Thomas Kong

Mr. Thomas Kong, CFA, is a Head of Core Real Estate at ARA Asset Management Ltd.
He oversees the corporate functions of APM, and the overall property management and performance of APM’s operations in Malaysia and China.
He is also responsible for ARA’s digital initiatives and capability development with oversight of the seven Innovation Nodes under the ARA Digital Transformation Roadmap, as well as Quantum Interactive, a subsidiary of APM Group.
Mr. Kong was actively involved in setting up the ARA Asia Dragon Fund (“ADF”) and has held various key positions including Investment Director and Portfolio Management Director in the ADF.
Prior to that, he was the Fund Manager for the Al Islami Far Eastern Real Estate Fund, which was fully divested in 2007.
He was also actively involved in the listing of Prosperity REIT in Hong Kong and AmFirst REIT in Malaysia in 2005 and 2006 respectively.
Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Kong was with CapitaLand Group, one of the largest listed real estate developers in Southeast Asia, for over four years.
He held positions in investments, business development and asset management, with the last position as Vice President at TCC Capital Land, a joint venture between CapitaLand and T.C.C.
Limited, a Thai conglomerate group.
Mr. Kong began his career with the Wing Tai Group, a listed real estate developer based in Singapore in 1996.
Mr. Kong holds a Bachelor of Business Degree (Financial Analysis) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
He is also a CFA charterholder.