About Us

Lavan is the Executive Director of Infrastructure Asia. In this role, Lavan works closely with both the private and public sectors in Singapore and the broader region. His focus is on project origination and development to enable more sustainable infrastructure. Infrastructure Asia is dedicated to supporting marginally bankable projects. Through its project facilitation and development efforts, several projects in Southeast Asia have successfully advanced, with some reaching completion.

Lavan has been actively involved in various initiatives on infrastructure financing, including spending over a year at Clifford Capital, a specialist in structured finance solutions. Prior to his appointment at Infrastructure Asia in April 2021, Lavan held various leadership positions at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Notably, he served as the Chief Representative at MAS New York Representative Office, where he concentrated on financial market development.

Lavan graduated with an Honours Degree in Business with a specialisation in Financial Analysis and obtained his MBA (Accountancy) from Nanyang Technological University’s Nanyang Business School.

Devin is the Deputy Executive Director at Infrastructure Asia and has over 20 years of experience in funds management, consultancy and advisory services, with a strong focus in infrastructure, real estate and investments. 

Devin currently oversees the market coverage team to originate infrastructure projects and uncover opportunities in Asia (Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, India and Bangladesh). He is responsible for facilitating collaborations between regional infrastructure projects and the infrastructure ecosystem in Singapore. He works closely with both the public and private sectors, including developers, operators, technology providers, debt and equity funders, professional services and other support services to ensure that the projects are delivered efficiently and effectively with the right resources and expertise.

Magdalene Loh is the Director overseeing the Urban Solutions and Systems (USS) industry cluster group in Enterprise Singapore. Enterprise Singapore is the government agency championing enterprise development. Under the USS portfolio, Magdalene oversees the energy, water and waste management and built environment sectors. She leads the team to engage committed enterprises to help them build their capabilities, innovate and expand their presence internationally.

Magdalene also holds a concurrent appointment as Deputy Executive Director in Infrastructure Asia, a facilitation office set up by Enterprise Singapore and the Monetary Authority of Singapore, to support Asia’s social and economic growth through infrastructure development, working closely with both private and public sector organisations in Singapore and the region.

Prior to joining Enterprise Singapore, Magdalene was Director of the Emerging Markets Division with the Singapore Ministry of Trade and Industry, where she oversaw the bilateral economic relations between Singapore, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. She had also earlier served across different portfolios in Enterprise Singapore looking at Offshore Trade, Infrastructure Services and South Asia.

Gayle Tan is the Project Director at Infrastructure Asia, overseeing the office’s project portfolio. She also leads the capital raising team, which builds relationships with the financing ecosystem, ranging from banks, funds, multilaterals and development financing institutes. She mobilises private sector capital into originated infrastructure projects by facilitating connections with financing options and best-fit partners. She is also responsible for developing and sharing thought leadership on sector specific topics, such as sustainable financing and renewable energy. 

Gayle has more than 15 years of experience in both business development and project development of water, waste, energy and technology related projects in the ASEAN region.

Gayle holds a Master of Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST).

Chris Loo is a Principal at Infrastructure Asia and heads the market coverage team which originate infrastructure projects and opportunities in Vietnam, India and Bangladesh. He is also responsible for driving developments in the energy efficiency sector (for existing buildings).

Prior to Infrastructure Asia, Chris served the government and public sector during his time with Deloitte, he was also based in China for over 6 years with a private port company and has over 15 years of experience in consulting, operations and business development in the energy, port and logistic sectors in Asia.

Chris is trained professionally in Master of Public Administration from Nanyang Technological University.