Mr. Yuen was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Manager on the 1 May 2023. Prior to this, Mr. Yuen was the Chief Financial Officer of the Manager and played a pivotal role in the successful listing of UHREIT on the SGX-ST on 12 March 2020.
As the CEO, Mr. Yuen works with the Board to determine the strategy for UHREIT. He is also responsible for the overall day-to-day management and operations, as well as working closely with the investment, asset management, financial, investor relations and compliance personnel to meet the strategic, investment and operational objectives of UHREIT.
Mr. Yuen has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking, finance and the public sector. Prior to joining the Manager, Mr. Yuen was a Managing Director with Nomura Singapore Limited. Before that, he was with Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch where he held a variety of positions within the Global Banking and Global Markets Division.
Mr. Yuen started his career with the Ministry of Finance, Singapore.
Mr. Yuen graduated with First Class Honours, Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Politics and Economics from St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford, and a Master of Science, Economics for Development from St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford.
Ms. Yap was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”) of the Manager on 1 May 2023. Before her current appointment, Ms. Yap was the Finance Director of the Manager and played a pivotal role in the successful listing of UHREIT on the SGX-ST on 12 March 2020.
As the CFO, Ms. Yap provides support to the CEO in the execution of UHREIT’s overall growth strategies, as well as oversight of the finance function. She is responsible for the formulation and execution of UHREIT’s financial strategies, capital management, financial risk management, treasury, tax and financial reporting.
Ms. Yap also develops and maintains appropriate policies, procedures and processes for finance and other operational areas to ensure appropriate internal controls are in place.
Ms. Yap has more than 20 years of experience in a wide spectrum of financial and accounting functions, including financial strategic planning, corporate finance, treasury, group consolidation, management and financial reporting, budgeting and compliance matters, as well as auditing function.
Prior to joining the Manager, she was the Financial Controller of CashShield Pte Ltd and Leader Energy Pte Ltd, and was a Finance Director with Heptagon Micro Optics Pte Ltd. Early in her career, Ms. Yap was an external auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. Yap graduated with a professional qualification with ACCA. She is a Chartered Accountant (Singapore) and member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and affiliate member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Ms Wong is responsible for managing the Investor Relations, Communications and Sustainability functions of UHREIT. As the key liaison between UHREIT and the investment community, Ms Wong nurtures relationships with institutional and retail investors, research analysts and the media, as well as facilitates two-way communication with the investment community. In addition, she works with the management team to develop and implement UHREIT’s sustainability strategy.
She brings over 15 years of extensive international experience in investor relations, capital markets (buy-side), corporate banking, and has been actively involved in capital raising, M&A transactions, corporate strategy and business development.
Ms Wong had extensive international exposure to various industries and roles, having worked and lived in 6 countries over the course of her career. Prior to joining the Manager, she was the Head of Investor Relations and Capital Markets in Sasseur REIT. At Sasseur REIT, she was instrumental in profiling the REIT to be the top 5 performing SREIT in 2019.
Early in her career, Ms Wong held corporate banking positions at National Australia Bank as well as investment analyst positions at asset management firms, before heading the investor relations role at SGX Mainboard-listed oil and gas company, Falcon Energy Group Limited.
Ms Wong holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Computational Finance) Degree from National University of Singapore. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Charterholder and a Chartered Accountant of Singapore, as well as a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants.
Mr. Gardella is the Chief Investment Officer and was deeply involved in UHREIT’s IPO. He works closely with the CEO and other members of the management team on corporate strategy and planning initiatives in addition to overseeing the strategic execution of the portfolio management, acquisitions and asset management activities of UHREIT.
Mr. Gardella has more than 20 years of real estate experience. He joined The Hampshire Companies in 2011 and has held a diverse range of positions over the last 13 years. Mr. Gardella was a Portfolio Manager for Core-Plus and Value-Add Closed-End Institutional Real Estate Funds, and also previously served as a Director of Acquisitions and Financing where he managed a team in structuring and negotiating acquisitions and financings for a variety of property types. Prior to joining The Hampshire Companies, he spent the majority of his career with JPMorgan where he held a variety of roles in the Investment Management and Investment Banking divisions.
Mr. Gardella holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Fairfield University with a Dual Major in Finance and Information Systems, as well as a Master of Science Degree in Real Estate from New York University. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers. Mr. Gardella is also a member of the adjunct faculty at New York University and Fordham University where he teaches courses focused on real estate.
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