Richard Emerson
Chairperson (Myanmar)
Managing Director, Emerson Real Estate
Richard Emerson
Mr. Richard Emerson is the managing director of Emerson Real Estate, an independent international real estate advisory business specializing in the Myanmar market. He has more than 25 years of experience in international real estate markets, working in the UK and Vietnam, and has been based in Myanmar since 2013.
Charm May Thu
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Managing Director, Your Property Finder Company Ltd
Charm May Thu
Charm May Thu started her real estate career in Singapore in 2006. She has been practicing as a licensed real estate professional in Singapore’s largest real estate agency -“ERA Real Estate”.
Being a Burmese national, promoting real estate in a foreign land was not an easy journey as one would expect but her will to succeed at this very career overtook any barriers and she made her path by creatively tapping onto the niche market of serving Burmese HNWIs (High Net Worth Individuals) looking to invest in Singapore properties.
In 2014 as her real estate career took its natural course back to her roots she set up shop in Myanmar hoping to bring Myanmar Real Estate to greater heights and a chance to contribute her expertise to her motherland.
She has received multiple top achievers awards in ERA real estate from 2011 to 2019 and is a member of the ERA Million Dollar Club.
Mya Myitzu
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Founder and Design Director M.ID
Mya Myitzu
Mya Myitzu spent 10 years in the United States attending universities such as University of San Francisco, and Otis College of Design. She went to work at Kelly Wearstler Interior Design in Beverly Hills, and on major projects such as Rothbart Estate in Bel Air, and celebrity homes. Most of her work is accreditted by name in Wearstler’s book “Hue”.
Upon returning to Myanmar, Mya founded M.ID in 2011. Since then, the firm has completed various residential, commercial, office, and F&B projects. She is the driving force of materialising visions for Rangoon Tea House, Rau Ram, Sarana Pun Estate, Yoma Land’s Peninsula Sales Gallery for the Peninsula Residences in Yangon, and the Pansodan restaurant.
Ben Hickson
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Senior Associate, Hesketh Henry
Ben Hickson
Ben is a New Zealand qualified commercial lawyer, having lived and worked in Myanmar for four years. Prior to coming to Myanmar, he was at a leading Auckland law firm, where he advised on a range of real estate projects. At Stephenson Harwood Myanmar, Ben advises a range of high profile clients (including listed corporates) on diverse and substantial investment and market entry projects. Ben has advised on permitting and structuring for some premier real estate projects in Yangon.
Stephen Zawmoe Shwe
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Founder & Principal Architect, Spine Architects
Stephen Zawmoe Shwe
Stephen Zawmoe Shwe was born and raised in Ahlone township of Yangon. After attending one year at Rangoon Institute of Technology he went on to the United States and received his B.A. in Architecture degree from University of California, Berkeley and M.Arch. degree from Columbia University where he won prominent design awards including the SOM Foundation Architecture Fellowship and the AIA Allwork Scholarship Award. He worked for seven years as an Associate at Tecny Group in New York, where he oversaw the design and construction of numerous residential and commercial projects. He started out SPiNE Architects office of Myanmar in 2003. He now has 23 years of experience in architecture, interior design and project management and has completed well over 200 projects through construction. He has been contributing for the architecture profession by giving out seminars to young architects and teaching architecture students. A few cyclone shelters he designed were built throughout the delta area after Cyclone Nargis and he has been donating his time and knowledge for designing new contemporary Buddhist monasteries and meditation centers.
May Soe Yu
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Founder of Creative Fox Design & Build Co.,Ltd
May Soe Yu
May Soe Yu is an experienced and innovative interior designer focused on finding creative solutions to the clients’ functional needs. She graduated interior design from the Raffles Design Institute Singapore in 2009. Yu established her career at several high-profile design companies and founded her own interior design firm, Creative FOX Design & Build Co.,Ltd in 2014. With an eye for quality, sense of style, and a client-centered approach to business, Yu provided design & build services for Luxury houses, condominiums, commercial shops, restaurants, hotels, hospitality projects and offices over 9 years now.
