Profile

Kevin Goh

Chief Executive Officer
The Ascott Limited

Kevin Goh is the Chief Executive Officer of Lodging at CapitaLand Investment (CLI), and The Ascott Limited (Ascott), responsible for directing the growth strategy of Ascott to deliver strong fee-related earnings to CLI’s lodging business. Under his leadership, Ascott has grown to be one of the world’s leading international lodging owner-operators with a portfolio that spans more than 230 cities across over 40 countries. In December 2019, Mr Goh played an instrumental role in merging the Ascott Residence Trust, now known as CapitaLand Ascott Trust, with the Ascendas Hospitality Trust, creating the largest hospitality trust in Asia-Pacific. In July 2022, he led the group in the acquisition of Oakwood Worldwide, which fast-tracked Ascott’s growth and cemented its position as one of the world’s largest extended-stay serviced residence providers. As of end 2023, Oakwood became one of Ascott’s fastest growing global brands, with an expanded portfolio of more than 20% since the acquisition. Mr Goh first joined Ascott in 2007 and was based in China for over 10 years, where he served as Regional General Manager for South & East China, Vice President for Asset Management and Vice President for Corporate Services, before moving to assume the role of Ascott’s Managing Director for North Asia in 2013, where he spearheaded Ascott’s investments and operations in China, Japan and Korea. Mr Goh holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) from the National University of Singapore and is a Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. He was awarded the prestigious Medal of Commendation at the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Singapore May Day Awards 2020 for his strong advocacy for productivity improvement and upgrading of employees’ capabilities to ensure a dynamic and digitally savvy workforce.