A SYNERGY OF
LEADING DEVELOPERS
With an initial Shariah-compliant fund of up to RM1 billion (US$250 million), SDPLOG is well-positioned to leverage on Sime Darby Property’s iconic track record and extensive land bank as well as LOGOS Property’s proven expertise in developing world-class solutions for the logistics industry.
Sime Darby Property is a leading property developer with a strong success rate of developing sustainable communities for 50 years. With 25 active townships / developments, Sime Darby Property has a wide reach that encompasses assets and operations across the country.
It marks its presence in the UK as part of a Malaysian consortium to develop the iconic Battersea Power Station Project in central London. As a responsible corporate player, Sime Darby Property and its philanthropic arm, Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) actively implement various initiatives to assist underprivileged communities living within and nearby its townships. A multi award-winning property group with numerous international and local accolades, Sime Darby Property is a constituent of the MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index with MSCI ESG Rating of BBB and is rated by the Carbon Disclosure Project.
For more information, please visit simedarbyproperty.com
LOGOS is a dynamic and growing logistics specialist with operations across 10 countries in Asia Pacific. LOGOS’ shareholders comprise ESR Group, APAC’s largest real asset manager powered by the New Economy and the third largest listed real estate investment manager globally, and its Founders, John Marsh and Trent Iliffe. LOGOS manages every aspect of logistics real estate, including investment management, sourcing land or facilities and undertaking development and asset management, on behalf of some of the world’s leading global real estate investors. LOGOS has circa 9.1 million sqm of property owned and under development, with a total completed value of over US$19.6 billion, across 31 ventures.
For more information, please visit logosproperty.com
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DATO’ AZMIR MERICAN
Chairman
Dato' Azmir Merican assumed the Group Managing Director role of Sime Darby Property in April 2020. Previously, he helmed various senior leadership positions and has a wealth of cross-functional experience in corporate advisory. Dato' Azmir was the former Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of UEM Edgenta Berhad, one of Asia's largest Asset Management & Infrastructure Solutions companies. He led the merger and acquisition as well as integration of five companies involved in Healthcare Services, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Consultancy with operations in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, UAE, India, Taiwan, New Zealand and Australia as part of the creation of UEM Edgenta Berhad.
BETTY LAU SUI HING
Director
Ms. Betty Lau, a Permanent Resident of Malaysia, joined Sime Darby Property Berhad on 3 December 2018 as Chief Financial Officer ("CFO") Designate and was subsequently appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer on 1 April 2019.
Prior to this, she was the CFO of Malaysia Land Group of Companies, Hatten Land Limited and IOI Properties Group Berhad. With more than 25 years of experience in financial management under her belt, Ms. Lau possesses a strong financial acumen within several areas of competency, including corporate restructuring, treasury management, budgetary controls, corporate reporting and taxation. She has also held various senior finance positions in both local and foreign companies including Singapore, the United States of America, and the People’s of Republic of China. Being an accountant by profession, she paved the way for her career by working in professional audit firms for six (6) years. Since then, she has served companies in a diverse list of industries namely information technologies, media and broadcast, education, leisure and hospitality as well as property development.
In her current role, Ms. Lau spearheads the full spectrum of financial management of the Group, primarily providing strategic financial leadership and support to the senior management and the Board.
TRENT ILIFFE
Director
A co-founder of LOGOS, Trent brings over 30 years of experience in real estate and funds management, who has successfully completed over A$3billion of transactions.
Prior to joining LOGOS, as the Regional Director with LaSalle Investment Management, Trent was responsible for Industrial real estate investment in China and the Asia Pacific where he negotiated Joint Ventures, Development Management, Asset Management and Sale and Purchase Agreements. He also established JLL's China Industrial Business leading 60 staff in seven offices around China, transacting 260,000 sqm of projects and increasing revenue by over 800% during his time with the business. Trent's career includes a highly successful span as the National Transaction Leader at Colliers International.
STEPHEN HAWKINS
Director
Stephen founded LOGOS' South East Asia business in 2016, bringing over 30 years experience in chartered accounting, property finance and funds management and a transaction record exceeding $2.6 billion.
Before joining LOGOS, Stephen was Head of Funds Management Asia for Goodman where earlier in his tenure he established Ascendas-MGM Funds Management and pioneered the listing of Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (A-REIT), Singapore's first industrial S-REIT. As the CEO of Macquarie Goodman Asia (a Goodman Group and Macquarie Bank joint venture) Stephen led its expansion of funds management across properties in Asia launching the Macquarie Goodman Wholesale Fund after acquiring over $800 million of assets in 12 months.
AURELIA LEE MAY YOKE
Co-General Manager of Fund
Aurelia is Sime Darby Property’s Chief Operating Officer of Investment & Asset Management, and the Co-General Manager for the Fund.
Aurelia has had around 15 years of relevant industry experience, including 4 years of investment banking, more than 6 years in an investments / private equity role at Khazanah Nasional Berhad and a further 4 years in UEM Edgenta Berhad and Sime Darby Property with oversight over strategy, planning, corporate finance and investor relations activities.
DAVID CARAM ABOUD
Co-General Manager of Fund and Development Committee Member
David is LOGOS’ Head of Malaysia and is the Co-General Manager for the Fund. David is an experienced real estate investment professional with relevant industry experience spanning almost 30 years. He has held senior positions in Axis REIT and was a pioneering members in establishing the private shariah-compliant SEA industrial real estate fund for Guidance Investments. His experience includes Southeast Asia industrial and logistics real estate acquisitions, development and leasing for private vehicles and listed REITs. He currently heads up LOGOS Malaysia where his primary role is to grow LOGOS's presence in Malaysia, taking the lead in business development, acquisition and also investment related activities, with the support of LOGOS Group.
APPOLLO LEONG
Development Committee Member
Appollo Leong joined Sime Darby Property in 2011 as Development Manager where he was integral in the master planning and development of Sime Darby Property's City of Elmina. He is presently the Chief Operating Officer for Township Development.
Prior to joining Sime Darby Property, he was based in the United Kingdom for the first 10 years of his career. He started as an architect at the Manchester office of Aedas, a leading international architecture and design practice. In 2005, he joined Christopher Rogers Ltd. as an architect and planning & development consultant, where he managed and contributed to the full spectrum of a development, inclusive of development feasibility & market research, land & approval matters, master planning & redevelopment, design & construction management, development funding & cashflow, amongst others. In 2009, he brought his breadth of experience into the Peel Group, a leading infrastructure, transport and real estate investment house in the UK, where he served as a planning & development consultant before relocating back to Malaysia under the TalentCorp returning expert programme in 2011.