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Mr Neil Maxwell
Chief Executive Officer

Mr Neil Maxwell is the Chief Executive Officer of M&L Manager. He is responsible for the overall management and operations of M&L Hospitality, including investment strategies and strategic planning and development.

Mr Neil Maxwell is the Chief Executive Officer of M&L Manager. He is responsible for the overall management and operations of M&L Hospitality, including investment strategies and strategic planning and development.

Mr Maxwell has over 35 years’ experience in the hotel industry in various roles. He brings a wealth of knowledge, skill and resources from these positions to his role as CEO at M&L Hospitality. He joined the Sheraton Hotel group in 1985, starting out as an accountant and rising within the company to the role of Director of Finance of Sheraton, Hong Kong in 1992.

From 1993 to 2002, he was the Regional Controller of Australia, New Zealand and Fiji for Sheraton, including Sheraton on the Park based in Sydney, where he was responsible for the direct supervision of all hotel controllers in the Pacific area and participated in the acquisition and disposal of the hotel assets within the Pacific region.

From 2002 to 2006 Mr Maxwell was a joint owner in OutSource Unique Reports, a consultancy firm that provides data mining services for hotels throughout the world.

In 2006, he founded a consultancy firm specialising in the due diligence, acquisition and on-going asset management of upper-scale hotels worldwide. This company also offered consulting services to existing property owners which included advice and assistance on financing, capital refurbishment and the negotiations of hotel management agreements.

Neil Maxwell has worked with the M&L Hospitality Group since May 2009 and spearheaded the acquisition and asset management of M&L Hospitality’s existing portfolio of hotels.

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Ms Melissa Wan May Wah
Chief Financial Officer

Ms Wan May Wah Melissa is the Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary of the M&L Manager. Ms Wan is responsible for the performance management and reporting functions of M&L Hospitality.

Ms Wan May Wah Melissa is the Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary of the M&L Manager. Ms Wan is responsible for the performance management and reporting functions of M&L Hospitality.

Ms Wan brings with her more than 25 years of experience in accounting and finance, including 12 years in the hospitality industry in finance operations, regional internal audit and the opening of hotels across Asia Pacific.

From January 2009 to March 2010, Ms Wan was the Chief Financial Officer of Hup Soon Global Corporation Ltd. From November 2007 to June 2008 Ms Wan was the Head of both Group Accounts and Group Risk Management at Singapore Power Limited.

From September 1999 to September 2007, Ms Wan was the Chief Financial Officer of Yellow Pages Singapore and was the Joint Company Secretary of Yellow Pages Singapore from December 2004 to September 2007. Ms Wan was involved in the divestment of the company by Singtel and the subsequent listing exercise of the company on the Singapore Stock Exchange in December 2004. Prior to that, Ms Wan was the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at Singtel from October 1997 to September 1999. From November 1985 to October 1997, she was an Assistant Financial Controller with Westin Hotels, where she handled the setting up of finance functions for several newly opened Westin Hotels. Ms Wan was an Auditor at Deloitte Haskins & Sells from May 1984 to November 1985.

Ms Wan is a Fellow of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Singapore, with a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree from the National University of Singapore. She is a Fellow of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants in the United Kingdom and a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. She also holds a Certificate of specialisation in Hospitality Accounting and Financial Management (Honours) from the American Hotel & Motel Association.

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Mr Wei Chuen Loong
Director of Finance

Mr Loong Wei Chuen is the Director of Finance based in Sydney office where he is responsible for the financial management functions in Australia and New Zealand. He oversees all matters involving finance and accounting, treasury, taxation and compliance, ensuring the alignment with M&L Hospitality’s strategy. Mr Loong has more than 20 years of experience in financial reporting, audit, taxation and treasury matters.

Mr Loong Wei Chuen is the Director of Finance based in Sydney office where he is responsible for the financial management functions in Australia and New Zealand. He oversees all matters involving finance and accounting, treasury, taxation and compliance, ensuring the alignment with M&L Hospitality’s strategy. Mr Loong has more than 20 years of experience in financial reporting, audit, taxation and treasury matters.

Previously, he was the Director of Finance based in Singapore office where he is responsible for the overall financial and accounting operations with an oversight of the financial matters in the United Kingdom and continental Europe.

Prior to joining M&L Hospitality, Mr Loong was the Group Financial Controller at Far East Orchard Limited, a member of Far East Organization, that listed on the Singapore Exchange’s mainboard. He was responsible for the financial and capital management functions of the group which has hospitality and property operations in Singapore, Australia and the United Kingdom.

Mr Loong was also previously with PricewaterhouseCoopers as Senior Manager where he worked in its Singapore and Sydney offices. He was responsible for the statutory audits of several public listed companies and large multinational corporations in the hospitality, real estate, retail and consumer industries.

Mr Loong is a Chartered Accountant of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and a member of with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours) degree from the Nanyang Technological University.

 

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Mr Kiat Chiang Goh
Director of Finance

Mr Goh is the Director of Finance based in Singapore and brings more than 20 years of accounting and finance experience. He oversees financial reporting and supports the CFO on the corporate finance and treasury activities for Singapore, Europe and UK.

Mr Goh is the Director of Finance based in Singapore and brings more than 20 years of accounting and finance experience. He oversees financial reporting and supports the CFO on the corporate finance and treasury activities for Singapore, Europe and UK.

Before rejoining M&L Hospitality in May 2019, Mr Goh was Group Financial Controller from December 2017 to May 2019 of QAF Limited, a company listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange, and was responsible for the financial and accounting matters including compliance with financial reporting. Mr Goh was the Financial Controller of M&L Hospitality from October 2014 to November 2017. Mr Goh had more than 13 years of experience with KPMG Singapore in providing audit and advisory services to SGX-ST listed companies and clients in diverse industries including real estate and construction, hospitality, private equity, F&B and services, trading, government and infrastructure sectors. He was posted to KPMG London for two years in 2006 and was Audit Senior Manager with KPMG Singapore from 2009 till 2014.

Mr Goh is a Chartered Accountant of Singapore and holds a 2nd Class Upper Bachelor of Accountancy degree and a minor in Banking and Finance from Nanyang Technological University.

 

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