Saunders will continue to focus on investments and third-party capital partnerships, and he will also support and oversee asset management of the existing portfolio which is led day-to-day by Emmanuel Farcis (Group Managing Director, Asset Management). Ng will lead all the corporate functions including finance, legal, IT, human resource and investor relations.
As announced on Sept 23, 2025, Link REIT (SGX:0823
) confirmed the initiation of its interim leadership structure and its strategic direction. In the Sept 23 announcement, an interim leadership structure is in force following the retirement of former Link CEO George Hongchoy.
The interim leadership structure comprises group chief investment officer John Saunders who is appointed executive director effective Jan 1, and Ng Kok Siong, executive director and group CFO. Both Saunders ad Ng report to Chairman Duncan Owen and the chairs committee.
