Keppel REIT Management Limited (Keppel REIT Management), as Manager of Keppel REIT, announced the appointment of Mr. Mervyn Fong as an independent non-executive director and a member of the Audit and Risk Committee (ARC) as well as the Nominating and Remuneration Committee (NRC) of the Manager with effect from 1 March 2021. Mr. Fong, 62, is a Board Member at HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited, an appointment he has held since April 2016, where he serves as the Chairman of the Risk Committee and interim Chair of the Audit Committee. Separately, Mr. Alan Nisbet will be redesignated as Chairman of the ARC, in place of Mr. Lee Chiang Huat, who will remain as a member of the ARC. Mr. Nisbet is currently an independent non-executive director and member of the ARC. In addition, the ARC and NRC will be reorganised, with Mr. Lor Bak Liang stepping down as a member of both the ARC and the NRC, while remaining as a member of the Board. Mr. Fong, 62, has more than 30 years' experience in the banking industry. He is a Board Member at HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited, an appointment he has held since April 2016.