James Beech joined IR Media Group as Editor in Chief in January 2022. He was a multimedia journalist, editor, client relationship manager, awards host and public speaker at Campden Wealth, for and about the global ultra-wealthy multigenerational family business and office community, in 2016-21.

The Englishman reported and photographed news and features for daily and weekly regional newspapers and websites, in New Zealand and Australia, including the Otago Daily Times and Canterbury-Bankstown Express, in 2006-15.

He wrote and edited market-leading consumer magazines and websites in Bournemouth then worked in public relations and media communications in London, in 1999-2006.

He graduated Bournemouth University with a BA (Hons) in Multimedia Journalism in 1999.

Rui Hua heads the Group Capital Markets and Investor Relations for ESR and reports to co-founders and co-CEOs Jeffrey Shen and Stuart Gibson. She focuses on driving ESR group level’s capital and public market activities including strategic merger and acquisition investments; leads a robust investor relations function and provides insights on market developments. She was part of the IPO team which successfully listed ESR on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 1^st November 2019. In May 2021, she co-led and completed ESR’s first data center acquisition in Hong Kong. Rui Hua was also part of the ESR deal team that acquired ARA Asset Management Limited with US$5.2 billion, which is one of Hong Kong’s largest M&A in 2021.

Before joining ESR, Rui Hua was the General Manager and Head of Capital Markets and Corporate Finance, and Corporate Planning for CapitaLand China where she was involved in fund raising from local Chinese & foreign institutional investors, capital markets and corporate finance deals, and strategic planning and direction. She also led the sell-down of CapitaLand’s approximately S$500 million stake in a Hong Kong listed real estate company in June 2019. Prior to her stint in China, she was the Group Head of CapitaLand’s Investor Relations and Capital Markets Compliance based in Singapore, managing institutional and public investors; interfacing with regulators on corporate governance, REITs regulation and disclosure matters; and handling key proxy providers. Rui Hua joined CapitaLand Limited in 2013 as the Assistant Vice President, Group CFO’s Office. She structured and executed CapitaLand’s key strategic projects such as privatisation of CapitaMalls Asia, and corporate finance projects like issuing and repurchasing convertible bonds.

Besides extensive real estate experience, Rui Hua also has vast investment banking experience with China International Capital Corporation and DBS Bank Ltd. She raised more than S$7.5 billion from the capital markets and many high-profile IPOs of international companies in Singapore such as Tiger Airways and Xinren Aluminum.

Rui Hua won the IR Magazine Choice Award 2020 for Greater China region. She was also voted as “Asia’s Best Investor Relations Professional (Property)” 1^st place for overall and sell-side in Institutional Investors’ 2017 All-Asia Executive Team Ranking. Previously, Rui Hua was also named the “Best Investor Relations Officer (For Large Cap Companies)” in the IR Magazine Awards South East Asia 2017 and 2015. Under her leadership, CapitaLand also won the 1st place for “Best at Investor Relations in Singapore” in FinanceAsia Asia’s Best Companies 2017 and “Best Investor Relations Bronze Award” (For Large Caps) in Singapore Corporate Awards 2016.

On the social front, Rui Hua currently serves as advisor in the NUS Economics Alumni Committee and a member of the Information and Corporate Relations Standing Committee of the Singapore Children’s Society. She was on the Board of Directors for Hwa Chong International School from 2017 to 2019.

Rui Hua received her Masters’ in International Public Policy (Merit) from University College London, Department of Politics and also graduated with a BSc in Social Science, Economics (2^nd Upper Class Honors) from the National University of Singapore. In 2016, Rui Hua attended the Advanced Management Programme in Booth School of Business, University of Chicago. She is also a holder of the International Certificate of Investor Relations (ICIR).

Managing Director of Euroland IR Asia Pacific, is responsible for Euroland’s business development in the region including, mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Previous, Jenny was based in Dubai at Euroland’s regional office for Middle East market.

After graduation with Master’s degree in business administration in Gothenburg University, Sweden, Jenny has been working for the Swedish Trade Council to promote cultural and business cooperation between China and Sweden. As a true entrepreneur, she opened a company already in year 1992 engaging in translation and business consulting. Since 1999, she founded a company acting as Ericsson’s sole agent for early generation of mobile data infrastructure and GPRS terminals. Since joining Euroland in year 2011, she is dedicated to striving to use state-of-art technology to achieve the most efficient IR communication for Euroland’s customers.

Tim Human is senior reporter at IR Magazine. He rejoined the publication in 2019 after two years working as a freelance writer for a range of international clients. Previously, he was editor of IR Magazine between 2013-2017. He has also written for Corporate Secretary, IR Magazine’s sister publication, and CorpComms, the UK-based magazine for corporate communications professionals.

