Michael Smith

Michael T. Smith joined Hongkong Land as Group Chief Executive in April 2024. Mr Smith has extensive experience in international real estate and finance, with a proven track record in investment and capital allocation.

Prior to joining Hongkong Land, Mr Smith served as Regional CEO of Europe and the USA for Mapletree Investments. Under Mr Smith’s leadership, the Europe and USA business grew to account for over a third of the group’s US$55 billion of assets under management.

Mr Smith’s 30-year career includes senior positions in the investment banking sector, where he was a partner at Goldman Sachs, leading the bank’s Southeast Asia investment banking and Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) real estate businesses.

As one of the pioneers of Asia’s REIT industry, Mr Smith played an instrumental role in numerous REIT listings, including Link REIT in Hong Kong and all four Mapletree REITs in

Singapore. He also advised numerous other REITs and real estate companies across Asia Pacific.

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