
Managing Director | Head of Capital Markets Singapore
License # R031202B
About Me
WeiLeng is the Managing Director of Colliers in Singapore and is responsible for the business's growth strategy and direction. As an enterprising real estate service solutions provider, she currently leads a team of experts advising clients on their business space requirements, property investment choices, managing and driving their asset performance, and valuing their assets.
Capital Markets is her expertise. Her first foray into real estate began nearly three decades ago when she was headhunted by government service. She has since accumulated a wealth of experience in selling buildings, hotels and development land. She sold her first office building at 20 Malacca Street at Raffles Place – just barely one year into her new role. That same relentlessness saw her through many more deals, some bigger others smaller. Over the years, she has developed an excellent network and invested in strong relationships.
She often gets the question, "What drives you?", which she usually answers, "the inexplicable joy I see on my clients' face when I close a deal!" By building trusted relationships, she has successfully entered into joint ventures with both CapitaLand and City Developments Limited (CDL), during her stint on the buy-side with Wells Fargo (then Wachovia Real Estate).
She considers the undertaking of the Singapore office's leadership role as a significant career progression for her. Together with her team of experts, they have multiplied their profitability by six-fold since 2016, and the team continues to collaborate with colleagues across markets to deliver strong results for shareholders.
Having three daughters of her own that are coming of age, she understands her people's aspirations and recognises the acceleration of success of her people as one of her key focuses, where she mentors and nurtures them in becoming the next generation of leaders.
Colliers has given her tremendous space to accelerate her success, and she would like to accelerate yours too. Connect with her today!
WeiLeng has been involved in close to US$12 billion transactions in her career, and has advised clients of different backgrounds, with transactions of both land and buildings across different sectors.
She first joined Colliers Singapore in 2010 and turned the non-performing Capital Markets business around, and was later awarded with the Best HOD awards in 2011.
Education
WeiLeng is a graduate from National University of Singapore in 1992, with a second upper honours in Estate Management. She later obtained her Master's degree in Business Management from Imperial College London in 2001.
Memberships & Involvements
WeiLeng is active with a few professional and industry bodies as they keep her connected with industry leaders, talents, trends and opportunities, all the while allowing her to champion her beliefs.
She is currently the Co-Chair of Women's Leadership Initiative (WLI) Singapore and an Executive Committee member of Urban Land Insitute (ULI) Singapore. She has led discussions on "Managing Return to Work after a Career Break"; "Building Your Personal Brand & Executive Presence" and is honoured to have served in the program committee for ULI Singapore Annual Conference in 2019 and 2020.
As a sub-committee member of the Professional Development of Real Estate Investment Trust Association of Singapore (REITAS), she has facilitated soft learnings through joint events. She is also an honorary advisor of the Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore (REDAS), where she advises on real estate issues and trends.
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