30 years financial services, real estate, investment and mergers & acquisitions experience; Global and regional leadership roles at Standard Chartered Bank, Korea Exchange Bank, Ford Credit and Citibank. $100bn+ lending experience across Asia and Europe.Founder and CEO of SafeRE, the technology-driven global real estate investment manager; Creating access to transparent, efficient, and fair funding and investment opportunities; Managing a world-class team of credit, finance, operations, tech and real estate experts using artificial intelligence, machine learning and block-chain tech to create better real estate investment solutions.SafeRE is licensed and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. I have led financial, lending and real estate firms, and my expertise covers real estate, consumer, corporate credit and investments, M&A, IPO and structured finance through different economic cycles. My experience has been expanded through board positions in Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom, and I have successfully led operational and business building & expansion in challenging and competitive markets.
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Chief Executive OfficerSafere ManagementSingapore
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FounderSafere Jan 2019 - PresentEuropeContact: chris@safere.comSafeRE provides the blockchain-based solution for financing of and investment in real estate debt, equity and fund securities. SafeRE's technology enables transparent, efficient and fair transactions. It is disruptive, digital, collaborative. SafeRE allows:• Professional real estate owners, managers and funds, who are regulated and licensed in their jurisdictions, to source financing straight from investors, and • Investors to directly access… Show more Contact: chris@safere.comSafeRE provides the blockchain-based solution for financing of and investment in real estate debt, equity and fund securities. SafeRE's technology enables transparent, efficient and fair transactions. It is disruptive, digital, collaborative. SafeRE allows:• Professional real estate owners, managers and funds, who are regulated and licensed in their jurisdictions, to source financing straight from investors, and • Investors to directly access fractional, institutional-grade, asset-backed investment securities.SafeRE solves the eternal problem of real estate investment transactions being costly, opaque and cumbersome. Show less -
Founder & CeoSafere Management Feb 2014 - PresentSingaporeContact: chris@safere.comSafeRE Management is a global real estate owner & investment manager with its headquarter in Singapore. The firm is a licensed fund manager and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. SafeRE is employee-owned and manages funds and mandates for individual investors and family offices.The company invests across the capital stack, in strategies ranging from core to distressed, in Private Credit, in student accommodation, in logistics, in… Show more Contact: chris@safere.comSafeRE Management is a global real estate owner & investment manager with its headquarter in Singapore. The firm is a licensed fund manager and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore. SafeRE is employee-owned and manages funds and mandates for individual investors and family offices.The company invests across the capital stack, in strategies ranging from core to distressed, in Private Credit, in student accommodation, in logistics, in residential and hospitality related themes that benefit from the fast growing global middle-class and associated trends and needs. SafeRE’s business philosophy is simple: act ethically, foster social responsibility by promoting diversity, and create fair value for its clients. Show less
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Investor And Non-Executive DirectorTicketpass Jul 2020 - PresentLondon, England, United KingdomTicketpass is a Tech For Good company that is challenging the ticketing industry with a fair and ethical ticketing alternative. Capping booking fees, eliminating touts and the first one to donate 50% of its booking fee to charity projects in +170 countries around the world.Businesses, charities, and ordinary people create their events online with Ticketpass to sell tickets or register attendees and effortlessly support environmental projects or those with fewer opportunities in life -… Show more Ticketpass is a Tech For Good company that is challenging the ticketing industry with a fair and ethical ticketing alternative. Capping booking fees, eliminating touts and the first one to donate 50% of its booking fee to charity projects in +170 countries around the world.Businesses, charities, and ordinary people create their events online with Ticketpass to sell tickets or register attendees and effortlessly support environmental projects or those with fewer opportunities in life - for free. Show less -
OwnerWarinhari 2012 - PresentSingaporeWARINHARI is a family office with global investments across various asset classes through on-shore and off-shore entities and firms. WARINHARI works with other family offices and investors on co-investment opportunities in the areas of real estate, financing options, investment strategies, as well as business and succession issues.
