Gerry Chan is the Chief Executive Officer of the manager of CapitaLand China Trust (CLCT). Gerry is responsible for leading and driving CLCT's strategy, growth and performance, as well as overseeing its day-to-day operations. With over 20 years of experience spanning investment, divestment, asset management, project development and capital markets, Gerry brings a track record of driving strategic growth and value creation.
Before joining CLCT, Gerry was Managing Director, REIT Investments at CapitaLand Ascott Trust (CLAS). In this capacity, he was responsible for directing investment strategies, managing portfolio assets, and leading asset enhancement initiatives. Notably, in January 2021, he spearheaded the expansion of CLAS's investment mandate to include the student accommodation asset class. By June 2024, he guided CLAS towards longer-stay assets, building a high-quality portfolio of nine student accommodation and 24 rental housing properties, which together grew to comprise approximately 17% of the total portfolio value.
Earlier in his career, Gerry held several leadership positions within the CapitaLand Group. As Vice President of Business Development for CapitaLand Retail, he successfully launched the commercial management business across the Asia-Pacific region, excluding China. During his eight-year tenure in CapitaLand’s Retail Division, he also led the investment functions for CapitaLand Mall Trust and CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust. In those roles, he oversaw significant asset enhancement projects, including the redevelopment of Funan mixed-use development, the repositioning of Queensbay Mall, and the relaunch of SingPost Centre.
Gerry holds a Master of Business and a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst®.
Joanne heads the Finance team at CLCTML and is
responsible for the financial management and reporting
functions. She oversees matters involving accounting,
management reporting, risk management, treasury
and capital management, ensuring alignment with
CLCT’s investment strategy. The Finance team works
closely with the Investment & Portfolio Management
team to review, evaluate and execute acquisitions
and divestments with optimise funding plans. Joanne
works alongside with the CEO in executing strategic
and business plans for CLCT.
Joanne has 25 years of experience in finance, including
treasury and accounting. She has been with CapitaLand
since 2005 and headed the CLCTML Finance team since
2010. She was also a member of the team involved in
the listing of CLCT in 2006 and CapitaLand Malls Asia
in 2009. Prior to joining CLCTML, Joanne has extensive
experience within the CapitaLand Group including the
China and Japan private funds.
Joanne is a Chartered Accountant (CA) with the Institute
of Singapore Chartered Accountants and holds a
professional degree with the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants (ACCA).
You Hong leads the IPM team at CLCTML and is
responsible for creating value for Unitholders through
acquisitions and divestments, proactive asset
management and asset enhancement initiatives. The
IPM team optimises CLCT’s portfolio by identifying
and evaluating potential acquisitions and divestments,
formulating business and enhancement plans and
evaluating alternative investment and asset holding structures to improve the REIT’s total investment
returns. The team works closely with the property
managers to carry out planned asset strategies to
enhance the operational and financial performance
as well as manage the expenses of each property.
You Hong has 18 years of experience in real estate
that spans various areas including investment and
asset management, private fund management, risk
management and real estate financing. Prior to joining
CLCTML, You Hong was a fund manager for CapitaLand
sponsored private funds, and an investment and asset
manager based in Shanghai office.
You Hong holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in
Quantitative Finance from the National University of
Singapore.
Nicole manages the IR function at CLCTML and
is responsible for building relations and facilitating
strategic communications with CLCT’s investors and
stakeholders across various communication platforms.
The IR team engages in two-way communication and
produces collaterals such as press releases, annual
reports, and presentations to update the community
on CLCT’s strategies and plans.
Nicole has more than 10 years of investor relations
and corporate communications experience in both inhouse
as well as agency positions. She has led client
servicing teams and managed multi-channel, multimarket
programmes across Asia-Pacific, focusing on
reputation building, positioning and content creation
in both IR and PR agencies. Nicole has also amassed
experience through her previous roles encompassing
investor relations and corporate communications at a
STI component company as well as an overseas listed
company.
Nicole is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore
and a holder of the International Certificate in
Investor Relations. She has a Master of Science in
Communication Management (Dean’s List) and
a Bachelor of Accountancy from the Singapore
Management University. She has also obtained the Advanced Certificate in Generative AI, Ethics and Data Protection from the Singapore Management University.
