Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust has appointed Chan Kong Leong as its chief executive officer. The appointment will be effective from Dec. 31. Leong will replace Yeo See Kiat. Currently, Leong serves at Suntec REIT as chief operating officer. Prior to this appointment, Leong worked for CapitaMalls Asia Ltd. as its head and senior vice president, regional investment and asset management and program director, CAPITASTAR. He has also worked with GuocoLand Ltd, Sembawang Kimtrans Ltd, Economic Development Board, JTC Corp. and Keppel Land International.