Ms Gan heads the finance team and is responsible for CDLHT's financial and capital management functions. She oversees all matters involving finance and accounting, treasury, corporate finance (including fund raising activities), taxation, compliance and fund management, ensuring the alignment with CDLHT's long-term strategy while focusing on optimising revenue and investment returns.
Ms Gan brings more than 35 years of experience in the areas of financial management, strategy, treasury, mergers and acquisitions, taxation and corporate advisory as well as in-depth knowledge of the hospitality, property development and property investment industries.
Prior to CDLHT, Ms Gan was the Group Financial Controller of the then public-listed company, Orchard Parade Holdings Limited ("OPHL" and now known as Far East Orchard Limited), a member of Far East Organisation. She also served as a Director of all the subsidiaries of OPHL, primarily responsible for the stewardship of the subsidiaries' affairs and advising on new investment opportunities.
Ms Gan was also previously with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Singapore and Ernst and Young, Singapore in various leadership roles, leading due diligence and acquisition audits, profit forecast reviews and the statutory audits of several public-listed companies and large multinational corporations. Ms Gan is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a Fellow of Certified Public Accountants Australia and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from The Australian National University.