Richard Moh
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Executive Senior Vice President, Corporate Development;
Special Assistant to the Chairman, MAA Group Consulting Engineers
Richard Moh
Richard Moh has an undergraduate degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in engineering management at Cornell University and an MBA degree from Wharton School of Management. Having lived in many countries (Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and USA), he brings a unique set of skills to the company management. He is responsible for the corporate development of MAA Group, which includes general management improvements, and the development of new ideas such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) since 2009. He is also passionate about the civil engineering community and fostering the next generation of engineers, serving as Chairman of Young Engineers Committee, Chinese Institute of Engineers (CIE) and the member of Youth Talent Working Group of the FEIAP (Federation of Engineering Institutions of Asia and the Pacific) which includes 26 member countries. He is Managing Director of MAA Consultants (Myanmar) Co., Ltd. since 2013, involved many types of infrastructure and building projects, with the aim to enhance the public work quality in Myanmar.
Dr. Soe Thein
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Principle Design Engineer; Consultant; Project Manager, Clancy Global (Myanmar) Co Ltd
Dr. Soe Thein
Dr Soe Thein obtained PhD in Civil Engineering from NUS. He involved in construction industry in Singapore and Myanmar. He played multiple roles as Principal Design Engineer, Consultants and Project Manager in prestigious Projects; Strand Square, Vantage Tower, Diamond Inya Palace and The Leaf Residence. He continued to play multiple roles in on going Projects; PTTEP Office Tower, Sakura Hospital Extension and Office & Residential Project at Parami Road. He is Advisor to YCDC and member of Professional Assessment Group at Myanmar Engineering Council. He was also the Lecturer at Civil Engineering Department at Yangon Technological University.
Khin Maung Than
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Chairman Asean Real Estate Network Alliance (ARENA), President
Myannar Real Estate Services Association (MRESA)
Khin Maung Than
Khin Maung Than is the chairman and Founder of Myanmar Real Estate Services Association (MRESA), a national level estate association located in Yangon. He is also the Chairman of ASEAN Real Estate Network Alliance (ARENA). Putting together a background of business and estate management, Khin is a creative thinker who excels in communication, networking, and negotiating skills. Khin is an active real estate speaker and has spoken for various events and conferences both locally and internationally. An active voice for the real estate industry in Myanmar, Khin was elected as the Chairman of MRESA for two consecutive terms. He has had many overseas experience in business, and also participated in social works.
Peter Crowhurst
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Chief Executive Officer of the British Chamber of Commerce, Myanmar
Peter Crowhurst
Peter Crowhurst is the Chief Executive Officer of the British Chamber of Commerce, Myanmar an organisation representing 280 -member companies active in the Myanmar market.
As a judge Peter provides 30 years of real estate investment experience gained in London, Hong Kong and China. Initially as real estate development General Manager and subsequently Head of Asset Management, with ING Real Estate Investment Management (part of the Dutch Banking Group) ING based in China and Taiwan.
He was with Yoma Strategic Holdings between 2013-2018 as Head of Asset Management – Real Estate overseeing developments such as Star City and Pun Hlaing Estate.
John Anderson
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Managing Director, Meinhardt Myanmar
John Anderson
Mark Petrovic
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Managing Director, Architectural Design Director, Archetype Group, Myanmar
Mark Petrovic
Award winning designer with proven leadership following 20 years of experience as Architect, Mark has been successfully managing all design stages from Concept to construction documentation, Engineering coordination, contract management and site supervision in: France, Myanmar, Singapore and Vietnam. Mark became a key member and associate of the Archetype group since he joined the group in 2007. Architectural design director of Ho Chi Minh city office since 2010 in charge of all projects with the supervision of a team of 40 architect, Mark is now since 2013 the managing director of Archetype Myanmar Ltd in charge of all operation from Architecture, with production and direction of design, to administration of the office reaching 55 full time employees, business development and Project Management services supervision.
Josh Htet
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Senior Associate, Allen & Overy Limited
Josh Htet
Josh is a senior associate at the international law firm Allen & Overy’s Yangon office. Before he moved to Yangon, he spent nearly four years as an associate in A&O’s London office. In Myanmar, he has been advising the firm’s key clients in their inbound investment into the country in the context of M&A and banking transactions including real estate transactions. He has given talks on legal developments in Myanmar at various venues including Chatham House, London. He also serves as vice chairman to the legal working group under the British Chamber of Commerce, Myanmar.
