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ESR Group Limited Annual Report 202449STRATEGIC REPORTSCORPORATE GOVERNANCEFINANCIAL STATEMENTSGroup Leadership Team and Business Leadership TeamMR JINCHU SHENExecutive Director, Group Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive OfficerPlease refer to description under the %u201cBoard of Directors%u201d section on page 44.MR STUART GIBSONExecutive Director, Group Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive OfficerPlease refer to description under the %u201cBoard of Directors%u201d section on page 44.MR PHILIP PEARCEGroup Deputy Chief Executive OfficerCEO, ESR Australia & New ZealandMr Philip Pearce was appointed Group Deputy Chief Executive Officer in May 2024 while continuing in his role as Chief Executive Officer, Australia & New Zealand. He has been instrumental in the rapid growth of ESR%u2019s leading New Economy real estate platform in Australia since its inception in 2018. He has taken on the additional ESR Group leadership role to leverage his nearly 30 years of industry experience in Asia with a focus on supporting the continued growth of the Group and driving shareholder value.Before joining ESR, Mr Pearce had a highly successful tenure at Goodman Group from 2002 to 2016 where he held senior positions in Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong, including seven years as Managing Director %u2014 Greater China where he oversaw the buildup of the China and Hong Kong businesses, and served as an Executive Director on the Board of Goodman Group. Mr Pearce also worked at Ascendas REIT in Singapore and AMP Capital Limited in Sydney earlier in his career.Mr Pearce holds a bachelor%u2019s degree in land economy from the University of Western Sydney, and a graduate diploma in applied finance from the Australian Securities Institute. He is also a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.MR IVAN LIM MING REANGroup Chief Financial OfficerMr Ivan Lim was appointed as the Group Chief Financial Officer of ESR since 19 September 2022 and is responsible for all aspects of the Group%u2019s financial management, including finance (accounting, tax, budgeting and forecasting), financing (debt and equity), and investor relations.Prior to his appointment, Mr Lim helmed as chief financial officer of LOGOS Property Group Limited and ARA, both of which are key subsidiaries of ESR Group post its acquisition of ARA. Mr Lim brings more than two decades of real estate experience to the Group, having held leadership positions spanning fund management and investment, asset management, advisory and consultancy, corporate finance, group treasury and statutory reporting. Prior to joining LOGOS, Mr Lim was group chief financial officer of OUE Limited. His leadership experience included roles as chief financial officer of Mapletree Logistics Trust Management and Keppel REIT Management Limited.Mr Lim received a bachelor%u2019s degree in estate management (second upper class honours) from the University of Malaya in September 1999. He was admitted as a Fellow of the Association of CharteredCertified Accountants in October 2009 and as a Chartered Accountant of Singapore in December 2016. Mr Lim also became a licensed valuer with the Malaysia Board of ValuersinJanuary2007.MR JOSH DAITCHGroup Chief Investment OfficerMr Josh Daitch was appointed Group Chief Investment Officer on 11 July 2023 and is responsible for fund management, capital raising and driving new product creation. Prior to this appointment, Mr Daitch was Group Head of Fund Management and Capital. Mr Daitch brings nearly three decades of real estate investment experience to the Group, having held leadership roles across the private equity and real estate divisions in various financial institutions, including SAJE Capital and Mesirow Financial, where he founded the real estate investment management division.Mr Daitch began his career with Goldman Sachs%u2019 joint venture with the J.E. Robert Companies and helped start the Goldman Sachs subsidiary, the Archon Group, in 1996.Mr Daitch received his master of business administration degree from Northwestern University%u2019s Kellogg School of Management and bachelor of business administration degree with high distinction from the University of Michigan.