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Robert Kuok is the richest man in Malaysia. He owns Kuok group, which has interests
in hotels, real estate, and commodities.
He founded the internationally renowned Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts chain in
Singapore in 1971.
His nephew Kuok Khoon Hong runs Wilmar International, in which Kuok has a
valuable stake.
Robert Kuok's youngest son Kuok Khoon Hua is CEO and vice chairman of Hong
Kong property company Kerry Properties.
KUOK GROUP
Kuok Brothers started in 1949 in Johor Bahru.
Small family business trading rice, sugar, and wheat flour.
Kuok Singapore founded 1953, Hong Kong office established 1974 as Kerry
Holdings. The Kerry Group now oversees the company’s operations in Hong
Kong and Mainland China.
One of Asia's most dynamic multinational conglomerates, with operations
spanning six continents in sectors ranging from logistics and maritime to
properties and hospitality.
Guided by Robert Kuok is the richest man in Malaysia. He owns Kuok group,
which has interests in hotels, real estate, and commodities.
Involved in charitable activities for almost five decades through the Kuok
Foundation provide grants and donations for educational and medical causes.
WEBSITE : https://www.kuokgroup.com/contact
Quek Leng Chan
Quek Leng Chan is the executive chairman of privately held Hong Leong Co.
(Malaysia), which has interests in finance, food and property.
He inherited part of his fortune from his father, one of three brothers who started a
banking group in the 1920s.
o Malaysian tycoon who co-founded Hong Leong Group Malaysia.
o One of the richest men in Malaysia.
o In 2018, Quek Leng Chan ranked #217 on the Forbes World's Billionaires list, with
wealth listed at US$7.2 billion.
o As for 16 February 2021, Tan Sri Quek's net worth is listed at US$9.9 Billion and
ranked 147th on Forbes.
o Studied in Victoria School in Singapore and is qualified as a barrister-at-law from
Middle Temple, United Kingdom.
CSR
DUITSMART
DuitSmart is our initiative platform, created to make financial information simple and
accessible for Malaysians of all walks of life.
JUMPSTART
HLB Jumpstart is our CSR platform that gives social enterprises the unique support
they need to stay sustainable and continue making an impact.
WEBSITE : https://www.hlb.com.my/en/personal-banking/about-us.html?icp=hlb-en-
all-menu-txt-aboutus
Koon Poh Keong and his four brothers started what is now called Press Metal
Aluminium Holdings in 1986.
The brothers pooled $50,000 to start the aluminum-extruding company at a time when
Malaysia was in a recession.
Today Press Metal is Southeast Asia's largest integrated aluminum producer and
competes with Rio Tinto, Russia's Rusal and the Aluminum Corp of China.
Poh Keong is group chief executive while Poh Ming is executive vice chairman and
Poh Weng is executive director.
PRESS METAL
First started as a local aluminium extrusion company in 1986.
Globally integrated aluminium producer with the largest presence in
Southeast Asia. serve many industries throughout the world, from top
automotive and aviation companies to leading technology giants.
VISION
To be the first name brand on everyone’s mind when they think of upstream
and downstream aluminium
WEBSITE : https://www.pressmetal.com/products/primary-extrusion-products.php
Teh Hong Piow
For decades Teh Hong Piow chaired Malaysian banking behemoth Public Bank,
which he started in 1966.
He officially retired from Public Bank as nonexecutive chairman in 2019 and is now
chairman emeritus. Deputy chairman Lai Wan took over as nonexecutive chairman.
In addition to Malaysia, the bank serves millions of customers across Cambodia,
China, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam.
Teh still has substantial stakes in the bank as well as in the listed insurance business,
LPI Capital, where he is non-executive chairman.
o One of three individuals in Malaysia who are permitted to hold a stake of more than
10% in a domestic financial institution.
o Born in Singapore on 14 March 1930.
o Attended formal primary and secondary education at the Anglo-Chinese School in
Singapore.
o Married to Puan Sri Tay Sock Noy since 1956 and they have four children - three
daughters and one son.
o Began banking career in 1950 as a Bank Clerk in Overseas-Chinese Banking
Corporation Ltd and rose in rank to officer within five years.
o Joined Malayan Banking Berhad as Manager in 1960. Later in 1964, was promoted to
the position of General Manager at the young age of 34
o Then Founded Public Bank Berhad in 1965 and commencement of business operation
in 1966.
o One of Malaysia's wealthiest businessmen.
o Obtained three degrees at the unaccredited Pacific Western University and two PhDs
at Clayton University (also unaccredited) and University Malaya.
o Net worth is estimated by Forbes to be US$4.7 billion, 223rd richest person in the
world and the 5th richest in Malaysia.
