Cheng Hsing Yao

Mr Cheng Hsing Yao holds a Master in Design Studies from Harvard University, Bachelor of Architecture from Newcastle University, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Arts from NUS.

Mr Cheng is the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of GuocoLand Limited (“GLL”), the Company’s holding company listed on the Singapore Exchange. Mr Cheng has extensive experience in the real estate sector including developing integrated mixed-developments, Premium Grade A offices, high-end residential projects as well as in urban planning.

He has held various senior positions with GLL Group, most recently the Group Managing Director of GuocoLand Singapore. Prior to joining GLL Group in 2012, he was with the Singapore public service, where he held leadership positions at the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and Centre for Liveable Cities under the Ministry of National Development.

Currently, Mr Cheng is a board member of Singapore’s National Parks Board. He is also co-chairman of the Integrated Digital Delivery Steering Committee (IDDSC) and Central Procurers Panel (CPP) for the Building and Construction Authority (BCA), a member of the URA’s Design Advisory Committee as well as the Heritage and Identity Partnership.

Besides serving as an executive committee member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Singapore, Mr Cheng is a member of the management board of the Institute of Real Estate and Urban Studies (IREUS) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) as well as the Leadership Advisory Group for the HealthCity Novena Masterplan 2030 and Beyond by the National Healthcare Group (NHG). In addition, he is also a Director of the Business Improvement (BID) association for Tanjong Pagar in Singapore. In January 2021, Mr Cheng was appointed by the President of the Republic of Singapore as a Nominated Member of Parliament.

Mr Cheng was appointed to the Board of GuocoLand Malaysia on 1 July 2021.