AW Chye Huat
Executive Director
Before joining Kimen Group, Chye Huat was an Executive Director at UOB Venture Management, where he was a member of the management and investment committees. Before that, he was a Strategic Investment Manager at Intel Capital responsible for Intel Capital’s investments in the ASEAN countries. Prior to working in venture capital, he started his career as an IC design engineer, and was the marketing manager at Hewlett-Packard, responsible for the worldwide product marketing of infrared data communication components.
Chye Huat graduated from Stanford University, USA, with a PhD in Electrical Engineering, an MSc in Electrical Engineering and an MSc in Engineering Management. He also holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (First Class Honours) degree from the National University of Singapore.
Chye Huat is a member of the investment committee of the Asia Impact Investment Funds, a joint venture fund series between UOB Venture Management and Credit Suisse; he was also a member of Republic Polytechnic's Advisory Committee to the School of Management and Communication, a member of the National University of Singapore Venture Support Fund Steering Committee, and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the National University of Singapore Entrepreneurship Center.
Chye Huat’s experience ranges from research and development, marketing, venture capital, to portfolio investment and management.
Arthur AW
Executive Director
Trained as an architect, Arthur has more than 29 years of real estate experience in both the private and public sectors.
Before joining Kimen, he was CapitaLand’s Group’s Deputy Chief Real Estate Officer, Chief Development Planning Officer, and founder of the new flexible workplace business unit Bridge+. He led the product design and planning strategy of projects such as Ascent of Science Park I and 79 Robinson Road in Singapore, as well as the 10sqkm Chengdu mixed-use science city in China.
Prior to that, he was the Director of Land Planning at JTC, overseeing the development strategy, master planning, urban design, land use policies and land resource management of industrial land and buildings in Singapore, including projects such as the One-North development and the Seletar Aerospace Park.
Arthur also serves as a Senior International Advisor to Fundacion Metropoli in Madrid, Spain, a non-profit organisation that focuses on the innovation and development of cities and regions. He was also the Adjunct Expert for Centre of Liveable Cities, Singapore, and the Academic Director for Nanyang Technological University's Business School Executive Program for Urban Developments.
Arthur graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Architecture with an American Institute of Architects Medal and obtained a PhD in Architecture and Urbanism from the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London.
POON Siew Loong
Associate Director (Real Estate Investment)
- More than 25 years of investment experience.
- Successfully raised multiple real estate investment funds.
- Graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the National University of Singapore.
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.
LAI Chien Chou
Real Estate Manager
- Has more than 20 years of experience with one of the best commercial airlines in the world, renowned for its stellar service, both in-flight and airport customer services. Played pivotal role in various overseas joint ventures.
- Worked as a R&D engineer in a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation.
- Graduated with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Hons) from the National University of Singapore.
Andrew AW
Real Estate Executive
- More than 10 years of investment experience in Real Estate and Public Equity.
- Developed a data-driven investment model via Python programming.
- Graduated with a Master of Engineering degree from the Imperial College London.
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder.
Louis HO
Investment Analyst
- Performs bottom-up research on investments and assessing new opportunities.
- Oversees a diversified equity portfolio.
- Graduated with a Bachelor of Business Management (Finance) from Singapore Management University.
May GOH
Finance Associate
- Chartered Accountant (CA) with over 20 years of experience.
- Manages all aspects of accounting and finance.
- Processes transactions and analyses financial data to help achieve the financial objective of the organisation.
LEOW Aik Kian
Creative Collaborator
- A multi-disciplinary design consultant with over 20 years of experience.
- Practice spans various design disciplines from interior architecture to visual communication.
- An active design educator who delivers degree, diploma, and adult certificate programmes.
Charles CHAU
Copywriter
- Seasoned editor, copywriter and researcher with over 30 years of experience in publishing, content creation and graphic design.
- Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from National University of Singapore and obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Multimedia Design) from Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.