Singapore Leadership

Bastiaan is the Managing Director for Colliers in Singapore. His responsibilities include the strategic direction of the Singapore office, to lead the growth and diversification initiatives, ensure superior service delivery and develop market leading teams. He oversees all business lines including Capital Markets, Investment Sales, Occupier Services, Valuations & Advisory, Industrial Services, Hotel Advisory, Research, as well as Marketing & Communications and the Human Resources and Finance Teams.

Pertinent to this assignment Bastiaan was the Head of Occupier Services in Singapore and has led complex transaction projects for diverse global multinationals and investors throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region.

In Asia - Pacific, Bastiaan lived and worked in; Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia and Australia.

WeiLeng is the Managing Director | Head of Capital Markets in Singapore and is responsible for the growth of Colliers' Capital Markets & Investment Services team. An exceptional leader of great entrepreneurial spirit, WeiLeng possesses strong capital markets expertise and proven track records. She is adept in advisory and brokerage, as well as principal real estate. With more than 25 years of experience in the real estate industry, she excels in building deep client relationships and extensive industry network. ​

WeiLeng has a strong collaborative culture and regional outlook, which enables her to fully connect Colliers Singapore to our other businesses within Asia Pacific and across the global platform. It creates added value for clients who now demand highly effective solutions spanning from country to country.

Capital Markets is her expertise. Her first foray into real estate began nearly three decades ago when she was headhunted by government service. She has since accumulated a wealth of experience in selling buildings, hotels and development land. She sold her first office building at 20 Malacca Street at Raffles Place – just barely one year into her new role. That same relentlessness saw her through many more deals, some bigger, others smaller. Over the years, she has developed an excellent network and invested in strong relationships.

She often gets the question, "What drives you?", which she usually answers, "the inexplicable joy I see on my clients' face when I close a deal!" By building trusted relationships, she has successfully entered into joint ventures with both CapitaLand and City Developments Limited (CDL), during her stint on the buy-side with Wells Fargo (then Wachovia Real Estate).

Having three daughters of her own that are coming of age, she understands her people's aspirations and recognises the acceleration of success of her people as one of her key focuses, where she mentors and nurtures them in becoming the next generation of leaders.

Colliers has given her tremendous space to accelerate her success, and she would like to accelerate yours too. Connect with her today!

An accomplished leader in real estate cross-border investments and advisory, John brings a wealth of knowledge, expertise and track record from over 15 years of successfully securing investment opportunities and divesting large scale assets and portfolios for global capital.

John is the Executive Director, Head of International Capital across Asia Pacific for the Capital Markets & Investment Services business at Colliers. In this role, he is responsible for growing cross border investment activity from Asia Pacific in collaboration with the global capital markets teams. He leads international client relationship development and provides real estate investment and divestment advice, including origination and completion of investment transactions with global capital sources.

Prior to Colliers, John led Jones Lang LaSalle’s International Investment team in Japan, focusing on cross-border investment and structuring advice for direct real estate transactions and equity raises. John had previously worked as a real estate, hospitality and M&A advisor for a global consultancy in Tokyo and New York, as well as at a US-based developer.
 

Bastiaan is the Managing Director for Colliers in Singapore. His responsibilities include the strategic direction of the Singapore office, to lead the growth and diversification initiatives, ensure superior service delivery and develop market leading teams. He oversees all business lines including Capital Markets, Investment Sales, Occupier Services, Valuations & Advisory, Industrial Services, Hotel Advisory, Research, as well as Marketing & Communications and the Human Resources and Finance Teams.

Pertinent to this assignment Bastiaan was the Head of Occupier Services in Singapore and has led complex transaction projects for diverse global multinationals and investors throughout the entire Asia-Pacific region.

In Asia - Pacific, Bastiaan lived and worked in; Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia and Australia.

June  heads up the Office Services team in Singapore, and is responsible for ensuring the  team's delivery of quality real estate advice and the execution of leasing transactions across the office and industrial markets.

June has 30 years of office and industrial leasing experience in Singapore, and has provided strategic advice to numerous MNCs  on their real estate requirements to meet the mid to long term business needs. She is equally well-versed in project marketing assignments, and has assisted various landlord clients to position their property to secure the optimal tenant mix for their properties.

Chris is the Senior Director for Singapore's Project Management team.  He leads a team of project management professionals to assist occupiers with their corporate real estate requirements and is also responsible for driving the growth of the project management team.

Chris has over 20 years of experience in the real estate and construction sectors and has successfully delivered projects across North America and Australia before relocating to Singapore in 2015.

He has a diverse range of experience spanning architecture, interior design, project management, business development and client relationship management.

