About

After joining Mapletree Investments in 2009, Kwong Weng Wan was asked to build up the legal department at a time when the company was undergoing a dramatic growth phase, expanding from one real estate investment trust (REIT) and two private equity funds to four REITS and five private equity funds. ‘It was an exhilarating journey’, says Wan. ‘I had the privilege to be hands-on for three IPOs for listing on the Singapore Exchange. We had to map out new processes, including on compliance and new markets (Australia, UK and US). You cannot run a business the same way when it grew almost four-fold!’ A lawyer with substantial experience in real estate transactions, Wan impressed with his work on the acquisition of Festival Walk shopping mall based in Kowloon Hong Kong. Prior to joining Mapletree, Wan worked as the Asia group general counsel for Infineon Technologies and prior to that worked in private practice at Baker McKenzie and Wee Swee Teow.