BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 6. dato mohammed bin haji Che hussein Independent Director (with effect from 1 January 2009) 10. mr olivier lim Tse ghow Director

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1. mr richard e. hale Chairman 2. mr liew mun leong Deputy Chairman 3. ms lynette leong Chin yee Chief Executive Officer 4. mr ho Swee huat Independent 5. mr fong Kwok jen Independent 6.

1 1. mr richard e. hale Chairman 2. mr liew mun leong Deputy Chairman 3. ms lynette leong Chin yee Chief Executive Officer 4. mr ho Swee huat Independent 5. mr fong Kwok jen Independent 6. dato mohammed bin haji Che hussein Independent (with effect from 1 January 2009) 7. mr Kee Teck Koon 8. mr Wen Khai meng 9. mr lui Chong Chee 10. mr olivier lim Tse ghow

2 Mr Richard E. Hale Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Mr Richard E. Hale is the Chairman and Independent Non-Executive of the Board. Mr Hale is also an Independent Non-Executive who joined the CapitaLand Board on 10 February 2003 and was last re-appointed as at CapitaLand s Annual General Meeting on 29 April He is also the Chairman of its Audit Committee and a member of its Risk Committee. Mr Hale also sits on the Boards of Sembcorp Industries Ltd, Sembcorp Marine Ltd and Wheelock Properties (Singapore) Limited (all listed on the SGX-ST). He is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of s. Mr Hale started his career with The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd in October 1958 and served in London, Paris, Hong Kong, Germany, Malaysia, Japan and Singapore before retiring from the bank as CEO Singapore and in March From July 1995 to September 1997, he acted as advisor on environmental matters for HSBC Holdings plc London, based in Singapore. Mr Hale was Executive Chairman of SNP Corporation Ltd from 1 April 1999 to April 2000, and also served as Chairman of the Singapore International Chamber of Commerce for 1993 and He was formerly a Governor of United World College of South East Asia, Singapore and a of The Ascott Group Limited and BW Trust Management Pte Ltd. Mr Hale was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, UK. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, London. Mr Liew Mun Leong Deputy Chairman and Non-Executive Mr Liew Mun Leong is the Deputy Chairman and a Non-Executive of the Board. He is President and CEO of CapitaLand Group. He joined the Pidemco Land Board as on 1 January Pidemco Land merged with DBS Land to form CapitaLand in November Mr Liew continued to serve on the CapitaLand Board and was last re-elected as at CapitaLand s Annual General Meeting on 27 April He also serves on CapitaLand s Investment Committee, Nominating Committee, Corporate Disclosure Committee and Finance and Budget Committee. Mr Liew is Chairman of CapitaLand Residential Singapore Pte Ltd, CapitaLand China Holdings Pte Ltd, CapitaLand Commercial Limited, CapitaLand Retail Limited, CapitaLand Financial Limited and CapitaLand ILEC Pte. Ltd.. He is Deputy Chairman of The Ascott Group Limited as well as the Deputy Chairman of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaMall Trust listed on SGX-ST), CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaRetail China Trust listed on the SGX-ST) and Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited (the manager of Ascott Residence Trust listed on the SGX-ST). He is a of CapitaLand Hope Foundation, the CapitaLand Group s philanthropic arm. Mr Liew also chairs the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore. In 2006, Mr Liew was named Outstanding CEO of the Year in the Singapore Business Awards. In 2007, he was conferred the CEO of the Year award (for firms with market value of S$500 million or more) in The Business Times Singapore Corporate Awards. In 2008, Mr Liew was named Asia s Best Executive of 2008 (Singapore) by Asiamoney and Best CEO in Asia (Property) by Institutional Investor. Mr Liew graduated from the University of Singapore with a Civil Engineering degree and is a registered professional civil engineer. 13

3 ms lynette leong Chin yee Chief Executive Officer and Executive Ms Leong is the Chief Executive Officer of the Manager and Executive of the Board. Ms Leong has more than 20 years of international experience, including banking and finance with Standard Chartered Bank and United Malayan Banking Corporation Berhad in Singapore and Malaysia, and real estate fund management in the London, New York, Chicago and Asian offices of LaSalle Investment Management. Prior to joining the Manager, Ms Leong was the Chief Executive Officer of Ascendas South Korea office where she had spearheaded Ascendas strong foothold in South Korea s real estate market, including the acquisition of office and logistics properties and the establishment of its first real estate fund in South Korea that was co-invested by some of South Korea s largest financial institutions. Ms Leong holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Estate Management and a Master of Science in Real Estate from the National University of Singapore. mr ho SWee huat Independent Non-Executive Mr Ho, an Independent Non-Executive of the Board, is the Managing and founder of Abacus Assets Advisors Pte Ltd, a financial advisory business. Before starting the company, he had an established career in the banking industry, with 20 years of experience in the Singapore, Hong Kong and New York markets. Mr Ho previously held leadership and senior management positions at renowned financial institutions spearheading the expansion initiatives of regional operations. Between 1993 and 1997, he was an Executive of Paribas Merchant Banking Asia Pte Ltd. From 1988 to 1993, he worked at Overseas Union Bank Limited as Head of Regional Business for Corporate and Private Banking. Prior to that, Mr Ho held several positions at the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, including Head of Private Banking for South East Asia from 1987 to He is currently Chairman of the Autism Association (Singapore) which he co-founded with a group of parents in He is also Vice-Chairman of the Eden School. Mr Ho holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Liberal Arts degree in Economics from Hamilton College, USA. mr fong KWoK jen Independent Non-Executive Mr Fong is an Independent Non-Executive of the Board. He is a of Fong Law Corporation, a legal firm. He was Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the SGX-ST from 1994 to Prior to that, Mr Fong sat on the Securities Industry Council from 1992 to He was also a Council Member of the Law Society of Singapore from 1990 to From 1982, Mr Fong spent eight years as Deputy Senior State Counsel and then as Senior State Counsel at the Attorney-General s Chambers. Before that, he was a Deputy Public Prosecutor at the Attorney-General s Chambers. 14

