Mr. Phang was Managing Director at Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte. Ltd, where for three decades he held key senior leadership positions covering the markets of Americas, Europe and Asia. He was head of Strategic Planning and Research which formulated the strategic direction of GIC’s global real estate portfolio. He also held the position of Head of Investments for Europe where he was responsible for formulating investment strategies, growing the team and executing investment plans. Mr. Phang was appointed as an advisor to a Singapore-based alternative investment platform, Xen Capital, in May 2019. He has served on the Executive Committee of ULI (Urban Land Institute) Singapore and lectured part-time at NUS (National University of Singapore) Business School.
An alumnus of Harvard Business School, Mr Phang has over 30 years of investment experience in the Americas, Europe and Asia. He has an extensive background is in portfolio strategy and risk, investment and asset management as well as real estate and private equities. He is also a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and a Chartered Accountant.