­ Perennial Real Estate Holdings Limited announced that Dr Khoo Chow Huat will be appointed as Chief Operating Officer ("COO") of China with effect from 1 March 2019. Concurrently, Mr. Liak Teng Lit will be stepping down as Group COO of Perennial and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Perennial Healthcare Pte. Ltd., and appointed as Adviser of Perennial Healthcare on the same day to devote more time to serve in his various roles in the public, private and people sectors. With the appointments, Dr Khoo will assist Mr. Ivan Koh, CEO of China, to oversee the development and operations of Perennial's integrated real estate and healthcare business in China. While Mr. Liak will provide strategic guidance to Perennial on its overall healthcare business, Mr. Koh will also be assisted by Dr Zhang Bin, who is currently Vice President, Perennial Healthcare (China) and General Manager, Xi'an Medical of Perennial Healthcare. Dr Zhang Bin has over 23 years of experience in the healthcare industry as a practitioner, professor and administrator. He previously served as the Director, Academic Degree and Discipline Construction Department of the Airforce Medical University (Fourth Military Medical University), China for over ten years.