T H E A-R E I T T E A M
MS KOO LEE SZE
Head, Reporting,
Compliance and Corporate Services
As Head, Reporting and Corporate Services, Lee
Sze is responsible for financial accounting and
reporting, management accounting and analysis,
taxation and corporate services.
Prior to joining the Manager, Lee Sze was the
Director of Finance at Popular Holdings Limited
where she oversees the financial accounting and
reporting of various aspects of the businesses
including retail and distribution, publishing and
e-Learning. She has over 20 years of experience
which includes audit, budgeting, financial
analysis, cash flow management, taxation, and
management and statutory reporting.
Lee Sze holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from
the National University of Singapore and is a Member
of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
MS CHAE MENG KERN
Head, Risk Management
Meng Kern oversees the overall adequacy of
the risk management systems and procedures in
A-REIT. She is responsible for the performance
of the activities under the Enterprise Risk
Management programme.
Prior to joining the Manager, Meng Kern was
the Senior Finance Manager of Lend Lease Asia
Holdings Pte Ltd where she was responsible for
the financial reporting and analysis of Bovis Lend
Lease (Asia). Meng Kern holds a Bachelor of
Accountancy degree from the National University
of Singapore and is a Member of the Institute of
Singapore Chartered Accountants.
MS YEOW KIT PENG
Head, Capital Markets
& Corporate Development
Kit Peng is responsible for the management
of capital structure, treasury, financial risks,
transaction execution, investor relations and
corporate development of AFM.
Kit Peng has over 23 years of professional
experience that spans across buy-side and sell-side
sectors of capital markets, as well as in corporate
strategies and development. Her exposure covers
Asia Pacific ex-Japan. She was employed by
Ascendas and worked in the Corporate Strategies
and Development Department of Ascendas from
April 2002 till December 2005. Following that,
she was employed by Standard and Poor’s as
Associate Director of Equity Research. Kit Peng’s
last appointment prior to re-joining Ascendas
on 1 October 2013, was with Nomura Asset
Management as Asian Property Analyst.
Kit Peng holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in
Business Administration (major in Finance), with
Honours from West Virginia University, USA.
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