Keng Chiam has been in the valuation and advisory practice that span over 30 years. He has vast experience providing quality advice to clients of important real estate activities ranging from acquisition and disposal, merger and acquisitions, feasibility studies, etc. He had acted as an expert for clients in contentious, high-profile dispute resolution cases.

He is currently leading the valuation and advisory services, hotel and leisure and the consultancy divisions within Colliers. In addition, he will be setting up the business valuation within the firm to provide clients with a comprehensive suite of advisory services.

Govinda, a member of RICS and registered valuer, is a chartered certified accountant with a postgraduate diploma in economics and a certificate in business valuations, who began his career at Pricewaterhouse in audit and tax advisory.

Having worked as an Operations Manager for Hilton, he was the Financial Controller at the luxury Lanesborough Hotel, at which time he worked closely with the Rosewood and Starwood hotel groups at both the local and corporate level.

Govinda joined PKF in London in 2005 where he was a Managing Consultant within the Hotels and Leisure Valuation and Consulting  practice. He subsequently joined BDO’s Real Estate Valuation and Consulting  team in 2012, where he was a Director responsible for the EMEA, Caribbean and Asia-Pac regions.

Govinda joined Cushman & Wakefield Singapore in 2015 where he was a Director within the Asia-Pac Valuation and Advisory team.

He is now an Executive Director at Colliers International advising on, and valuing investments involving mixed-use, specialist and alternative asset classes across Asia and further afield.

He is also one of Colliers’ dedicated specialist portfolio advisors and valuers in the region, and globally.

Jonathan is  Director and Head of Advisory services at  Colliers International in Singapore. He is a registered professional planner, urban economist and real estate professional with over 13 years of industry experience in North America and Asia. He has joined Colliers International in May 2018. 

Jonathan is in the business of providing bespoke strategic advisory through solid economic, financial, and market analysis to help clients achieve remarkable real estate, urban and infrastructure projects. As an international urban development and real estate expert, he supports government agencies, public institutions and investors on real estate strategies, urban planning and infrastructure projects and economic development strategies across Asia and beyond.

Jonathan regularly supports clients with their regional and international real estate investment strategies, working with Colliers International colleagues around the world as part of Asia outbound capital deployment strategies. 

Originally from Montreal, Canada, Jonathan is a Canadian citizen and permanent resident of Singapore. He is professionally fluent in English, French and Spanish.
 

An experienced Commercial Finance Strategist and Business Partner with a demonstrated history of working in management consulting industry and  hospitality industry.

Skilled in Strategic Commercial Finance, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, Finance Business Partnering, Finance Controllership, Audit, Tax & Compliance, Corporate Law, Strategic Consulting, and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A).

A dedicated communicator with immense passion in corporate branding and strategic communication, Doris is an accomplished marketing  and public relation professional who has demonstrated considerable acumen in developing strong strategies and brand awareness,  bringing a company’s overall business as well as profitability to greater heights.

At Colliers, Doris head up the Marketing & Communications for its Singapore operations, working closely with her peers across regions, senior management leaders and business partners to execute strategic marketing and communication initiatives.  This include seeking ways to amplify the brand, carrying out targeted marketing to heighten customer touch points and engaging stakeholders through positive communications and publicity, all with the objective of attaining  sustainable growth for the  company.  

A strong believer that every individual is worthwhile,  Doris is guided by the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion  where she strives to seek inclusion of differences and cultivates a culture of respect.

With more than 12 years of Human Resource (HR) experience, I have strong expertise in HR business management and talent acquisition, with exposure across various markets in Asia, Middle East and Africa.

In my current role at Colliers, my key responsibilities will be to implement HR strategies and initiatives that are aligned with the overall business and regional requirements, as well as partner with the service line leaders to drive operational success and performance.

Catherine started her career as an Investment Analyst at IFC, the investment arm of the World Bank group, where she participated in the screening, due diligence, financial modelling, and execution of debt and equity investments. She also managed a portfolio of investments through financial analysis and the preparation of quarterly and annual reports. After completing her MBA at INSEAD, she joined Standard Chartered Bank as a Management Associate before starting her own company in Real Estate valuation and forecasting using Machine Learning. Catherine then joined Colliers from CBRE Research. 

Catherine brings to Colliers more than 15 years of experience, primarily in real estate and investments. She has worked with market data and brokers to develop consolidated views of the real estate markets in Asia Pacific, with a focus on Singapore. She was responsible for producing key market and economic updates, forecasts, and thought-leadership papers,  contributing to business development initiatives, investment advisory proposals and client presentations.

In addition, she has drafted feasibility studies and investment recommendations for top clients which include major developers, REITs, financial institutions, family offices, and funds, as well as presented research findings in client meetings and events. As a real estate research specialist with extensive experience, she looks forward to maximising the potential of property through data driven insights.