JUDGES’ BIOGRAPHIES
restaurant, receiving a Myanmar
Property Award-nomination for
her design work on Rangoon Tea
House. Myitzu heads the design
team of M. Interiors (M.ID) Design
and Design Management.
Natalie Breen
Real Estate Legal Leader &
Partner, PwC Legal International
Pte Ltd
Breen joined PwC Legal
International Pte Ltd from a global
law firm based in Singapore office
where she led the firm’s cross
border real estate capability in
Asia Pacific since 211. Previous
experience includes 10-plus years
in senior in-house legal roles at one
of Australia’s largest REITs and at
a prominent Australian investment
management firm. Breen has
extensive experience advising
Asia-based clients on cross-border
transactions in the APAC region
and off-shore markets including
Australia and Europe.
Ninh Van Hien
Partner, Tax & Corporate Services,
KPMG Limited
Ninh Van Hien is a KPMG Vietnam’s
taZ partner leading the firm’s Real
Estate, M&A and International Tax
Practices. 9ith more than 2 years
of professional taxation experience
gained in various locations in
Vietnam and overseas including
Hong Kong and London, he has
extensive knowledge of, and
experience in helping businesses
on a broad range of Vietnam
taxation and investment issues.
Dr Nirmal De Silva
Co-founder and CEO, Paramount
Realty Private Limited
A sought after strategy consultant
and startup mentor, Dr. Nirmal
has more than 1 years of senior
management experience in the Asia
Pacific region. *e was instrumental
in setting up operations for Regus’
co-working brand in Sri Lanka and
is also a well-respected speaker. He
is the inaugural chairman of the Sri
Lankan judging panel.Paul Tse
President, Board of Directors, of
Macao Association of Building
Contractors and Developers
Tse is active in property
development and hotel investment
in Asia and North America. He
sits on the board of Keck Seng
Investments (HK) Ltd, Sheraton
Saigon Hotel, Caravelle Hotel
in Ho Chi Minh City, Holiday Inn
9uhan Riverside, 9 *otel San
Francisco, Sofitel 0ew ;ork, and
Golden Crown Development Ltd
in Macau. Tse has been appointed
by the SAR Government to serve
as member on the Economic
Council, Town Planning Council,
Urban Renewal Council, as well
as Chairman of the Supervisory
Board of Macau Electric Company.
A member of the Chinese People’s
Political Consultative Committee
of Yunnan Province, Tse is also
current chairman of The American
Chamber of Commerce in Macau.
He is the incumbent chairman of
the Hong Kong and Macau judging
panel.Daw Poe Phyu
Managing Director, Myanmar
Deals
For more than two decades, Daw
Poe Phyu’s Myanmar Deals agency
has led the resolution of many issues
with contracts and related legal
obstacles for property buyers in
Yangon by facilitating meeting with
clients, attorneys and sellers, as
well as becoming deeply involved
in the payment transactions, often
directly handling the settlement.
In addition, the agency has also
dabbled in the renovation of the
residential properties intended for
the re-sale market.Prem Kumar
Executive Director, Jones Lang
Wootton
Kumar has 30 years’ experience
providing real estate professional
services. He was the resident Partner
at the ,ohor Bahru office from 12
to 2002 and became a proprietary
partner/executive director of
,ones Lang 9ootton in February
1. Kumar started his career
as a graduate valuer with Jones
Lang 9ootton in Kuala Lumpur,
gaining experience in undertaking
valuation of various types of
properties. Besides valuations, he
also has extensive exposure to real
estate professional services such
as agency, property management
and research and consultancy. He
was elected chairman of the Asia
Property Awards (Malaysia) in 2016.