EC World REIT announced that it has appointed Mr. Alvin Cheng to join its Board of Directors as an Executive Director and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. With over 25 years of corporate finance and REIT management experience, Mr. Cheng brings to EC World REIT his expertise and experience spanning equity investments, asset finance, mergers and acquisitions, and REIT and business trust management. Mr. Cheng has held a number of senior management positions over the past decade. Until May 2016, Mr. Cheng was the Executive Director and CEO of LMIRT Management Ltd, having joined as Chief Financial Officer in July 2010 and appointed to its board of directors in April 2013. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director and CEO of PST Management Pte. Ltd. from April 2008 to November 2009. As an Executive Director and the Deputy CEO of the Manager, Mr. Cheng will be responsible for charting the business direction and strategy of the Manager and the implementation of the REIT's business plans. He will also be in charge of the operational decisions in the day-to-day management of the Manager.