Mr Murray Dangar Bell was appointed as Lead Independent Director on 1 November 2019 and Chairman on 31 December 2019. He is the Chairman of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Mr Bell has more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate, primarily in shopping malls in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. He is also a proven commercial business leader with extensive exper ience in leading, managing and driving change management in both large and smaller property groups.
Mr Bell held senior leadership roles with leading real estate organisations and a small privately owned group, which included Al Futtaim Group Real Estate, United Arab Emirates, AMP Capital Shopping Centres, Australia, Lippo Karawaci, Indonesia, Majid Al Futtaim, United Arab Emirates, Jones Lang LaSalle, South Korea, Lend Lease Retail, Australia and Intergen Property Group.
Mr Bell holds a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Economics and Law from the University of Sydney, Australia.
Mr Liew was appointed as Executive Director on 31 December 2019. He joined the Manager in June 2018 as Chief Operating Officer, appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer in October 2018 and subsequently as Chief Executive Officer in May 2019.
Prior to joining the Manager, Mr Liew was Senior Director, Corporate Finance and Asset Enhancement at Lippo Group from September 2015 to May 2018, where he worked on various real estate projects in Indonesia. Mr Liew has more than 20 years of experience in the finance and real estate industries, having served in various capacities with Temasek Holdings, United Overseas Bank, UOB Asset Management and Raiffeisen Bank.
Mr Liew obtained his Masters in Business Administration (Strategic Management) and Bachelor of Business, Banking and Finance (First Class Honours) from the Nanyang Technological University.
Ms Gouw Vi Ven was redesignated as Independent Director and appointed as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee on 31 March 2023. She is also a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee.
Ms Gouw was formerly the CEO of the Manager from 2007 to April 2013 and Executive Director till March 2017. She returned as CEO and Executive Director of the Manager from October 2018 and stepped down as CEO in May 2019 but remained as Executive Director till December 2019. She was redesignated as Non-Executive Non-Independent Director on 31 December 2019 till March 2023.
Ms Gouw has more than 30 years of experience in management, marketing and sales in the real estate industry. In her last position as President Director, she played a pivotal role in identifying and investing in development projects across diverse real estate sectors throughout Indonesia.
Ms Gouw graduated from the University of New South Wales, Australia, with a degree in Computer Science and Statistics.
Mr Mark Leong Kei Wei was appointed as Independent Director on 15 July 2020. He is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and was appointed as a member of the Nominating and Remuneration Committee on 31 March 2023.
Mr Leong has considerable corporate, management and directorship experience in a broad range of functions and industries having undertaken several C-suites roles (Chairman, CEO, COO & CFO) in several private as well as listed companies. Mr Leong presently serves as Non-Executive & Independent Director in several Singapore and Australian listed companies.
Mr Leong is a Chartered Accountant of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA), a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a Member of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID).