Matt Walker
Chief Executive Officer, Student Housing
Mapletree Investments
Mr Walker, as Chief Executive Officer, Student Housing, is responsible for managing and growing the Student Housing business for the Group globally.
Before joining Mapletree, Mr Walker was at CA Ventures for 10 years. Most recently, he held the role of Executive Vice President, where he led the company’s market entry and operations in Europe after a long track record in the United States (US). Prior to this, he spent eight years at a publicly listed student accommodation US REIT. Mr Walker has been directly involved in student accommodation throughout his career in the US, Europe and South America, and has significant experience in operational and financial performance in high-growth environments.
Mr Walker holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Honors) from the University of Oklahoma in Political Science and a Master of Business Administration (Real Estate) from Texas Christian University - M.J. Neeley School of Business, where he was a Neeley Scholar.
Joy Wang
Head, ASEAN Equity Research and ASEAN Property
HSBC Bank
Joy Wang is Head of ASEAN Equity Research and covers the ASEAN property sector. She joined HSBC in April 2020. Prior to HSBC, Joy worked for 15 years at international banks, covering the property sector in Asia Pacific and serving as head of Singapore and Malaysia equity research. Joy holds a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Melbourne.
Ashley Wee
Group Managing Director
VestAsia Group
Ashley’s capabilities include Investment Sales (capital markets) in the major cities of Asia Pacific with proven track record. This includes acquisition of hotels, residential apartments, shopping centres, office buildings, development land, etc. Ashley is also well experienced in corporate advisory where he has represented and advised numerous international companies such as United States Government, TPG Capital, Dow Jones, Amazon, Meta, etc.
He has extensive regional experience, travelled frequently and executes various assignments throughout Asia Pacific. Ashley is currently active with business development and transaction work within Asia including China, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia as well as overseeing the growth of the VestAsia Group of companies.
Ashley’s capabilities include Investment Sales (capital markets) in the major cities of Asia Pacific with proven track record. This includes acquisition of hotels, residential apartments, shopping centres, office buildings, development land, etc. Ashley is also well experienced in corporate advisory where he has represented and advised numerous international companies such as United States Government, TPG Capital, Dow Jones, Amazon, Meta, etc.
He has extensive regional experience, travelled frequently and executes various assignments throughout Asia Pacific. Ashley is currently active with business development and transaction work within Asia including China, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia as well as overseeing the growth of the VestAsia Group of companies.
Frank Ng
Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer
EZA Hill
Frank is the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer of EZA Hill. Prior to joining EZA Hill, he was the Portfolio Manager and Head of Transactions at PGIM Real Estate from 2018-2022 where he oversaw the value-added fund series and led the transactions deal teams covering Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and South Korea. Before PGIM, Frank was co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Viva Industrial Trust, a Singapore-listed REIT that merged with ESR-REIT in 2018.Frank graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in Economics.
Han Khim Siew
Chief Executive Officer
OUE REIT
Mr Han Khim Siew is the CEO of the Manager of OUE REIT, where he is responsible for strategic management, growth and operations. He works with the Board of the Manager to determine OUE REIT’s business strategies and plans, and the management team to ensure that these strategies are executed accordingly.
Mr Han has over 26 years of diverse international experience having worked in Hong Kong, Singapore, Indonesia and Brunei Darussalam spanning government, private equity, private equity real estate and real estate advisory in Asia Pacific, Africa & Europe.
His previous role was as Managing Director and Co-Head of BNP Paribas Real Estate Asia Pacific. Prior to joining BNP Paribas Real Estate in 2013, Mr Han was Head of Investments at Jones Lang LaSalle Indonesia. He started his career in the Ministry of Finance and Prime Minister’s Office, Government of Brunei Darussalam. Between 1997 - 1999, he also served on the board of COMAFIN, a pan-African private equity fund.
Michelle Ling
Chief Executive Officer
Private Capital Management
Mapletree Investments
Ms Ling, as Chief Executive Officer, Private Capital Management, is responsible for managing and growing the private fund business of the Mapletree Group as well as the development of new business initiatives. She manages the Group’s stakeholder relationships with investors as well as capital partners, enabling Mapletree to scale its capital management platform globally.
Ms Ling has two decades of real estate investment banking experience across Asia. Prior to joining Mapletree, she was with Goldman Sachs as Managing Director, Southeast Asia Investment Banking. She was responsible for capital raising and client advisory, as well as real estate transactions across Asia, including the significant transactions undertaken by the Group as well as the various Mapletree-listed REITs.
Ms Ling began her career with the UBS Real Estate Investment Banking team in Hong Kong SAR. She holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Real Estate from NUS.
