Lau Cheng-Soon

Independent And Non-Executive Director at Straits Trading Company

Mr Lau Cheng Soon sits on the board of United Overseas Land and is an Independent Advisory Board Member of the Pro-invest Group’s Funds I/II/III.

Mr Lau has held senior management roles in the Asia Pacific real estate investment business for over 29 years. Mr Lau Cheng Soon was the Managing Director of Asia Pacific for Invesco Real Estate and had overall responsibility for the management of the Asia Pacific real estate business. He was the Chairman of the Asia Pacific Executive Committee; a member of the Global Executive Committee and Chairman of the Asia Pacific Investment Committee. Prior to joining Invesco, he was a managing director and board member of Ayala International, a member of the Ayala Group. He was previously an executive director and board member of Tuan Sing Holdings Ltd. (listed on the main board of the Singapore Stock Exchange). He has directed numerous real estate investment and development projects across all major markets in the Asia Pacific region. He began his career as an engineer with Shell and was also a management consultant with Booz Allen and Hamilton in both the US and Asia.

Mr Lau earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Science (Chemical Engineering) degree from Oregon State University.