Keppel Corporation appoints Loh Chin Hua as executive chairman

He will be appointed on 1 January 2018.

Mr Loh, 56, will be responsible for the overall management and operations of Keppel Land Limited.

Mr Loh Chin Hua, CEO of Keppel Corporation, who is concurrently chairman of Keppel Land, will assume the role of executive chairman of Keppel Land with effect from 1 January 2018. The company is currently evaluating possible candidates to assume the role of CEO of Keppel Land.

Mr Loh Chin Hua said, "On behalf of the board of Keppel Land, I would like to thank Wee Gee for his valuable contributions to the company. Wee Gee played an instrumental role in growing Keppel Land's business overseas and developing Keppel Land into the multi-faceted property player that it is today, with a strong presence in many key cities in Asia. We wish Wee Gee succcess in his future endeavours."

Mr Ang Wee Gee said, "I have had the privilege of being in Keppel Land for more than 26 years, with the last five years as its CEO. I thought this was a good time for me to step down to pursue other interests, confident that the strong management team that is now in place at Keppel Land can take the company to greater heights."