Mr Terence Heng joined the Manager in early 2006. He was seconded to the Construction Division of Itochu Corporation from April 2006 to October 2007, where he helped to structure, facilitate and complete MapletreeLog's first acquisition in Japan. He has assisted in acquiring another 7 properties since, through both Itochu and external sources, as well as set up Mapletree's office in Japan.
Apart from managing these properties, Mr Heng is currently working on future acquisitions in Japan, leveraging on his links with Itochu Corporation as well as his working experience and business networks in the country.
Mr Heng had previously gained extensive overseas working experience with Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he covered the Japan, China and ASEAN desks between 1998 and 2001. Thereafter until early 2006, he was posted to the Embassy of Singapore in Japan as a First Secretary to handle political, economic and defence matters.
Mr Heng graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering (Computer Controlled Machinery) from Osaka University in 1997 on a PSC-Monbusho (now Monbukagakusho) scholarship.