INFRASTRUCTURE ASIA - Key Persons
Chris Loo is a Principal at Infrastructure Asia and heads the market coverage team which originate infrastructure projects and opportunities in Vietnam, India and Bangladesh. He is also responsible for driving developments in the energy efficiency sector (for existing buildings).
Prior to Infrastructure Asia, Chris served the government and public sector during his time with Deloitte, he was also based in China for over 6 years with a private port company and has over 15 years of experience in consulting, operations and business development in the energy, port and logistic sectors in Asia.
Chris is trained professionally in Master of Public Administration from Nanyang Technological University.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Executive Director
Christine is the Executive Director overseeing the Urban Solutions and Infrastructure Services industry clusters, as well as the Circular Economy & Sustainability programme office at Enterprise Singapore, the government agency championing enterprise development. Christine also holds the concurrent appointment of Deputy Executive Director at Infrastructure Asia.
The Urban Solutions and Infrastructure Services industry cluster groups cover the energy, water and environmental services sub-sectors, as well as the built environment and real estate sub-sectors. Christine works with her teams to engage committed enterprises in these sectors to help them build capabilities, innovate and expand their presence internationally.
Her work in the Circular Economy and Sustainability programme office involves the formulation of sustainability programmes and initiatives, in collaboration with industry and ecosystem partners, to support local enterprises in their journey towards becoming sustainable and to seize opportunities in the green economy.
Prior to joining Enterprise Singapore, Christine was the Group Director of Industry Cluster Group at JTC Corporation, where she worked with multinationals and local enterprises on their infrastructure and real estate needs. Her teams played key roles in the planning and development of industry ecosystems, customer and stakeholder engagement, and marketing of industrial land and space to enterprises in sectors such as food manufacturing, agri-tech, aerospace, offshore and marine, biomedical sciences, electronics, info-communications and media.
Christine also spent 6 years leading JTC's Corporate and Marketing Communications team, working in partnership with stakeholders to provide customer-centric communication services that will enhance the JTC brand.
Christine graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate from the National University of Singapore. She also holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from New York University's Stern School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Executive Director
Devin is the Deputy Executive Director at Infrastructure Asia and has over 20 years of experience in funds management, consultancy and advisory services, with a strong focus in infrastructure, real estate and investments.
Devin currently oversees the market coverage team to originate infrastructure projects and uncover opportunities in Asia (Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh). He is responsible for facilitating collaborations between regional infrastructure projects and the infrastructure ecosystem in Singapore. He works closely with both the public and private sectors, including developers, operators, technology providers, debt and equity funders, professional services and other support services to ensure that the projects are delivered efficiently and effectively with the right resources and expertise.
Gayle Tan is the Project Director at Infrastructure Asia, overseeing the office's project portfolio. She also leads the capital raising team, which builds relationships with the financing ecosystem, ranging from banks, funds, multilaterals and development financing institutes. She mobilises private sector capital into originated infrastructure projects by facilitating connections with financing options and best-fit partners. She is also responsible for developing and sharing thought leadership on sector specific topics, such as sustainable financing and renewable energy.
Gayle has more than 15 years of experience in both business development and project development of water, waste, energy and technology related projects in the ASEAN region.
Gayle holds a Master of Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST).
Lavan is the Executive Director of Infrastructure Asia. He works closely with both the private and public sector in Singapore and the region, focusing on project origination and development to enable more sustainable infrastructure in the region. He has been actively involved in various initiatives on infrastructure financing including spending over a year at Clifford Capital, a specialist provider of structured finance solutions.
Lavan started his career in the Ministry of Finance overseeing fiscal policy formulation. Prior to his appointment at Infrastructure Asia in April 2021, Lavan held various leadership roles at the MAS focused on financial market development. He was most recently the Chief Representative based in the MAS New York Representative Office.
Lavan graduated with an Honours Degree in Business with a specialisation in Financial Analysis and obtained his MBA (Accountancy) from Nanyang Technological University's Nanyang Business School.