Ms Leong Kit May
Chief Executive Officer/ Executive Director Axis REIT Managers Berhad
ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor of Business (Accountancy), Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia
- Certified Practising Accountant, Australia
- Chartered Accountant, Malaysian Institute of Accountants
- Certificate in Real Estate Investment Finance, Asia Pacific Real Estate Association Institute
- Registered Property Manager with the Board of Valuers, Appraisers, Estate Agents and Property Managers Malaysia
WORKING EXPERIENCE/ OCCUPATION
Kit May started her career at Ernst & Young, where she gained a strong foundation in auditing and accounting. In 2001, she joined the UOA group of companies, taking on various roles across the group’s property operations, including development, construction, as well as investments, and was actively involved in the successful listing of UOA REIT in 2005.
In 2006, Kit May joined ARMB and was promoted to Chief Financial Officer in 2008. In the same year, she spearheaded the conversion of Axis -REIT into the first Islamic Office/Industrial REIT in Malaysia. She continued to assume greater management responsibilities, and in November 2011, was appointed to the Board of the Manager as an Executive Director. As part of the Board’s succession plans, Kit May was groomed to become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ARMB. In preparation for this, she took on the position of Chief Operating Officer of ARMB in 2015, before assuming the role of CEO on 1January 2016.
Kit May continues to lead Axis REIT to new heights, as the Fund extends its leadership as an owner, manager and developer of industrial properties in Malaysia. She has successfully steered Axis-REIT through the pandemic, with the Fund recording continued growth and operational resilience. She has also been instrumental in driving the Fund’s portfolio expansion, particularly in property development, actively overseeing the sourcing, implementation and handover of three ‘built-to-lease’ projects to-date, with 2 more development projects currently underway.
Kit May is the current Vice Chairman of Malaysian REIT Managers Association. She received the KSI Malaysian Property Icon Leadership Award 2023 and Best of the Breeds REITs Awards 2023: Best CEO (Asia Pacific) - Platinum.
