Eddie 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.

Wei Hsien is a Managing Director at SeaTown. He is responsible for investments in private credit.  He has close to 3 decades of investment experience with UBS, Merrill Lynch, Henderson Global Investors, Morgan Stanley and IFC.

Wei Hsien, a CFA charterholder, holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the Wharton School and an MBA from INSEAD.

Wee Yap is a Managing Director at SeaTown. He is responsible for investments in private credit. He has more than 20 years of extensive experience in the Asian financial industry.

Prior to joining SeaTown, Wee Yap was CEO of Fullerton Investment Management Pte Ltd. He was previously Head of Mezzanine Capital of UOB Bank, focusing on Asia Pacific private debt opportunities, as well as the Chairman of Investment Committee of United Orient Capital Fund. Before that, Wee Yap was with JP Morgan covering pre-IPO financing and other form of private financing. Wee Yap was leading DBS Private Equity unit covering Greater China and South-East Asia, managing both private equity and private debt strategies, before joining JP Morgan.  From 1994-2003, Wee Yap worked in the corporate lending team at DBS.

Wee Yap, a CFA charterholder, holds a Bachelor of Business from Nanyang Technological University (Second Upper).

Dickson is a Managing Director at SeaTown and is responsible for investments in private equity.

Dickson spent 14 years at Temasek where he held various roles including Director of Investments in the transport and logistics sector team as well as the Southeast Asia market team. During his time at Temasek, Dickson led many private equity and public equity investments as well as privatization, restructuring and divestments. In 2017, he was seconded to SMRT Corporation Ltd as Head of Strategy, Enterprise Risk and Investments. Before joining Temasek, Dickson was a consultant in Marakon Associates and an engineering consultant based in London.

Dickson holds a Masters of Engineering in Aerospace from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London.

Kenneth is a Director at SeaTown, focusing on private credit investments.

Prior to joining SeaTown, Kenneth spent 4 years at TAEL Partners, a Southeast Asian-focused fund, where he was primarily involved in private credit transactions.

Kenneth, a CFA charterholder, graduated from National University of Singapore with a degree in Engineering (Upper Class Honours).

Chao is a Director at SeaTown, focusing on private credit investments. He has 16 years of working experience in the financial industry in Asia. Prior to joining SeaTown, Chao spent over 10 years in private credit industry with Fullerton Investment Management and Mezzanine Capital of UOB Bank in Singapore and Hong Kong. Before that, Chao worked in Fixed Income at Credit Suisse in Hong Kong.

Chao, a CFA charterholder, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Physics from Oxford University, UK.

Jian Hong is a Director at SeaTown, focusing on private equity investments.

Jian Hong leads private equity investments in the consumer, technology, business services and distribution space. Prior to joining SeaTown, he spent 12 years in Temasek focusing on both public and complex private investments in the industrials sector (aerospace, electrical equipment) and natural resources. He also spent a year in Temasek’s Sao Paulo office covering investments in Brazil and was the staff officer to the Chief Investment Officer.

Jian Hong holds a Bachelor of Business Management (First Class Honours) from the Singapore Management University and served as an intelligence officer in the Singapore Guards formation during National Service. In his personal capacity, he is an angel investor in companies ranging from loyalty and employee engagement software platforms to IT hardware brands and data analytics companies. 

Nathan is a Director at SeaTown, focusing on private equity investments. 

Prior to joining SeaTown, Nathan spent 10 years at Temasek with experience in public and private equity investments. He held various roles in the Southeast Asia market team, transport and logistics sector team as well as staff officer to senior management.

Nathan, a Chartered Accountant of Singapore, holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (First Class Honors) from Nanyang Technological University.

Geraldine is a Director at SeaTown. She is responsible for Portfolio Management in public markets.

Geraldine joined SeaTown in 2014 as a research analyst and has experience analyzing the global basic materials and consumer sectors. Prior to joining SeaTown, Geraldine spent 4 years as an APAC research analyst in a family office, HDH Capital, and 4 years as an ASEAN generalist in investment banking at Lehman Brothers.

Geraldine graduated from the Singapore Management University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, in Economics, and a Bachelor of Business Management, magna cum laude, in Finance.

Manav is a Director at SeaTown. He is responsible for Portfolio Management in public markets.

Manav joined SeaTown in 2010 as a research analyst and has worked on a variety of sectors and geographies. He has deep experience investing across the capital structure. Prior to joining SeaTown, Manav was an investment banker at Deutsche Bank and Citigroup in Singapore, focusing on Asian markets.

Manav is an alumnus of St. Xavier’s College in India, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree (Honours) in Economics and Accountancy. He furthered his education with a double degree in Information Technology from the Manipal Academy in India. Manav holds an MBA from T.A.Pai Management Institute in India and has successfully completed an Executive MBA program at the Columbia Business School in New York.

Kaixiang is a Director at SeaTown. He is responsible for Portfolio Management in public markets.

Prior to joining SeaTown, Kaixiang spent 15 years at The Capital Group where he was based in Los Angeles, New York, Beijing and Hong Kong. He was a portfolio manager and research analyst responsible for the Asian & European automotive sectors managing US$1.5b. Kaixiang’s coverage also included EV supply chain, China materials, Asian ride hailing, logistics and data centres.

Kaixiang graduated from Singapore Management University, with a Bachelor’s degree (Summa Cum Laude). He graduated with the SMU Salutatorian Award and Citibank’s Top Finance Award.

Rocky is a Director at SeaTown. He leads SeaTown’s public markets fundamental investment research team.

Rocky joined SeaTown in 2016 and was responsible for investment research in ASEAN across asset classes, before expanding into India and selected sectors globally. Prior to joining SeaTown, Rocky was an analyst at Cheyne Capital covering ASEAN markets. He began his career in sell-side, covering financials at BNP Paribas and subsequently RHB OSK.

Rocky holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Finance and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Monash University.

Kenneth 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.