Cityspring Infrastructure appoints Tan Cheong Hin as Chief Investment Officer

He was once a director of investments whose responsibilities include stewardship of Temasek's portfolio companies.

The Board of Cityspring Infrastructure Trust announced the appointment of Tan Cheong Hin as Chief Investment Officer.

Mr Tan was selected from a pool of potential candidates. Various screening and reference checks were carried out before his appointment. He was interviewed by the members of the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Chief Executive Officer.

Mr Tan will provide leadership and direction in sourcing, evaluating, structuring and closing investments.

Prior to joining the Trustee-Manager, Mr Tan was with Temasek Holdings for 13 years from 1995 to 2008 where he held various positions, including as a director of investments whose responsibilities include stewardship of Temasek's portfolio companies, joint ventures, divestments, investments in private equity funds and direct investments primarily in the healthcare sector. From 2008 to 2009, Mr Tan was with the Raffles Medical Group as its Business Development Director. From 2010 to 2011, Mr Tan was the Senior Vice President of the direct investment business of the Islamic Bank of Asia, a subsidiary of DBS Bank.

Mr Tan graduated with Bachelor of Business Administration (First Class Honours) and Master of Science (Management Science) degrees from the National University of Singapore. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder. He also attended the Advanced Management Program at INSEAD in Fontainbleau (France).