UOL Group Limited (UOL) announced on Sept 7 that Liam Wee Sin, 59, will be the next group CEO with effect from Jan 2, 2019. He will be responsible for the overall management of the group, taking over from Gwee Lian Kheng who will remain a director on the board.

Liam is currently deputy group CEO, a position he has occupied since Aug 2015. Before that, he was president of property for four years, and was chief operating officer from Jan 2006 to Feb 2011. Liam has been with UOL Group since 1993. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the National University of Singapore and is an advocate of good design and innovative building technologies in the Singapore real estate industry.

UOL is one of Singapore’s leading public-listed property companies with total assets of close to $20 billion. The Company has a diversified portfolio of development and investment properties, hotels and serviced suites across 12 countries in Asia, Oceania and North America. UOL’s hotel subsidiary Pan Pacific Hotels Group Limited, owns two brands – Pan Pacific and Parkroyal. UOL’s Singapore-listed property subsidiary, United Industrial Corporation Ltd, owns an extensive portfolio of prime commercial assets and hotels in Singapore.

“I would like to thank the Board for the appointment and I am deeply honoured to succeed Mr Gwee who has steered UOL through various property cycles to become a leading developer in Singapore today,” says Liam. “Together with my team, we will continue to create value for our stakeholders in the fast changing business environment.”