Benny has been working in the field of financial and corporate communications for over 17 years, managing the communications for a wide range of Hong Kong, US and London primary and secondary listings as well as advising global companies on communicating in the mainland China market. He spends his time between CDR’s Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou offices.

Mr NG Kok Siong (“Mr NG”) was appointed as an Executive Director of the Manager in February 2020. He has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Manager since May 2018. He is also one of the responsible officers of the Manager for the purposes of the SFO, a director of Link Properties Limited, The Link Finance Limited and a number of subsidiaries of Link.

Mr NG has extensive experience in the real estate sector in Asia covering a spectrum of strategic management roles in finance, investment, corporate development and business technology. Since joining CapitaLand Group in 2005, Mr NG held various senior executive positions, including Chief Corporate Development Officer of CapitaLand Limited (listed in Singapore), Chief Financial Officer of CapitaMalls Asia Limited (currently known as CapitaLand Mall Asia Limited), and Group Chief Digital Officer of CapitaLand Limited. He was also a director and audit committee member of two REITs in Singapore and Malaysia, namely CapitaLand Retail China Trust Management Limited (the manager of CapitaLand Retail China Trust listed in Singapore) and CapitaLand Malaysia Mall REIT Management Sdn. Bhd. (the manager of CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust listed in Malaysia).

Prior to joining CapitaLand Group, Mr NG has worked in ExxonMobil and Royal Dutch Shell across Asia and Europe in various roles including planning and appraisal, information systems, finance, and investment management.

Mr NG holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy (Honours) from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore and attended the Tuck Executive Program at Dartmouth College.

Calvin Pei is Vice President of Corporate Finance and Strategy at PAX Global Technology Limited (SEHK: 327). He is currently responsible for the Group’s corporate communication. He joined the Group in 2016 and is responsible for enhancing transparency in the global investor community.

Calvin holds an MBA degree from the University of Hong Kong. He received his Bachelor of Mathematics (Financial Risk Management) degree from the University of Waterloo, Canada. He is a member of the CMA.

Helen Qiao is a managing director and chief economist for Greater China and head of Asia Economics Research, based in Hong Kong. Prior to that, Qiao spent more than six years at Goldman Sachs as senior China economist and four years at Morgan Stanley as chief Greater China economist. Previously, she worked at the World Bank Group (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) in Washington DC and Lehman Brothers in Tokyo. Qiao has written a wide range of thematic research papers on China. Her work has been published in media and in academic journals, such as The Journal of Policy Modeling. Her team has been ranked top-three in the Institutional Investor All Asia research team surveys in 2013-18 consecutively and No.1 in Asia economic research in the Institutional Investor Global Fixed Income survey in 2019. Qiao holds a BA degree in international trade from the Renmin University of China, and Masters degree and a PhD in economics from Stanford University. Helen is currently serving as a member on the Advisory Council of Bretton Woods Committee, which works to demonstrate the value of international economic cooperation and spur economic growth, alleviate poverty, and improve financial stability. For more information about any awards cited, visit https://rsch.baml.com/awards.

Michelle Shen is a director of Investor Relations at Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: YUMC; HKEX: 9987), a Fortune 500 Company. Yum China is dual primary listed on both the New York Stock Exchange and the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. With exclusive rights to the KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell brands in China, ownership of the Little Sheep and Huang Ji Huang brands, as well as partnership with Lavazza, Yum China is the largest restaurant company in the country.

Prior to re-joining Yum China in 2021, Ms. Shen served as the International Controller of WeWork, where she oversaw financial reporting and controlling for its global markets. From 2013 to 2019, Ms. Shen worked at Yum China in various finance functions, including financial planning, investor relations and financial reporting. Before joining Yum China, Ms. Shen spent 9 years at Ernst & Young in its US and China practice.

Ms. Shen graduated from University of California, Los Angeles with a degree in Business Economics. She is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of California.

Mr. William Tsang is a seasoned investment professional with over 15 years of experience in the asset management industry. Currently, he serves as Head of Research and Co-Portfolio Manager at Chartwell Capital, a Hong Kong-based investment firm that seeks out overlooked investment opportunities with an active engagement approach in Asia. As Head of Research, Mr. Tsang manages Chartwell’s research process and the development of the team. As a Co-Portfolio Manager, he plays a crucial role in stock selection. Besides these roles, he specialises in the TMT and semiconductor sectors. Born and raised in Hong Kong, Mr. Tsang holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States.