Ho Lip Chin

Mr. Ho Lip Chin (何立錦) (“Mr. Ho”), aged 52, joined the Group in January 2012 as Director, Investments before his appointment as Chief Investment Officer of Accommodation Business in 2015.

He is responsible for growing the Group’s accommodation business and assists in the Group’s strategic planning activities. He has over 20 years of experience in the real estate and hospitality industries across Asia Pacific. Prior to joining the Group, he was Director, Real Estate at Centurion Properties Pte Ltd (a subsidiary of our controlling shareholder, Centurion Global Ltd) from May 2010 to January 2012, where he was involved in its real estate investments and workers accommodation business.

From July 2002 to May 2010, Mr. Ho worked in a number of companies in the real estate and hospitality industries. He was a Senior Vice President of Investment at Pramerica Real Estate Investors (Asia) Pte Ltd, a fund management company principally engaged in real estate investment, from March 2008 to May 2010. He was a Director at GE Real Estate Investments Singapore Pte Ltd, a company principally engaged in real estate investment, from February 2007 to August 2007; a Director of Development, Southern Asia, from January 2003 to January 2007 at Intercontinental Hotels Group, a company principally engaged in managing hotels; a Senior Associate from July 2002 to January 2003 at HVS International Singapore, a hospitality consulting firm; an Investment Manager at an investment holding company, HKR Asia-Pacific Pte Ltd, from January 1996 to June 2002; and a Management Trainee at Shangri-La Hotel, a company principally engaged in hotel operations, from September 1994 to March 1995 and from August 1989 to January 1990.

Mr. Ho obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration from the University of San Francisco.