Mr Soong Hee Sang was appointed a Director of Metro in September 2022. He is a member of the Investment Committee.
Mr Soong is currently Lead Independent Director of Keppel Pacific Oak US REIT Management Pte Ltd. He also sits on the boards of Mercatus Co-operative Limited and Mercatus Strategic Investment Management LLP.
Mr Soong has extensive experience in the investment and asset management of real estate. He retired from GIC Real Estate in 2016 where he was Managing Director (Deputy Head Asia) from 2006 to 2013 and Managing Director (London) from 2013 to 2016. At GIC Real Estate, he had responsibilities for real estate investment and asset management of its real estate portfolio which cover global markets and a diverse range of risk-return profiles, including all sectors of direct property, private and public companies and real estate funds.
Prior to GIC, he was with Pidemco/CapitaLand from 1998 to 2006 where he held various senior appointments such as Country and Managing Director in London; Deputy CEO of CapitaLand Commercial & CEO of CapitaLand Commercial Trust and CEO (New Markets) of CapitaLand Residential. His employment in the early days of his career include stints as a valuer in DBS Land, asset management in Richard Ellis and real estate investment and asset management in the US and South-East Asia at GIC Real Estate.
Mr Soong has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Degree in Estate Management and a Master of Business Administration, both from the National University of Singapore.