Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE), the global network of top independent real estate firms, has announced the appointment of Josephine Teh, who joins the business as Manager, Global Member Services. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she will support members in the Asia Pacific region.

Josephine brings more than 10 years of industry experience to the role, most recently working at a prominent real estate agency, where she was head of operations and talent acquisitions. Key achievements included growing headcount at the firm from 74 to 315 negotiators in a span of four years across five satellite offices. In this time Josephine also organized and executed more than 90 successful events. Other previous experience includes serving as Senior Global Service Network Consultant for one of the world's largest producers of electronic devices.

Chris Dietz, President of Global Operations at LeadingRE, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Josephine to our global team. She is a strategic thinker who brings an array of exceptional skills to enhance our business, particularly in the APAC region. She will share valuable experience and knowledge with members as we continue to strengthen our global value proposition and create program offerings that support our worldwide network. Josephine’s appointment will also help to grow our APAC footprint and the exciting initiatives we are planning to roll out there.” 

Josephine Teh commented: “I am excited to join a LeadingRE at such an exciting time for the business. It has a world-renowned membership program helping global real estate professionals achieve industry excellence. Having spent the last few years as head of operations, I look forward to using my sector expertise to support the firm’s global members across several areas including corporate governance, administration, company policy, presentation materials, communication systems, data assets and much more.”

Josephine achieved her bachelor’s degree in business from the Griffith University Brisbane, Australia and speaks several languages including English, Mandarin and Bahasa Malaysia. Career awards include Rêvecen Corporate Image Brand Ambassador in 2014 (Grand prize winner of Rêvecen-Oriks) and The Ambassador of Samsung Service Center in 2013. Before working in real estate, she trained as a sommelier and holds an International Certification in Pâtisserie.