Singapore based Keppel REIT Management has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer-Designate. The real estate trust owns a high quality portfolio of premium assets in key financial districts in Singapore and Australia.

Subject to regulatory approval Jesline Goh will succeed Ng Hsueh Ling as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 1 February 2017.

Ng will relinquish her role as CEO and Executive Director of the Manager, and assume a new role as Director, New Businesses, at Keppel Corporation, also with effect from 1 February 2017. This is part of the Keppel Group's regular rotation and succession planning for key executives.

Goh, 43, has over 18 years of experience in investment and corporate finance of which, more than 12 years have been in real estate investment management, asset management, creation of real estate funds, financing and strategic capital management.

Landmark Buildings

Prior to joining the Manager, she was the Deputy CEO (Singapore) of Perennial Real Estate Holdings. She was also was previously with the CapitaLand Group, where her last appointment was Deputy CEO of CapitaLand Mall Trust Management and concurrently Deputy Country Head (Singapore) of CapitaLand Mall Asia.

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Among the landmark assets in the Keppel REIT in Singapore are, One Raffles Quay, which houses UBS, Deutsche Bank and Union Bancaire Privee among others, and the Marina Bay Financial Centre complex (pictured) which is home to DBS Bank and Standard Chartered.