Mission
To sustain the position of being the most efficient, profitable, and respected premier
financial institution in Malaysia.
third largest banking group in Malaysia
CSR
https://www.publicbankgroup.com/About-Us/Corporate-Responsibility/Overview/2017
WEBSITE : https://www.publicbankgroup.com/About-Us/Corporate-Mission-
Philosophy
Ananda Krishnan
Ananda Krishnan is a Harvard Business School grad and former oil trader.
His holdings include stakes in telecom outfit Maxis, media firm Astro Malaysia
Holdings and oilfield services-provider Bumi Armada.
Krishnan's Indian telecom firm, Aircel, in which he had invested an estimated $7
billion, filed for bankruptcy protection in 2018.
o Malaysian-Tamil businessman, the Chairman of Usaha Tegas Sdn Bhd and founder of
Yu Cai Foundation (YCF).
o Third wealthiest in Malaysia.
o Studied at Vivekananda Tamil School in Brickfields and furthered studies at Victoria
Institution, Kuala Lumpur. Attended the University of Melbourne, Australia for B.A.
(Honours) degree majoring in political science. Obtained a Masters in Business
Administration from Harvard Business School, graduating in 1964.
Oil trader - first venture was Exoil Trading, a company that dealt in oil trading
concessions.
Moved on to Maxis Communications. Maxis Communications holds the record
for being Malaysia’s number one cell phone service provider boasting over 11
million subscribers and generating estimated revenue of $8.9 billion.
Chairman & CEO of Usaha Tegas Group Holdings Bhd - Pan Malaysian
Pools, lottery gaming and leisure and Powertek power generation.
Richest businessman in Southeast Asia.
EXOIL TRADING
WEBSITE : https://exoil.org/en/about/
YU CAI FOUNDATION
IOI GROUP
Leading global integrated and sustainable palm oil player.
Plantation
Plantation is one of the core businesses of IOI, which is engaged in the cultivation of
oil palm and processing of palm oil with operations in seed breeding, cultivation, and
crop oil extraction. Today, we have 96 estates,15 palm oil mills, and four research
and development (“R&D”) centres across Malaysia and Indonesia.
Resource-Based Manufacturing
The Group’s global resource-based manufacturing business, comprising our refining,
oleochemical and specialty oils and fats sub-segments, plays an important role in
fortifying our integrated palm value chain. It consists of downstream activities such
as refining of crude palm oil and palm kernel oil, and processing of refined palm oil
and palm kernel oil into oleochemical as well as specialty oils and fats products.
IOI’s Foundation, Yayasan Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng established in 1994.
Serves as a platform for the Group to fulfil its corporate social responsibility
via educational, medical and community initiatives that enrich the lives of the
less fortunate.
WEBSITE : https://www.ioigroup.com/
NAGAWORLD
Founded in 1995 by Tan Sri Dr Chen Lip Keong.
Owns and operates the largest integrated gaming and entertainment resort in
the Mekong Region.
WEBSITE : https://www.nagacorp.com/eng/about_us/background.php
Tan Yu Yeh & Yu Wei
Brothers Tan Yu Yeh and Yu Wei get their wealth from their stake in Mr D.I.Y.
Group, a home improvement retail chain, which was founded in 2005.
The company was listed on the Malaysian stock exchange in October 2020 making
them both billionaires.
Mr D.I.Y. has 900 stores in Malaysia and Brunei.
Mr D.I.Y. stores are typically 10,000 square feet and carry products across ten
categories including electrical items, stationery, and toys.
MR DIY
First opened one store on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in July 2005
The largest home improvement retailer in the region with stores across
Malaysia.
Our Vision
To be the largest home improvement retailer in Malaysia and Brunei
Our Mission
To create a globally recognised retail brand.
