Singapore – 15 May 2023. The Asia Pacific Real Assets Association (APREA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Lim Swe Guan as Chairman of the APREA Australian Chapter and Mr Yeow Chee Keong as Audit and Risk Chairman and Director effective June 23, 2023.
Mr Lim Swe Guan, a highly respected figure in the industry, is APREA’s Immediate Past Chairman. With an extensive experience in the investment management and real estate sectors, Mr Lim is currently the Chairman of Cromwell European REIT, the largest Pan-European REIT listed on Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”). He was an independent director of the General Property Trust Group and Sunway Group until December 2019 and April 2020, respectively.
Mr Yeow Chee Keong leads PwC Singapore’s Real Estate and Hospitality practice. During his 29 years with the firm, Mr Yeow has worked in PwC offices in Melbourne, New York, and Shanghai on key global audit engagements. Mr Yeow is a practising member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand.
“We are delighted to welcome Mr Lim Swe Guan as Chairman of the APREA Australian Chapter and to have Mr Yeow Chee Keong join our board as Director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee,” said Mr John Lim, Chairman of APREA.
“Their combined expertise and leadership will significantly enhance APREA’s capabilities and commitment to driving innovation, growth, and sustainability. We look forward to the contributions and insights that they will bring to their respective roles, further solidifying APREA’s position as a leading industry voice,” Mr Lim added.
APREA has also announced that two of its directors, Mr David Mason and Mr Trevor Cooke, have stepped down from the board. The resignation of Mr Mason and Mr Cooke take effect with the next Annual General Meeting, which has already been scheduled on 12 May 2023.
“On behalf of the APREA board and management team, we sincerely thank our outgoing directors, Mr David Mason and Mr Trevor Cooke, for their invaluable contributions and longstanding commitment to APREA during their tenure. We greatly appreciate their leadership, insight and expertise that Mr Mason and Mr Cooke has provided APREA through market cycles and APREA’s growth and development as the representative of the institutional real assets industry across Asia Pacific,” said Mr Lim.
