Manulife US Reit manager names Caroline Fong deputy CEO

THE manager of Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust (Manulife US Reit) has appointed Caroline Fong as deputy chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately.

She will continue to be the manager’s chief investor relations (IR) and sustainability officer, where she is responsible for sustainability, investor relations, corporate and digital communications, as well as equity capital markets requirements.

In her additional role as deputy CEO, Fong will work with newly-appointed chief executive William David Gantt III, also known as Tripp, and his senior leadership team to formulate and execute investment strategies for the US office-focused Reit.

She will focus on capital markets and explore strategic opportunities, alternative capital sources and business development.

Fong joined Manulife US Reit in 2016. She has close to 2 decades of experience in IR, capital markets, real estate and regulations. Prior to Manulife US Reit, she was associate director of IR and corporate finance in Temasek and head of IR and corporate communications in ESR-Reit.

She also held a stint as head of IR for CapitaLand Mall Asia and was the associate director of listings at the Singapore Exchange early in her career.