The Nanyang MBA Alumni - New CEOs at CapitaLand
22 September 2008
Mr Lim Beng Chee (Class of 2000) has been appointed as the new chief executive of CapitaLand Retail Ltd and CapitaMall Trust Management Ltd with effect from Nov 1. Succeeding Mr Lim is another The Nanyang MBA alumni, Mr Wee Hui Kan (Class of 1994), who will assume his role as CEO of CapitaRetail China Trust with effect from Oct 1.
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The NANYANG MBA Alumni Mr Wee Hui Kan, |
Mr Wee started out his career possessing a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) degree from Nanyang Techonological Institute. However, the passion for working in the business world soon overtook him and he then decided to pursue a Master of Business Administration at Nanyang Business School. Since then with The NANYANG MBA, he has embarked on a career that has taken him as far as Shanghai and Beijing.
From 2000 to 2001, he was the General Manager of Business Development at CapitaLand China Holdings Pte Ltd. Following which, bearing the same rank, he went on to serve at the Beijing Investment/Financial Investment arm of the company and was made the Managing Director, Financial Services (China) of CapitaLand Financial Limited. As the Managing Director, Mr Wee took overall charge of new real estate financial product initiatives in China.
Recently, he was promoted to the position of Chief Executive Officer of CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited, the manager for the Singapore Exchange listed CapitaRetail China Trust, effective 1 October 2008
Mr Wee is also very active in NTU’s alumni activities. He is presently the Vice-Chairman for the NTU Alumni Association in Beijing where he is presently based. He has taken on the role of career mentor. He is also the contact point for the Nanyang Business School MBA Alumni Association Overseas Chapter in Beijing.