ABOUT AmFirst REIT

Mr Chong Hong Chuon joined AmREIT on 2 November 2015 as Chief Financial Officer.

On 11 June 2018, he was appointed as Acting Chief Executive Officer of AmREIT and relinquished his role as Acting Chief Executive Officer with effect from 22 April 2019. He remains as Chief Financial Officer of AmREIT in charge of the full spectrum of financial matters relating to AmFIRST REIT which include financial and management reporting, capital management, treasury and taxation.

On 1 December 2022, he was re-appointed as Acting Chief Executive Officer of AmREIT.

Mr Chong started his career as an auditor and has over twenty (20) years of extensive management and financial accounting experience in real estate industry. His last position was General Manager, Finance of Tropicana Corporation Berhad. Prior to that, he was the Head of Finance of AmREIT and Group Financial Controller of GLM REIT Management Sdn Bhd.

He holds a Master of Science in Financial Management from The Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom and is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, United Kingdom and member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

He currently also holds the Capital Markets Services Representative’s License under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 and a Registered Property Manager with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers of Malaysia.

Encik Zuhairy bin Md Isa joined AmREIT on 15 April 2008 as the Head, Asset Management where he was responsible for overseeing property management, marketing and leasing and the implementation of organic growth strategies to enhance the performance of AmFIRST REIT’s portfolio as well as planning and implementing the asset enhancement initiatives.

On 1 August 2013, he was appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer of AmREIT responsible for the strategic direction, investment objectives and operations of AmFIRST REIT and AmREIT as well as overseeing the roles as the Head, Asset Management.

On 8 January 2015, he was re-designated as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of AmREIT and currently responsible for the investment strategies and property portfolio planning for AmFIRST REIT.

Encik Zuhairy has more than fifteen (15) years of related working experience prior to joining AmREIT. His last position was as the Assistant Vice President II with MIDF Property Berhad, heading the Leasing and Marketing Department for Klang Valley region. He was also responsible in handling the land development matters throughout Malaysia as well as Indonesia. He also served as a director for the subsidiaries involved in logistics in Malaysia and property development in Indonesia, namely MIEL Logistics Sdn Bhd and PT Miel Nusantara Development.

He is the current Chairman of The Summit Subang USJ Management Corporation representing AmFIRST REIT, spearheading the management and operations of the mixed integrated strata development. He was the Vice Chairman of the MRMA for 2014 and 2015 and is currently a committee member.

He graduated from the University of Newcastle Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom with Postgraduate Diploma and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Degree, both in Town Planning.

He currently holds the Capital Markets Services Representative’s License under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 since April 2014 and a Registered Property Manager with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers of Malaysia.

Mr Jayasuraes Naidu a/l Subramaniam joined AmREIT on 4 May 2015 as Vice President of Compliance & Risk. He is primarily responsible for compliance and risk management activities of AmREIT. He has twenty-five (26) years of related working experience and has also been entrusted with the Business Operational Controls function which is a requirement enforced by the Group Operational Risk Department of AmBank Group.

Apart from specialised knowledge and skills in compliance, auditing and risk management, he too had an opportunity to lead management and its operations regionally in his previous employment. The combination of experiences that he has gained over the years greatly contributes to the current organisation and in discharging his current role.

He began his career with Arthur Andersen & Co., as an external auditor in the public accounting firm and later pursued his interest in internal audit function with IGB Corporation Berhad (“IGB”). He was one of the key members in the Group Internal Audit team in IGB during its initial establishment and implementation of internal audit function.

Prior to joining AmREIT, he was attached to Turiya Technologies Pte Ltd, a semiconductor company based in Singapore. He was the Head of Finance and Risk Management for the Singapore Group of Companies. He was later promoted to General Manager to helm the Singapore and China Operations.

He holds a Bachelor Degree in Accountancy (Hons) from University Putra Malaysia and is a Certified Internal Auditor as well as a Chartered Accountant (M). He is currently a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants and the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia.

Encik Abdul Rahman joined AmREIT in June 2007 as an Assistant Manager, Finance, gradually taking on roles within the finance department before being promoted to Head of Finance on 1 December 2023. In this role, he oversees financial and management accounting and reporting, capital and interest rate management, treasury operations and credit control. Beyond finance, he also leads investor relations and communications, as well as sustainability reporting.

Previously, he served as Compliance Officer from June 2013 to April 2015 and was responsible for the risk management function from January 2014 to April 2015.

Prior to joining AmREIT, he accumulated over a decade of industry experience. His last role was as an Assistant Accountant at Chase Perdana Berhad, a publicly listed company, where he was responsible for preparing management and financial reports for the company and its subsidiaries.

He began his career as an auditor with Abu Bakar Rajudin & Co., where he gained hands-on experience in auditing, accounting, taxation, secretarial, and due diligence work.

He holds a Degree in Accountancy (Hons.) from Universiti Teknologi MARA with a Degree in Accountancy (Hons) and is a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

En Mohammad Ashraf Bin Shamshiri joined AmREIT on 19 September 2022 as Vice President of Operations. He and his team are responsible for managing eight (8) buildings owned by AmFIRST REIT.

He has 20 years of technical working experience with real estate and banking background.

He began his career with Savills (KL) Sdn Bhd (formerly known as Regroup Associates Sdn Bhd) for five (5) years delving in commercial and residential real estate agency, valuations and property management.

Before joining AmREIT, he was with CIMB Bank Berhad, where he joined the Group Administration & Property Management Department as well at the Branch Network Services Department. There, he spent fifteen (15) years assisting and managing around 300 branch tenancies, troubleshooting branch operations and maintenance concerns, assisting corporate exercises as well as execution of several nationwide projects. He also performed the role of Designated Compliance Officer during his last seven (7) years with the Branch Network Services Department.

He obtained a Bachelor of Science in Estate Management from Universiti Teknologi MARA and a Higher Diploma in Land Management from De Montfort University Leicester, United Kingdom.

Mr. Danny Chee joined AmREIT on 26 April 2023 as Senior Manager, Marketing & Leasing and subsequently redesignated as Head, Marketing & Leasing in 1 December 2023. He is responsible for marketing and leasing of space including negotiating with new prospects for new lease and existing tenants for renewal. He is also actively involved in the property management activities of the AmFIRST REIT’s asset portfolio.

He has 16 years of relevant working experience in property leasing, property management, as well as property sales and marketing.

He began his career in shopping mall management, having joined several shopping malls and property developers in the states of Sabah, Johor, and Selangor.

Before joining AmREIT, he was with 1 Utama Shopping Centre with the role as the Business Development Manager–Mall Innovation, where he was responsible to plan, coordinate and execute some of the special projects and placemaking exercise, as well as setting-up new business units within Bandar Utama.

He obtained a Bachelor of Business with Honour (Entrepreneurship) at Universiti Malaysia Sabah. He is a Registered Property Manager (RPM) with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents, and Property Managers of Malaysia. He is also accredited as Certified Mall Marketing and Leasing Manager (CMMLM), as well as Certified Mall Operations Manager (CMOM) by the Malaysia Shopping Malls Association.