AmFirst Real Estate Investment Trust announced appointment of Mr. Chong Hong Chuon, age 49, as Acting Chief Executive Officer. Date of change is 01 December 2022. Mr. Chong Hong Chuon joined AmREIT Managers Sdn Bhd on 2 November 2015 as the Chief Financial Officer.

On 11 June 2018, he was appointed as Acting Chief Executive Officer of AmREIT and relinquished his role as Acting Chief Executive Officer with effect from 22 April 2019. He remains as Chief Financial Officer of AmREIT in charge of the full spectrum of financial matters relating to AmFIRST Real Estate Investment Trust ("AmFIRST REIT") which include financial and management reporting, capital management, treasury and taxation. Mr. Chong started his career as an auditor and has over twenty-two years of extensive financial and management accounting experience, and with extensive experience in real estate industry particularly real estate investment trust ("REIT").

His last position was General Manager, Finance of Tropicana Corporation Berhad. Prior to joining Tropicana Corporation Berhad, he was the Head of Finance of AmREIT (the Manager of AmFIRST REIT) and Group Financial Controller of GLM REIT Management Sdn Bhd (the Manager of Tower REIT). Qualifications: Master of Science in Financial Management from The Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom; Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) from Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), United Kingdom; Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants from Malaysian Institute of Accountants.