The boards for City Developments Limited (CDL) and CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) have appointed Mr Kwek Eik Sheng as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of CDLHT. According to both boards, Mr Kwek’s experience in strategic planning for hospitality and real estate sectors will complement and strengthen their core competencies and diversity.

Mr Kwek is currently the Group Chief Operating Officer of City Developments Limited (CDL). Mr Kwek joined CDL in 2009, covering Business Development for overseas projects before being appointed as Head of Corporate Development. In 2014, he assumed his role as Chief Strategy Officer and undertook an added portfolio as Head of Asset Management in April 2016.

Prior to joining CDL, he was with the Hong Leong Group of companies in Singapore, specialising in corporate finance roles from 2006 to 2008. Mr Kwek was appointed an Executive Director of CDL's principal subsidiary, Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Limited (M&C), previously listed on London Stock Exchange under the name "Millennium & Copthorne Hotels plc" in November 2019, having previously been appointed a Non-Executive Director of M&C from April 2008 to October 2019.

Mr Kwek holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine of University of London, UK and a Master of Philosophy in Finance from Judge Business School of University of Cambridge, UK.