Our Management Team (Investments)
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Chai Chi KitChief Investment OfficerChi Kit is the Chief Investment Officer at SeaTown.
Prior to joining SeaTown, he was the Head of Capital Markets & Chief Investment Officer at Ping An Asset Management (Hong Kong). He was also previously a Senior Managing Director and Head of Internal Public Markets at Teacher Retirement System of Texas in the US.
He earned a Master of Arts in Economics from University of Texas - Austin and a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. He also graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
Chi Kit is also a CFA charterholder.
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Steven ChuaDeputy CIO and Managing Director, Portfolio ManagementSteven is the Deputy CIO and a Portfolio Manager at SeaTown. He is responsible for investments in consumer, healthcare, financials, consumer internet, utilities and materials sectors. He is also responsible for investments in ESG/sustainability-focused public opportunities. Prior to joining SeaTown, Steven was an investment analyst at Third Avenue Management in New York. He was also previously an investment banker at Goldman, Sachs & Co, and a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group.
Steven graduated from the University of Cambridge, with a Bachelor’s degree (First Class Honours) and Masters in Electrical and Information Engineering. He also graduated Director’s List from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, with a Masters in Business Administration.
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Gabriel TanDeputy CIO and Managing Director, Portfolio ManagementGabriel is the Deputy CIO and a Portfolio Manager at SeaTown. He is responsible for investments in the technology, communication services, industrials, healthcare, real estate and energy sectors.
Before joining SeaTown, Gabriel was a Principal at HDH Capital, an Asia-based event-driven fund. Prior to that, he worked in the investment banking division and principal investments group at Lehman Brothers (later Barclays) from 2000-2008 based in Hong Kong, Tokyo and New York.
Gabriel graduated from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with a M.S. and B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering.
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Eddie OngDeputy CIO and Managing Director, Private InvestmentsEddie is the Deputy CIO and Head of Private Investments at SeaTown. He is responsible for both private credit and private equity investments. Prior to joining SeaTown, Eddie was a Senior Vice President (Head of Private Equity Investments) at Wah Hin & Co. He was also previously a Director (Investments) at DKR Oasis, a multi-strategy hedge fund. Before joining DKR Oasis, Eddie was a Director at Temasek Holding’s direct investment division. Before moving to the buy-side, Eddie was a corporate banker with DBS Bank. He has more than 20 years of experience in Asian financial industry.
Eddie, a CFA charterholder, graduated from Nanyang Technological University with a degree in Business (Upper Class Honours). He also holds a Masters of Science (Applied Finance) from National University of Singapore.
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Our Management Team (Corporate)
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Tony ChangChief Operating Officer & General CounselTony is the Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel at SeaTown. Before 2021, Tony was the General Counsel and Managing Director of Legal & Compliance.
Prior to joining SeaTown, Tony was the General Counsel – Asia Pacific at D.B. Zwirn & Co., a large US-based hedge fund. From 1997 to 2004, Tony was a corporate associate at the firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in New York and Hong Kong.
Tony earned a Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law and a Bachelor of Science degree from New York University Stern School of Business.
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Jessica YapManaging Director, FinanceJessica is the Managing Director of Finance at SeaTown. She is responsible for all finance and accounting functions.
Prior to joining SeaTown, Jessica was an Associate Director in the Finance department at Temasek Holdings. Before joining Temasek in 2007, Jessica was a Finance & HR Manager in a local firm that specialised in repair technology, logistics and networks (reverse logistic industry). Prior to that, Jessica was an Accountant in SembCorp Gas Pte. Ltd. and MediaCorp Press Ltd.
Jessica has a Chartered Certified Accountant qualification from ACCA.
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Tan Wan ThengManaging Director, OperationsWan Theng is the Managing Director of Operations at SeaTown. She is responsible for all settlement related functions - ranging from trade processing, settlement to corporate actions, collateral management and securities reconciliations.
Wan Theng began her operations career as an officer at Hitachi Leasing, a financial services institution. She subsequently joined and spent the next 8 years with Singapore Technologies Group in various operations and settlements roles. Prior to joining SeaTown in 2010, Wan Theng was the Operations Director at LaCrosse Global Fund Services.
Wan Theng graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor Degree, with majors in Economics and Psychology.
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Ng Kok KeongManaging Director, Risk and Performance AnalyticsKok Keong is the Managing Director of Risk & Performance Analytics at SeaTown.
Prior to joining SeaTown, Kok Keong was Chief Operating Officer/Head of Risk Management at Tokio Marine Asset Management International Pte Ltd in charge of overseeing operations and risk management. Before joining Tokio Marine Asset Management, Kok Keong was Head of Risk at Fullerton Fund Management.
Kok Keong has a Masters of Financial Engineering from National University of Singapore and graduated from the National University of Singapore with a honours degree in Electrical Engineering.
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Rohana SaharomManaging Director, LegalRohana is the Managing Director of Legal at SeaTown.
Prior to the amalgamation of ST Asset Management (‘STAM’) and SeaTown, Rohana was the legal counsel of STAM and was responsible for the legal and corporate secretarial matters affecting STAM and companies controlled by STAM. Before that, she was Assistant Vice President of Overseas Union Bank Ltd, Investment Banking division and was responsible for legal and compliance matters of its subsidiaries, OUB Asset Management Ltd and OUB Trustees Ltd.
Rohana graduated from the National University of Singapore with a degree in Bachelor of Laws and is an advocate and solicitor of Singapore.
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Kenneth HoDirector, ESG ManagementKenneth is the Head of ESG at SeaTown. He oversees SeaTown’s ESG strategy across both investments and corporate functions. He works closely with the investment teams on ESG integration and thematic research.
Kenneth joined SeaTown in 2014. From 2014-2021, Kenneth led the investment research effort for SeaTown’s consumer, internet and packaging sub-sectors. Kenneth has multi-asset investment experience, having led investments across public, private, equity and credit asset classes. Prior to SeaTown, Kenneth was an analyst at Goldman Sachs where he covered ASEAN banks.
Kenneth holds a double degree from Singapore Management University (Finance and Economics) where he graduated as Valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude. He also holds a Certificate in Sustainable Finance from the University of Cambridge and the Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Institute.
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