Michael Smith joined Hongkong Land as 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 USA for Mapletree Investments. Under Mr Smith’s leadership, the Europe and USA business grew to over a third of the group’s US$55b 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, as well as Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) real estate business.
As one of the pioneers of Asia’s REIT industry, Mr Smith played an instrumental role in numerous REIT listings including the Link REIT in HK, all four Mapletree REITs in Singapore and advised numerous other REITs and real estate companies across Asia Pacific.