SPH REIT appoints Soon Suet Har as CFO

She will also take charge of the company's Investor Relations division.

SPH REIT announced the appointment of Soon Suet Har as chief financial officer and head of Investor Relations.

Ms Soon, 39, is tasked to formulate strategic plans for SPH REIT in accordance with the Manager's stated investment strategy. She is responsible for applying the appropriate capital management strategy, including tax and treasury matters, as well as finance and accounting matters, including statutory reporting, overseeing implementation of SPH REIT's short and medium-term business plans, fund management activities and financial condition. In the area of investor relations, she is reponsibile for facilitating communications and liaison with unitholders, according to an SPH REIT report.

Before her appointment, Ms Soon was a manager in Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) and, since 2010, had been involved in the evaluation of numerous property projects in Singapore covering government land bid sites and private treaty deals. She was also responsible for investor relations in SPH since December 2011, ensuring strategic communication with SPH shareholders, investors and analysts. Ms Soon's prior experience includes overseeing the financial operatiosn and management reporting of several principal SPH subsidiaries in property, investments and radio broadcasting business.