To offer a diverse retail experience catering to different customer segments.
To maintain a wide variety of good quality, value for money items;thereby
holding true to our motto of “ALWAYS LOW PRICES”.
CSR
WEBSITE : https://www.mrdiy.com/page/236/About-Us/
GENTING
OUR VISION
We are a leading multinational corporation committed to enhancing
shareholder value and maintaining long-term sustainable growth in our core
businesses.
LEISURE & HOSPITALITY
The leisure & hospitality division of the Genting Group comprises
PLANTATION
From a modest 13,700 hectares in 1980, Genting Plantations’ landbank has
since grown by leaps and bounds to about 243,500 hectares (including the
Plasma scheme) currently, spread over Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and
Indonesia.
Genting Plantations currently owns twelve oil mills – one in West Malaysia, six
in Sabah and five in Indonesia
PROPERTY
https://www.genting.com/#
One of the largest producers of sustainable palm oil in Sabah, East Malaysia.
Focused in the upstream activities in the palm oil industry where it grows oil
palms in its estates, harvests and processes fresh fruit bunches (FFB) into
crude palm oil (CPO) in its own mills.
Major player in Sabah, Hap Seng Plantations pride itself in its operational
efficiency as it consistently records one of the highest yields for FFB.
Established in Sabah in the 1970s and has since expanded its business to
Peninsular Malaysia, notably the Klang valley where its property interest
includes property holding and development.
Forefront of introducing new property development concept to the Sabah
property market that is synonymous with modern lifestyle and sustainable
elements.
HAP SENG CREDIT
Established in 1982.
Offers financial services that include hire purchase, industrial hire purchase,
leasing and term-loan, primarily aimed at small and medium enterprises
(SME).
Business motto is to be able to continuously upgrade its business model.
The focus is to be able to consistently provide comprehensive solutions to our
clients at all times, our ability to find the best financing solutions and
applications for our customers.
With over 40 years of history with Mercedes Benz, Hap Seng Star has
established a foothold as one of the leading Mercedes-Benz dealers. Its name
is now synonymous with Mercedes Benz in Malaysia.
As one of the few authorised dealers for Mercedes-Benz vehicles that include
logging trucks, general-purpose trucks, buses, passenger vehicles and spare
parts in Malaysia, Hap Seng Star’s relationship with the Mercedes-Benz brand
started in 1969 in Sabah under Hap Seng Auto Sdn Bhd.
In 2010, Hap Seng Star Sdn Bhd took over Hap Seng Auto Sdn Bhd's role as
the sole authorized dealer of Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi FUSO in East
Malaysia.
FERTILIZERS TRADING
The Fertilizers Trading operations supply a wide range of fertilizers to the oil
palm plantation industry in Malaysia and Indonesia, which include muriate of
potash (MOP), ammonium sulphate, rock phosphate, kieserite and other NPK
fertilizers.
WEBSITE : https://www.hapseng.com.my/en/about-us.html
Kuan Kam Hon
Kuan Kam Hon was a high school dropout who began his career in construction in
1969. He worked at his father's company building high-end homes.
He set off on his own in 1978 and started Timol Weaving, a manufacturing business
that made woven labels and badges.
Founded in 1988, his Hartalega Holdings is one of the world's largest makers of nitrile
gloves with an annual production capacity of 40 billion gloves.
After more than doubling in 2020, shares of Hartalega fell in 2021 due to a slump in
demand for rubber gloves.
He is now a mentor and spokesman, leaving operations to his two sons. He shares his
wealth with his brother Kuan Kam Peng.
HARTALEGA
The Hartalega story began in 1988, the largest producer of nitrile gloves in the
world, with growing capacity to manufacture billions of gloves every year.
Our vision
To be the Number One glove company that produces and delivers the best
and most innovative gloves in the world; and to be recognised as a caring
company to the community and environment.
WEBSITE : https://hartalega.com.my/
Lee Oi Hian
Brothers Lee Oi Hian, the chairman, and Lee Hau Hian, the managing director,
control Batu Kawan.
Batu Kawan has interests in plantations, property, and other sectors.
Kuala Lumpur Kepong, its plantation division, owns land banks in Malaysia,
Indonesia, and Liberia.
