LEADERSHIP

Leadership

CORE TEAM

Core Team

Kelvin Ni

Kelvin Ni

Founding Partner & CEO, GROW Investment Group | Chairman, GRA

Kelvin Ni

Founding Partner & CEO, GROW Investment Group | Chairman, GRA

  • 18 years of real estate advisory and investment experience in China and overseas
  • Former CEO of Noah Holdings' innovation business division and head of its real estate funds, overseeing domestic real estate funds, credit, insurance and fintech businesses
  • Previously with CBRE, the world's largest real estate advisory and investment firm, leading positioning and investment for projects across Greater China and Southeast Asia
George Wang

George Wang

Partner, GRA | CEO, GROW Space Urban Operations

George Wang

Partner, GRA | CEO, GROW Space Urban Operations

  • 25 years of experience in China commercial real estate and property investment
  • Former Vice General Manager & CFO (China) of Simon Property Group (SPG.US), the largest REIT in North America
  • Former real estate fund partner at Gopher Asset Management, named a top China real estate investment firm by ChinaVenture
  • Winner of iiMedia's "CEO of the Year" award in 2022
Bing Xie

Bing Xie

Partner, GRA | Head of Overseas Real Estate Funds

Bing Xie

Partner, GRA | Head of Overseas Real Estate Funds

  • Nearly 30 years of experience in financial investment
  • Founder & CEO of ValueAlert G.K.; Director of GreenTree Hospitality Management
  • Former Partner at Gopher Asset Management and Deputy CIO of Noah International (Hong Kong)
  • Former Senior Vice President, Asia at Lehman Brothers, heading its global real estate fund's China business
Catherine Pang

Catherine Pang

Partner, GRA · General Manager, Grow Links

Catherine Pang

Partner, GRA · General Manager, Grow Links

  • 18 years of experience in commercial real estate and flexible workspace
  • Former Senior Director, LR at CBRE; General Manager at Wansheng Business; and General Manager of commercial property management projects at Gopher Asset Management
  • Hands-on experience across the full commercial asset operations and management lifecycle, leading multiple branded projects from initial planning to established operations

ADVISORY BOARD

Advisory Board

Zhang Huarong

Zhang Huarong

Chairman & CEO, Yuerong Hui Group | Retail Operations Expert

Zhang Huarong

Chairman & CEO, Yuerong Hui Group | Retail Operations Expert

  • Over 25 years of experience in commercial real estate management and asset operations; named a China commercial real estate leader for three consecutive years
  • Former Chairman & CEO of Aegean Group, building "Aegean Shopping Park" into a renowned retail IP as its founder
  • Founding team member of Wanda Commercial, establishing the development and operations systems behind Wanda Plaza's rapid expansion
Kevin Wu

Kevin Wu

Co-founder, SAM Real Estate K.K.

Kevin Wu

Co-founder, SAM Real Estate K.K.

  • Master of Architecture, Meiji University; licensed first-class architect in Japan
  • Former Head of China (Overseas Division) and China GM at UDS Ltd.; co-founder of Liye Commune
  • Former Senior Director of MUJI's hotel and apartment business; passionate about connecting space, commerce, consumers and capital
Steven Lu

Steven Lu

CEO, BASE Serviced Apartments

Steven Lu

CEO, BASE Serviced Apartments

  • MBA, Bangor University (UK)
  • Over 20 years of asset management and operations experience as GM and Regional GM at Sunmen Residence, Morgan Stanley and The Ascott
  • Currently CEO of BASE apartments under Golden Union Asset Management
Annie Hong

Annie Hong

Formerly with IDG Capital, Colliers International and Chen Hsong Group

Annie Hong

Formerly with IDG Capital, Colliers International and Chen Hsong Group

  • Over 20 years of experience in real estate and investment management
  • Former Executive Director (Real Estate) at IDG Capital, working on property and industry-related investments
  • Former Director of Retail Services (East China) at Colliers International, with a long focus on commercial real estate, retail assets and core business districts
  • Experienced across industrial planning, development and real estate project management in China and overseas
Edward Cai

Edward Cai

Co-founder, Octa Capital

Edward Cai

Co-founder, Octa Capital

  • Founded Octa Capital in Hong Kong in 2014, focusing on Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore with capital from leading Asian family offices
  • Former Director (Asia Pacific) at Wells Fargo, leading exit strategies for the bank's real estate investments across China and Southeast Asia
  • 22 years of real estate investment and management experience across Hong Kong, Singapore, mainland China and Southeast Asia, spanning equity and credit transactions
  • Master of Construction Management and BBA, University of Southern California