About — Sedar Properties

Sedar Properties has been developing since 1988—growing our portfolio of land, as well as commercial, retail and residential spaces. We’re rooted in our past, conscious of our present, and focused on the future.

Our Heritage

At Sedar Properties, our key shareholders have been investing in and developing real estate in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand since the late 80s. Today, our multigenerational team is spread across Singapore and New Zealand.

As a B Corp, we’re part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact. B Corps are an ever-growing group of businesses from around the world who, like us, believe in using business as a force for good.

More than bricks
and square footage

Our expertise goes beyond structures; we care about nurturing communities. We don’t just want to build homes that people feel safe and comfortable to live in, and places where business owners can flourish—our hope is that every project we undertake adheres to this philosophy of growing places—to create purposeful value that uplifts the community.

Enhancing communities while upholding the integrity of the local environment not only ensures economic feasibility, but also allows us to venture into projects that excite us.

Meet the Team

FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

A father of two daughters, a businessman and a committed humanitarian. Since the age of 35, he has placed an equal emphasis on business and volunteering, and is a firm believer in building a strong civil society, promoting strategic philanthropy and supporting platforms of advocacy.

Stanley Tan

With more than three decades of real estate investment experience in Singapore, New Zealand and Australia, his portfolio comprises townships, commercial, retail, industrial and residential developments. During this time, he also developed the Citylife Hotel chain, which includes hotels in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, as well as the Heritage Hotels, which has properties in Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown. In addition to being Chief Executive Officer of Sedar Properties, Stanley is also a Director of Rumah Group, Chairman of Asia Community Foundation, Co-founder and former Chairman of the Asia Philanthropy Circle, Chairman of South Central Community Family Service Centre, Chairman of =DREAMS Asia and =DREAMS Singapore, Vice-Chair of Project We Care, and a member of the Honorary Advisors of the Asia New Zealand Foundation.

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

With a proven track record of optimising fiscal performance in diverse industries, Joan Keat joined the company in 2014 and has over 20 years of financial management, investment, regulatory reporting and technical accounting experience in the top 4 accounting firms and global multinational companies.

Chua Joan Keat

He was previously Financial Controller of AXA Life Insurance Singapore and Head of Treasury & Investment Services at Aviva Singapore. He graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy Degree (First Class Honours) from Nanyang Technological University in 1996 and is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, a Chartered Accountant with the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and a Chartered Financial Analyst. In the non-profit sector, Joan Keat serves as a Director of South Central Community Family Service Centre and =DREAMS Singapore, which provide socio-economic support to disadvantaged children and families in Singapore.

GENERAL MANAGER, NEW ZEALAND

Gary is a property professional with more than 30 years of public and private sector experience covering residential and commercial development, master planning and land subdivision, capital markets real estate, sales and leasing, and property management.

Gary Noland

He has held senior executive and consultancy roles in a number of large organisations, and is drawn by the opportunity to create intergenerational change through the creation of a new asset class that puts people before profit. His portfolio includes significant commercial, industrial, hospitality and residential developments; including The Domain Centre Office Park Auckland, The Waterloo business park Christchurch, Kinloch Lodge and Villas Taupo and Kensington Park Orewa. Gary graduated from Auckland University with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1987 and has completed a number of post graduate property courses including the Oxford Real Estate programme at the Said Business School. He is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.

Kathlyn Tan

SUSTAINABILITY DIRECTOR

Kathlyn has overall responsibility for Sedar Properties’ sustainability performance and is a Director of sister organisation Rumah Group, where she established Rumah’s environmental portfolio, focusing on strategic giving and impact investments.

She has 7 years of experience as a corporate sustainability practitioner, prior to which she held diverse roles in public relations, operations, business development and project management. The daughter of a humanitarian, she grew up providing volunteer support for needs assessments and community development efforts in the field. Kathlyn currently serves as a Board Trustee of Conservation International Singapore and a Board Director of The Good Food Institute Singapore. She is also a member of advisory panels and boards dedicated to sustainable finance, ocean awareness, and sustainability-focused media. Kathlyn graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Economics and a Graduate Certificate in Strategic Public Relations, and has completed various courses in sustainability leadership and reporting.

Jaki Recchia

PROPERTY MANAGER

Jaki has more than 15 years of experience managing shopping centres and commercial properties in New Zealand and Australia. Prior to joining the company, she was with Australian publicly listed Scentre Group (formerly Westfield Group), where she managed the shopping centres Shore City and Glenfield Mall, and played a key role in securing both centres’ income and capital values.

Jaki later went on to property group Vinta where she helped drive the remix, development and turnaround of Hunters Plaza in Papatoetoe, Auckland.

Aaron Abercrombie

PROPERTY MANAGER

Aaron has been in the civil construction industry for almost 15 years. Having worked on some larger international projects, such as gas and steam power stations, tunnelling and more recently, multi-stage residential subdivisions in New Zealand, Aaron brings extensive expertise in commercial siteworks, bulk earthworks, infrastructure works, roading and subdivisions.

Before joining the company in 2017, Aaron worked for Hiway Stabilisers, New Zealand’s largest road construction and geotechnical contractors; and was General Manager of Troydon Contractors, a civil contracting company based in Auckland.

Shihan Sappideen

PROJECT MANAGER

Shihan has 10 years of international experience in project management, engineering and compliance and has worked across a wide range of sectors. He joined the company in 2021 as a project manager to work on commercial and residential developments across New Zealand.

His previous capacities include project manager for a prominent Sydney-based remedial contractor, compliance manager with a leading social integration charity in the United Kingdom, and mechanical engineer for a Japanese power generation contractor. He graduated with honours from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.

Eunice Lee