Hines has promoted Kian Fong Lim to COO, real estate, Asia Pacific, effective immediately. He will continue as head of Singapore and Southeast Asia, responsible for the firm’s activities in Singapore and Vietnam.
In his expanded role, Lim will oversee real estate operations across administration, asset management, and property management throughout Hines’ Asia Pacific portfolio, while continuing to drive acquisitions, development, and new business generation in Singapore and Southeast Asia.
Lim’s promotion follows other leadership transitions, including Ray Lawler’s move to head of Americas and Jon Tanaka’s appointment as head of Asia Pacific. Based in Singapore, Lim joins Chris Rector, COO, real estate, Americas, who is located in Houston.
In addition to Tanaka and Lim, the Asia Pacific leadership team includes David Warneford as head of Australia and New Zealand, Saiko Ishii as co-head of Japan, Harry Lee as head of Korea, Amit Diwan as head of In
