Manulife US REIT - Annual Report 2021

MANULIFE US REIT Jill Smith Chief Executive Officer Ms Jill Smith is the CEOof theManager. She works with the Board to determine the strategy of MUST. Ms Smith is also responsible for the overall day-to-day management and operations of MUST, and works closely with the Manager’s investment, asset management, financial, operations plus legal and compliance teams to meet MUST’s strategic, investment and operational objectives. Ms Smith has accumulated over 40 years of experience as an investment management professional in Asia and Europe. She has extensive experience in portfolio management, business development and management, as well as in sales and marketing. Prior to joining the Manager, Ms Smith held several senior executive positions within Manulife Asset Management. She was Senior Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer forManulifeAssetManagement (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Ms Smith was previously aDirector of severalManulife overseas entities. Prior to joining Manulife in 2007, Ms Smith was with Western Asset Management (Singapore), Rothschild Asset Management (Singapore) and Lazard Investors (Singapore). Before moving to Singapore in 1993, Ms Smith held a number of senior positions with leading U.K. financial companies. Ms Smith holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) inSociologyandaPostgraduate Certificate of Education, both from Durham University, U.K. Caroline Fong Chief Investor Relations and Capital Markets Officer, Chief Sustainability Officer Ms Caroline Fong is Chief Investor Relations and Capital Markets Officer and the Chief Sustainability Officer at MUST. She is responsible for IR, communication, sustainability and helps to steer the strategy and the equity capital markets requirements for MUST. Ms Fong has over 15 years of experience in IR, capital markets and research. Prior to joining MUST, Ms Fong was Associate Director, IR and Corporate Finance in Temasek Holdings and Head of IR and Corporate Communications in ESR-REIT. At ESR-REIT, Ms Fong was instrumental in profiling the REIT to be the best performing industrial REIT and second best performing SREIT in 2013. In addition, Ms Fong was formerly Head of IR for CapitaLand Mall Asia, where she was responsible for creating the narrative for the company’s retail businesses in Singapore and four other countries. Early in her career, Ms Fong was Associate Director, Listings, at the Singapore Exchange, where she advised companies on corporate governance and the regulatory framework for public-listed companies in Singapore. Ms Fong holds a Master’s in Finance and Investment from the University of Nottingham, U.K. and a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Banking and Finance from the University of London, U.K. Robert Wong Chief Financial Officer Mr Robert Wong is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). He is responsible for the formulation and execution of MUST’s financial strategies, capital and funding management, financial risk management, as well as the treasury, tax and finance operations of MUST. MrWonghas over 20 years of experience in the f inance and account ing professions, mainly in the real estate investment management industry. Prior to his current appointment, he was Director, Finance and Operations at ARA LOGOS Logistics Trust. He was responsible for all aspects of financial and statutory reporting and compliance with SGX-ST and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), including financing and treasury activities, evaluating investment opportunities, risk management and compliance functions. Before embarking on a career in the Singapore REIT sector, Mr Wong was Senior Vice President with CBRE Global Investors and INGReal Estate from2007 to 2012. Prior to that, he was based in Australia where he held various finance and accounting positions with Mirvac Funds Management, Colonial First State Property and Westpac Investment Property Limited. MrWongholds a Bachelor of Commerce from Murdoch University, Australia and is a Fellow of CPA Australia. 22 Management Team