YBhg Dato' George Stewart LaBrooy
Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman
Date of first appointment to the Board: 11 October 2016
Board Committee Membership(s)
- Executive Committee (Chairman)
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK
- Post Graduate Diploma in Business, University of Sheffield, UK
Work Experience
- Dato' Stewart has a career spanning over 40 years and has spent approximately 11 years in Axis REIT and establishing REITs as an important component of the capital markets in Malaysia through his involvement as a board member of the Asia Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA) and the Founder and Chairman of the Malaysian REIT Managers Association (MRMA).
- Dato' Stewart is currently a Director and shareholder of Area Advisors Pte Ltd. AREA Advisors Pte Ltd is the management company of AREA Industrial Development Fund 1.
- He is also a Director and the shareholder of Area Edureit Sdn Bhd which is the holding company of the Manager.
Present Directorships in public companies and/or listed issuers
- Independent Non-Executive Director in UEM Edgenta Berhad (a public company listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad).
Puan Shireen Iqbal Binti Mohamed Iqbal
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Date of first appointment to the Board: 7 October 2019
Board Committee Membership(s)
- Executive Committee (Member)
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Law, University of Kent at Canterbury
Work Experience
- Shireen has held leadership roles in both multinational as well as local conglomerate entities, with a broad range of real estate and property development and operations experience across various asset classes, over a span of 27 years.
- Prior to joining Alpha REIT Managers Sdn Bhd, she was the Chief Operating Officer at a local construction and property development conglomerate, overseeing development and operations of large scale Township, Transportation, Office and Retail projects.
- Shireen is highly skilled in leading and managing high performing teams and businesses throughout their growth cycles, including negotiations and influencing, strategy, feasibility studies, due diligence, joint ventures and financial deliverables.
Present Directorships in public companies and/or listed issuers
Mr Peter Farley Mitchell
Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of first appointment to the Board: 30 January 2017
Board Committee Membership(s)
- Nomination and Remuneration Committee (Chairman)
- Audit and Risk Committee (Member)
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Economics, Monash University, Australia
- Bachelor of Laws, Monash University, Australia
- Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD)
Work Experience
- Mr Mitchell is currently a Director of Elysium Capital Pte Ltd, Continuum Wind Energy Limited, Clean Energy Investing Limited and Continuum Energy Levanter Pte Ltd. He is a consultant with Herbert Smith Freehills. He was the CEO of Asia Pacific Real Estate Association.
- He had a legal career at Freehills, a law firm.
Present Directorships in public companies and/or listed issuers
- A Board Member of Continuum Wind Energy Limited and Clean Energy Investing Limited (both are public companies but not listed).
Mr Andrew Heng
Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of first appointment to the Board: 26 April 2018
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- Chartered Accountant - Malaysia Institute of Accountants
- Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA) - CPA Australia
- Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA) - Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand
- Chartered Valuer and Appraiser (CVA) - Institute of Valuers and Appraisers, Singapore
- Chartered Member - Institute of Internal Auditors of Malaysia
- Certified Financial Planner (CFP) - Financial Planning Association of Malaysia
- ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) - ASEAN Chartered Professional Accountants
- Insolvency Practitioners Association of Malaysia
- Chartered Public Accountant (CPA) - Kampuchea Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Auditors
- Admitted as Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya
- Master of Business Administration, University of Manchester
- Bachelor of Commerce, The University of Western Australia
- Bachelor of Law, The University of Western Australia
Work Experience
- Andrew is the Group Managing Partner of Baker Tilly Monteiro Heng and Ferrier Hodgson MH and is based in Malaysia. Andrew is the lead partner for Corporate Recovery & Restructuring, Corporate Advisory and Forensic & Litigation Support.
- Andrew is experienced in Mergers and Acquisitions, Reverse Take Over and Initial Public Offerings of companies, including being Independent Valuer’s/Expert Report’s Role in valuation of companies and financial due diligence for application for admission and listing on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad.
- Andrew also handled various insolvency assignments comprising Liquidations, Receiverships, Special Administrations and Advisory work for troubled companies. He has also undertaken workout proposals, debt restructuring, due diligence reviews and investigative audits and monitoring accountant roles and is also highly sought as an expert witness on various litigation support matters. Expert Report in the form of establishing the quantum loss in litigation support related assignments.
Present Directorships in public companies and/or listed issuers
Mr Rajesh Kumar A/L V Kumar Tharmalingam
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Date of first appointment to the Board: 18 September 2014
Board Committee Membership(s)
- Executive Committee (Member)
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- Bachelor of Commerce Degree (Accounting & Finance) University of New South Wales
Work Experience
- Mr Rajesh has over 20 years of work experience in real estate finance, research, corporate advisory and investment banking.
- Mr Rajesh is currently a CEO, Director and shareholder of Area Advisors Pte Ltd. AREA Advisors Pte Ltd is the management company of AREA Industrial Development Fund 1.
- He is also a Director and the shareholder of Area Edureit Sdn Bhd which is the holding company of the Manager.
Present Directorships in public companies and/or listed issuers
