Charles Chan is Senior Executive Director, Capitaland China. Prior to that, he was CEO of Ascendas-Singbridge, and before that, he was responsible for developing and managing Ascendas' property portfolio in China and formulating the overall China strategy. Charles has many years of experience working for large corporations across Greater China including those in the real estate and financial sectors. Prior to joining Ascendas-Singbridge, Charles was the Executive Director of Shui On Development Limited, a Hong Kong-based developer. As a serial entrepreneur, Charles spearheaded various community development projects such as Knowledge and Innovation Community in Shanghai and Dalian Tiandi. He also founded two successful incubators, Innospring in US and Innospace in Shanghai. Before joining Shui On, Charles was the Deputy Managing Director of the Hong Kong listed Vision Century Corporation (subsequently known as Frasers Property (China) Limited). In the early years of his career, he held key positions in SunCorp Technologies, Citibank N.A., and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Charles holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Sydney, Australia. He also attended the Advanced Management Development Program in Real Estate at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He is a fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants, an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, and a member of the US Urban Land Institute. For a decade, from 2007-2016, Charles hosted and spoke to Northeastern's Executive MBAs when they visited China as part of their final International Residency. He joined the CEM board in 2017.