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Non-Executive DirectorDelphinium Female Leadership Fund 2016 - Mar 2021Hong KongThe Delphinium Female Leadership Fund is a private equity fund using traditional top-down and bottom-up fundamental analysis in identifying quality investments. It takes into account a company’s positive impact in terms of meaningful engagement of women as employees, leaders and consumers. The fund’s goal is to deliver superior returns. It supports women’s leadership, provides women with access to capital, invests in products and services beneficial to women and girls, and promotes workplace… Show more The Delphinium Female Leadership Fund is a private equity fund using traditional top-down and bottom-up fundamental analysis in identifying quality investments. It takes into account a company’s positive impact in terms of meaningful engagement of women as employees, leaders and consumers. The fund’s goal is to deliver superior returns. It supports women’s leadership, provides women with access to capital, invests in products and services beneficial to women and girls, and promotes workplace equity and/or related shareholder engagement and policy work. Show less
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Executive DirectorWatatawa Mar 2009 - Mar 2017SingaporeWatatawa is an Asia-based firm providing leading edge strategic communications and marketing advice. It is uniquely differentiated through its long-term commitment to clients and provides integrated services including strategy development and the full scale of stakeholder communications directed toward customers, shareholders, employees, regulators, lobby groups and NGO's. Watatawa was founded in 2009 buy a group of marketing communications and financial executives. Chris Werner was one of… Show more Watatawa is an Asia-based firm providing leading edge strategic communications and marketing advice. It is uniquely differentiated through its long-term commitment to clients and provides integrated services including strategy development and the full scale of stakeholder communications directed toward customers, shareholders, employees, regulators, lobby groups and NGO's. Watatawa was founded in 2009 buy a group of marketing communications and financial executives. Chris Werner was one of the Founding Partners and held his stake in the firm until it was sold to WE Communications in 2017. Show less -
Regional Head, North East Asia & Global Head Strategy, Business Development (M&A) & BancassuranceStandard Chartered Bank 2006 - Mar 2009Hong Kong & SingaporeThe Standard Chartered Group is listed on the London, Hong Kong and now Mumbai stock exchanges. Standard Chartered PLC is consistently ranked in the top 25 FTSE 100 companies by market capitalisation. It has a network of over 1,750 branches and outlets in more than 70 countries and territories across the globe, making it one of the world's most international banks. Between 2006 and 2009 Chris Werner was heading the largest revenue producer of Standard Chartered Bank with US$600 million+… Show more The Standard Chartered Group is listed on the London, Hong Kong and now Mumbai stock exchanges. Standard Chartered PLC is consistently ranked in the top 25 FTSE 100 companies by market capitalisation. It has a network of over 1,750 branches and outlets in more than 70 countries and territories across the globe, making it one of the world's most international banks. Between 2006 and 2009 Chris Werner was heading the largest revenue producer of Standard Chartered Bank with US$600 million+ p.a. profit and loss responsibility. The business unit included retail banking, mortgage and consumer finance, Private Banking, SME Banking, Bancassurance and Payments across Greater China, Japan and Korea. Show less -
Non-Executive DirectorStandard Chartered Bank Taiwan 2005 - Mar 2009TaipeiDirector on the board of the country's largest foreign bank -
Global Head Of DistributionStandard Chartered Bank 2004 - 2007SingaporeManaging the global distribution network of Standard Chartered Bank with more than 30,000 staff. Expanding, both organically and through acquisitions from 400 to more than 1,500 branches, creation of its first digital bank, more than doubling of the bank’s non-branch advisor network. Tripling of revenues and associated profits. -
Global Head New VenturesStandard Chartered Bank 2004 - 2006Singapore -
Non-Executive DirectorPrime Financial Korea 2005 - Mar 2009SeoulDirector on the board of a leading consumer finance company Korea's.
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CooKorea Exchange Bank 1999 - 2003South-KoreaOlympus Capital acquired the distressed consumer finance company from Korea Exchange Bank in 1999. I led the operational turn-around from the start and grew the client base from 2 million to over 6 million, culminating in a successful billion dollar IPO of the acquisition within less than three years. -
Country Head, Consumer BankingStandard Chartered Bank 1997 - 1999MalaysiaBetween 1994 and 1997 Chris Werner managed the, at the time, third largest consumer banking unit of Standard Chartered Bank. Key successes included achieving the ranking of 'most profitable bank' in Asia Pacific and making the business the No. 1 mortgage bank in Malaysia. -
Global Head Of Business Development, Consumer BankingStandard Chartered Bank 1994 - 1997SingaporeManaging and overseeing all business development activities of the global consumer bank including new banking and credit card businesses, the investment services business and the bancassurance business. -
Director Of Finance And Business DevelopmentCitibank Central Europe 1986 - 1994Düsseldorf And Amsterdam
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