Tan San Yew is the founder and Managing Director of the Laurelcap Group. He provides the vision, overall guidance and direction of the company. Having graduated with a Bachelor in Real Estate Management (Honours) from University of Malaya, he also holds a Diploma in Information Technology from Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology.

He is a licensed Valuer and Estate Agent with the Board of Valuers, Estate Agency and Property Manager, Malaysia, as well as a fellow member of the Royal Institute of Surveyors, Malaysia (RISM). He is also a member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Tan has accumulated a wide range of experience and skills in the property industry through his attachment at various international property consultant and developer firms.

His range of professional expertise includes property development, corporate industry relationship, property valuation, taxation, property market research, project development, estate dealings and facilities management.