Prime US REIT's manager appoints new deputy CEO, CFO

Harmeet Singh Bedi will report directly to the CEO, CIO of KBS US Prime Property Management.

Prime US REIT’s manager, KBS US Prime Property Management, appoints Harmeet Singh Bedi as deputy chief executive officer (CEO) and chief financial officer (CFO), according to an announcement.

Bedi will report directly to Barbara Cambon, CEO and chief investment officer of KBS US Prime Property Management, providing support in the execution of PRIME’s overall growth strategies, whilst helming the finance and investor relations functions.

His finance responsibilities will cover the formulation and execution of PRIME’s financial strategies, capital raising and capital management, financial risk management, treasury, tax, and financial reporting. Bedi will also be tasked to further enhance PRIME’s investor engagement across institutional, high net worth, and retail investors in the region.

His appointment will take effect within the next few weeks upon completion of his exit from his current role.

Bedi brings with him 29 years of investment and commercial banking experience in Singapore, Hong Kong and India. He most recently held the positions of CEO of Maybank Kim Eng Singapore, and as board member of its Singapore asset management and Indian securities businesses.

Prior to this, he spent over 20 years at UBS, Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan across a variety of senior investment banking roles involving capital raising and advisory work for corporates across the region.