James Foo

James Foo

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  • About me

    Vice President, Global Real Estate and Workplace Experience at American Express

  • Education

    • American Academy of Project Management

      2007 - 2007
      Master Project Manager (MPM) Project Management
    • Chung Cheng High School

      1984 - 1988
      GCE 'O' Level Science
    • Temasek Junior College

      1988 - 1989
      GCE A Level General
    • National University of Singapore

      1997 - 1999
      Master of Architecture Architecture

      Activities and Societies: Year Rep

    • National University of Singapore

      1993 - 1996
      Bachelor of Arts Architectural Studies

      Activities and Societies: Soccer team

  • Experience

    • The Architects Circle

      Jun 1999 - Sept 2002
      Architect

      Architect - building design, interior design and project management in Singapore

    • CapitaLand Limited

      Oct 2002 - May 2005
      Manager, Design Management

      Design manager - Part of the project team based in Shanghai managing all design consultants engaged to carry out high density residential and grade A office projects.

    • GuocoLand

      Jun 2005 - Sept 2008
      Design and Quality Manager

      Design and quality manager - Part of GuocoLand Ltd Head Office team responsible for the strategic sourcing of new projects and setting up of operations in new markets, reporting directly to both CEO and GM International Investments.

    • Singapore Airlines

      Oct 2008 - Sept 2012
      Vice President Properties (Head of Corporate Real Estate)

      Head of Singapore Airlines Properties (Corporate Real Estate) Department managing the real estate portfolio of the SIA Group of companies worldwide. Leader of a team of 45 professionals that manages a portfolio of over 500 properties and five million square feet.

    • American Express

      Sept 2012 - now
      Vice President, Global Real Estate and Workplace Experience

      Leader to a team of over twenty internal and external real estate professionals, managing a portfolio of one million square feet in twelve countries, supporting an employee population of ten thousand in the JAPA (Japan, Asia Pacific and Australia) region.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • American Express & Harvard Certificate in Leadership Excellence

      Harvard Business Publishing
      Apr 2018