4 Mr Fong graduated from the University of Singapore with a LLB (Honours). In 1976/77, he was awarded the Colombo Plan Award to attend the Government Legal Officer s Course in the United Kingdom. In 1986, he attended the NITA (National Institute of Trial Advocates) Advocacy Programme at Harvard Law School. Dato Mohammed Bin Haji Che Hussein Independent Non-Executive (with effect from 1 January 2009) Dato Mohammed Bin Haji Che Hussein is an Independent Non-Executive of the Board. He is also the non-executive director/chairman of Quill Capita Management Sdn Bhd (the manager of Quill Capita Trust listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad), Hap Seng Consolidated Bhd (listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad), Mcb Bank Limited (listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange), PT Maybank Indocorp and University Malaysia Kelantan. He is also Senior Advisor of RSM Strategic Business Advisors Sdn Bhd. Dato Mohammed spent 31 years with the Maybank Group and held various management positions including Head of Corporate Banking, Head of Malaysian Operations, Managing of Aseambankers Malaysia Berhad and, prior to his retirement in January 2008, was Executive / Chief Financial Officer. Dato Mohammed Bin Haji Che Hussein graduated with Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Newcastle, Australia in He also completed the Harvard Business School Advanced Management Program in Mr Kee Teck Koon Non-Executive Mr Kee Teck Koon is a Non-Executive of the Board. He is the Chief Investment Officer of CapitaLand. He is also a Non-Executive of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited and CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited. Between April 2003 and February 2007, he was responsible for overseeing the CapitaLand Group s Financial, Commercial and Retail businesses. Prior to that, he was the Managing and CEO of The Ascott Group Limited from November 2000 to April Mr Kee has held senior management appointments with several other organisations. He started his career in 1979 with the Singapore Armed Forces and the Ministry of Defence where he remained until Mr Kee holds a Master of Arts in Engineering Science from the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Mr Wen Khai Meng Non-Executive Mr Wen Khai Meng is a Non-Executive of the Board. He is the CEO of CapitaLand Commercial Limited and Co-CEO of CapitaLand Financial Limited. He is also a of Quill Capita Management Sdn Bhd (manager of Quill Capita Trust listed on the Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad). Mr Wen holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Construction Engineering from the National University of Singapore, as well as a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. 15

5 mr lui Chong Chee Non-Executive Mr Lui Chong Chee is a Non-Executive of the Board. He is the CEO of CapitaLand Financial Limited. He is Chairman of Australand Holdings Limited and a Non-Executive of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited, CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited and Ascott Residence Trust Management Limited. Mr Lui previously held various positions within the CapitaLand Group, including Chief Financial Officer of CapitaLand and Chief Executive Officer of CapitaLand Residential Limited. Prior to joining CapitaLand, Mr Lui was the Managing of Citigroup Investment Bank (Singapore) Limited. Mr Lui holds a Master of Business Administration in Finance and International Economics as well as a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Magna Cum Laude) from New York University, United States. mr olivier lim TSe ghow Non-Executive Mr Olivier Lim Tse Ghow is a Non-Executive of the Board. He is the Group Chief Financial Officer of CapitaLand. He is also a Non-Executive of CapitaMall Trust Management Limited, CapitaRetail China Trust Management Limited and Australand Holdings Limited, and a of The Ascott Group Limited. Prior to joining CapitaLand, he was and Head of the Real Estate Unit, Corporate Banking in Citibank Singapore. He has more than 19 years of work experience in diverse areas including corporate banking, investment banking, corporate finance and real estate financial products. In 2007, Mr Lim was named Chief Financial Officer of the Year (for firms with market value of S$500 million or more) in The Business Times Singapore Corporate Awards. Mr Lim holds a First Class Honours degree in Civil Engineering from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, United Kingdom. 16

Board of Directors. Mr Liew Mun Leong Chairman and Non-Executive Director. Ms Jennie Chua Non-Executive Director

Board of Directors. Mr Liew Mun Leong Chairman and Non-Executive Director. Ms Jennie Chua Non-Executive Director 01. 02. 01 Mr Liew Mun Leong Chairman and 02 Ms Jennie Chua 03 Mr Lim Tse Ghow Olivier 04 Mr Sunil Tissa Amarasuriya 05 Tan Sri Amirsham A Aziz 05. 06 Dr Loo Choon Yong 07 Mrs Arfat Pannir Selvam 08 Professor