Lee Oi Hian (pictured) graduated from the University of Malaya with a B.A. in
agricultural science (Honors) and has an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Lee Hau Hian has a B.S. (economics) degree from the London School of Economics
and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.
o One of the largest plantations companies in the country, Kuala Lumpur Kepong
Berhad (KLK).
o Eldest son of rubber baron Tan Sri Lee Loy Seng, the founder of KLK.
Manufacturing
Manufacturing of oleochemicals, non-ionic surfactants and esters, rubber gloves, parquet
flooring products, pharmaceutical products and storing and distribution of bulk liquid.
Property development
Development of residential and commercial properties.
Investment holding
Placement of deposits with licensed banks, investment in fixed income trust funds and
investment in quoted and unquoted corporations.
Others
Farming, management servies and money lending.
WEBSITE : https://www.bkawan.com.my/b_klk.html
G. Gnanalingam
Former tobacco executive G. Gnanalingam chairs Westports Holdings, a multicargo
port operator that he cofounded with Ahmayuddin bin Ahmad on securing the
concession in 1994.
The group owns a 60-year concession to operate and expand its container terminals in
Pulau Indah and Port Klang, which will end in 2054.
Westports is one of three main port operators in the Strait of Malacca.
His son, Ruben Emir Gnanalingam, is Westports' group managing director.
o A prominent Malaysian businessman.
WESTPORTS HOLDINGS
Westports primarily manages port operations dealing with container and
conventional cargo. It also provides a wide range of port services, including
marine services, rental services, and other ancillary services.
These ports have the advantage of natural deep water berths which allow
them to accommodate large vessels.
Westports serves as the main gateway for container and conventional cargo
for central Peninsular Malaysia hinterland.
MISSION
To conduct our business with operational excellence and integrity to create
value for all our stakeholders
WEBSITE : https://www.westportsholdings.com/
WEBSITE : https://www.topglove.com/corporate-profile
TOP GLOVE FOUNDATION
On 14 June 2009, Top Glove Foundation (TG Foundation), was officially
launched with the objective of providing funds for the purpose of charity,
education and activities related to environment and community.
The founders of TG Foundation were Top Glove Sdn Bhd, Tan Sri Dr Lim
Wee Chai and Puan Sri Tong Siew Bee.
They collectively donated RM 1 million to the Foundation as a start. Since
then, several companies and individuals had also donated to the fund, thus
enabling the Foundation to support and help even more causes.
WEBSITE : https://www.topglove.com/social-top-glove-foundation
Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary
Low-profile Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary started as a rice trader after dropping out of
high school.
The bulk of his wealth comes from stakes in DRB-HICOM and MMC Corp.
MMC's operations span ports, logistics, construction, and engineering while DRB-
HICOM is an automotive firm with interests in property and education.
DRB-HICOM sold a 49.9% stake in Malaysian car-maker Proton to Chinese auto
group Zhejiang Geely in 2017.
In 2021, he delisted MMC Corp, which has been facing a string of challenges
including drop in shipment volumes, higher operation costs and a slump in
engineering contracts.
A Malaysian businessman, entrepreneur, and philanthropist.
DRB-HICOM
DRB-HICOM Berhad (“DRB-HICOM” or the “Group”) is one of the nation’s
largest and most diverse conglomerates. We have key businesses in six core
sectors: Automotive, Aerospace and Defence,Postal, Banking, Services, and
Properties.
Automotive - involved in the manufacturing, assembling and distribution of
passenger and commercial vehicles, including motorcycles, and is also a
licensee of Avis Rent-A-Car in Malaysia. Among the many operating
companies, the best-known locally and internationally is PROTON Holdings
Berhad (PROTON)
Aerospace and Defence - global supply chain of aviation parts, and DRB-
HICOM Defence Technologies Sdn. Bhd. (DEFTECH), a premier defence and
aerospace company that provides armoured and other highly specialised
vehicles to the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Postal sector - owns Pos Malaysia Berhad, the national postal services
provider
Banking - Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad champions values-based Islamic
banking across the country.
Properties sector -Specialised in property development and the management
of assets built under concession agreements with the Government.
