Leadership

Mr. Hu is currently Advisor Senior Director to Temasek. He has held various senior management roles within the firm, overseeing global functions such as sustainability, international policy, and philanthropy. With a diverse career across information technology, media, and government sectors in cities like Suzhou and Beijing, Mr. Hu was former Chief Executive Officer of the South China Morning Post Group, where he spearheaded its digital transformation leading to its successful divestiture. In addition to being Chairman of Constellar Holdings, he also chairs the board of Mandai Nature, a foundation focused on biodiversity and wildlife conservation in Southeast Asia, and serves on the board of MediaCorp, Singapore’s national broadcaster. Mr. Hu is a fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and a member of the OMFIF advisory council. He is Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to Timor Leste, as well as Chairman Asia at the Milken Institute, highlighting his broad expertise and leadership in various sectors.

Mrs Diana Ee-Tan is a business leader in the tourism, leisure and hospitality industry. Formerly, as President of luxury hotel group, Raffles Hotels & Resorts, she led Raffles globally with responsibilities for the group’s growth strategy and the operating and financial performance of its hotels and resorts. She has served as a Board Member of Sentosa Development Corporation and Chairman of Mt Faber Leisure Group Pte Ltd, an operator of a suite of leisure and lifestyle offerings including attractions such as the Singapore Cable Car and retail and F&B operations.

Mrs Ee-Tan is a non-independent director on the board of SGX listed Far East Orchard Ltd and Vice-Chairman of SHATEC Institutes Pte Ltd, the education arm of the Singapore Hotel Association.

Mr Andrew M Lim is a Partner at Allen & Gledhill. He is consistently recognised as a leader in his specialised areas of legal practice, which include M&A, governance and regulatory compliance. Andrew currently also serves as a Trustee on the Board of Trustees of the National University of Singapore, and is a board member of Sentosa Development Corporation. Apart from Constellar Holdings, his current directorships include Singapore Press Holdings Limited, Jurong Engineering Limited, Pacific International Lines (Private) Limited, EDBI Pte. Ltd. and Weybourne Holdings Pte. Ltd.

Mr Liu Chee Ming is the Group Managing Director of Platinum Group, which he founded in 1996. He is also an Independent Non-Executive Director and the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee of OUE Commercial REIT Management Pte. Ltd, an Independent Director of OUE Hospitality Trust Management Pte. Ltd since June 2013 and Independent Non-Executive Director of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited. Mr Liu has more than 40 years of experience within the Asian financial services sector including stock broking, corporate finance and portfolio management.

Mr. Suvir Varma joined the Board of Constellar Holdings in early 2021. With over 25 years of investment banking, strategy consulting and private equity roles across the APAC region, he brings a wealth of relevant experience to the Constellar Board of Directors. Formerly, Mr. Varma was a Senior Partner at Bain & Company, where he led the firm’s Financial Investor business across Asia-Pacific till 2018, and where he remains a Senior Advisor to Bain. Beyond Bain, Mr. Varma is also an advisor to a leading regional private equity fund and on the Board of several other companies in the region. He is an active member of SVCA (the Singapore Venture Capital and Private Equity Association) and works with a number of other bodies on advancing the VC and PE industry in Asia.

Mr Yong Yean Chau is the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Parkway Trust Management Limited, the Manager of Parkway Life REIT. Amongst his many achievements in the sector, he has more than tripled the REIT’s portfolio from S$0.8 billion when it listed in 2007 to more than S$3 billion today. Mr Yong’s deep expertise in finance and corporate strategy is attributed to his prior work experience as the Chief Financial Officer of the Singapore Tourism Board and Ascendas Pte Ltd.

Mr. Yong is the Chief Executive Officer of Cuscaden Peak Investments Private Limited (formerly known as Singapore Press Holdings Private Limited). He was the Chief Executive Officer (Special Projects) at CapitaLand Group Pte. Ltd. (CLG), and before that, Chief Executive Officer (International) at CapitaLand Investment Limited (CLI), responsible for overseeing the growth and asset management of CLI’s real estate portfolio in developed markets outside Singapore. Mr. Yong is also a Board Director of Cuscaden Peak Group, Cuscaden Peak Investments Private Limited, PARAGON REIT Management Pte Ltd, M1 Limited, as well as the Singapore Environment Council.

Mr. Yong holds a Second Class (Upper) Honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore on the SembCorp Industries scholarship, as well as an MBA with Distinction from Imperial College Business School, UK, on the Raffles–Chevening Scholarship.

Ms Janice Wu is Executive Vice-President of Corporate Development at Cuscaden Peak Investments, leading its M&A and Investments teams in mergers and acquisitions, capital re-cycling and portfolio management. Ms Wu also oversees Cuscaden’s joint ventures and sits on the boards of MobileOne Ltd, Woodleigh Mall Pte Ltd and Woodleigh Residences Pte Ltd.  She has held various senior roles in corporate development and real estate, digital, and venture capital investments.

Ms Wu holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from NUS and has completed  the Executive Development Program at Kellogg School of Management, the Business Sustainability Management Program by Cambridge Centre for Sustainability Leadership and the Advanced Management Program at Wharton Business School.