Chris Werner

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Chief Executive Officer @ SafeRE Management
Singapore
Chris Werner's Location
Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
About Chris Werner

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.

Chris Werner's Current Company Details
SafeRE Management

Safere Management

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Chief Executive Officer
Singapore
Chris Werner Work Experience Details
  • Safere Management
    Chief Executive Officer
    Safere Management
    Singapore
  • Safere
    Founder
    Safere Jan 2019 - Present
    Europe
    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… 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
  • Safere Management
    Founder & Ceo
    Safere Management Feb 2014 - Present
    Singapore
    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… 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
  • Ticketpass
    Investor And Non-Executive Director
    Ticketpass Jul 2020 - Present
    London, England, United Kingdom
    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 -… 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
  • Warinhari
    Owner
    Warinhari 2012 - Present
    Singapore
    WARINHARI 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.
  • Delphinium Female Leadership Fund
    Non-Executive Director
    Delphinium Female Leadership Fund 2016 - Mar 2021
    Hong Kong
    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… 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
  • Watatawa
    Executive Director
    Watatawa Mar 2009 - Mar 2017
    Singapore
    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… 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
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    Regional Head, North East Asia & Global Head Strategy, Business Development (M&A) & Bancassurance
    Standard Chartered Bank 2006 - Mar 2009
    Hong Kong & Singapore
    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+… 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
  • Standard Chartered Bank Taiwan
    Non-Executive Director
    Standard Chartered Bank Taiwan 2005 - Mar 2009
    Taipei
    Director on the board of the country's largest foreign bank
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    Global Head Of Distribution
    Standard Chartered Bank 2004 - 2007
    Singapore
    Managing 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.
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    Global Head New Ventures
    Standard Chartered Bank 2004 - 2006
    Singapore
  • Prime Financial Korea
    Non-Executive Director
    Prime Financial Korea 2005 - Mar 2009
    Seoul
    Director on the board of a leading consumer finance company Korea's.
  • Korea Exchange Bank
    Coo
    Korea Exchange Bank 1999 - 2003
    South-Korea
    Olympus 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.
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    Country Head, Consumer Banking
    Standard Chartered Bank 1997 - 1999
    Malaysia
    Between 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.
  • Standard Chartered Bank
    Global Head Of Business Development, Consumer Banking
    Standard Chartered Bank 1994 - 1997
    Singapore
    Managing 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.
  • Citibank Central Europe
    Director Of Finance And Business Development
    Citibank Central Europe 1986 - 1994
    Düsseldorf And Amsterdam

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Chris Werner works for Safere Management

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Chris Werner's current role is Chief Executive Officer.

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Chris Werner attended University Of London, Imd (International Institute For Management Development) - Business Programs, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.

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