WEBSITE : https://www.drb-hicom.com/
AL BUKHARY FOUNDATION
In this respect, the Albukhary Foundation is the umbrella of the Albukhary
International University (AIU). Supported by the Albukhary Foundation, the
environment created at AIU is conducive and of high standards, therefore the
Founder believes that the deserving students are privileged to have the
opportunity to study at AIU. The Founder has given the best for AIU Scholars,
sincerely from his heart, in the spirit of never depriving the underprivileged
from an education.
WEBSITE : https://albukharyfoundation.my/
Jeffrey Cheah
Jeffrey Cheah is the executive chairman of Malaysian conglomerate Sunway.
Over four decades, he transformed his obscure tin-mining company into a group with
interests in education, healthcare, hotels, and infrastructure.
His daughter, Sarena, and sons, Adrian and Evan, work in the family business.
Sunway's healthcare arm has two hospitals in Kuala Lumpur and has plans to open
five more across the country.
In 2020, Sunway expanded into fintech, acquiring a 51% stake in credit reporting
agency Credit Bureau Malaysia.
SUNWAY
The very birth of Sunway Group in 1974 was founded on the concept of
sustainable development. It began with the development of Sunway City
Kuala Lumpur, a tin-mining wasteland to an integrated smart and sustainable
township.
One of Southeast Asia’s leading conglomerates with core interests in real
estate, construction, education, healthcare, retail, and hospitality.
WEBSITE : https://www.sunway.com.my/media/
Francis Yeoh
Francis Yeoh helms Kuala Lumpur-listed YTL Corp., founded in 1955 by his late
father, Yeoh Tiong Lay, who died in October 2017.
The family's global empire boasts interests in cement, hotels, property and utilities.
YTL owns PowerSeraya, Singapore's second-largest power plant, and the Ritz-
Carlton in Kuala Lumpur.
Francis is the eldest of seven and his six siblings are all involved in the family
business.
YTL
Core businesses of the YTL Group comprise utilities, construction contracting,
cement manufacturing, property development and investment, hotel
development and management, e-commerce initiatives and internet-based
education solutions and services.
Amongst the largest companies listed on Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad
(the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange) and is a component of the FTSE Bursa
Malaysia Mid 70 Index.
From building schools, hospitals, and national infrastructure in Malaysia to
providing electricity, water, sewerage and environmental services, cement and
building materials, education technology, technology, homes and award-
winning hotels and luxury resorts worldwide.
WEBSITE : https://www.ytl.com/
MBF HOLDINGS
A diversified group of companies founded in Malaysia in 1963. The group’s
activities have grown and diversified substantially in a range of sectors and
regions to embody one of the Asia-Pacific’s leading private conglomerates.
The company’s principal business activities span across nine different
sectors:
Agribusiness, Water & Trading
Automotive
Commercial Printing & Engineering
Education - https://mbfh.com.my/our-operations/#1609289552405-
da68e460-f1a0
Banking & Financial Services
Healthcare
Property Development & Management
Retail
Logistics
WEBSITE : https://mbfh.com.my/
Vincent Tan
Vincent Tan is nonexecutive chairman of conglomerate Berjaya. He relinquished his
executive role in April 2021 to focus on philanthropy.
His son Robin Tan relinquished the CEO position in March 2021 but continues as
nonexecutive deputy chairman.
Tan's business interests range from financial services to property development.
He also holds a stake in privately held U Mobile, a 4G mobile-phone operator in
Malaysia.
Listed flagship Berjaya's CEO Jalil Rasheed. who was appointed in March 2021, left
after a year to pursue other interests.
BERJAYA
CSR
https://www.berjaya.com/csr-activities-2020.php
WEBSITE : https://www.berjaya.com/
Cheah Cheng Hye
Fund manager Cheah Cheng Hye is the co-chairman and co-chief investment officer
of Hong Kong-listed Value Partners Group.
He cofounded the asset-management company in 1993 and listed it in 2007.
After graduating from Penang Free School, he worked as a subeditor and writer at
The Star newspaper in Malaysia.
In 1974, he traveled to Hong Kong, where he had stints in financial journalism at the
Far Eastern Economic Review and the Asian Wall Street Journal.
He worked at Morgan Grenfell Group in Hong Kong before starting Value Partners.
o Attended the Penang Free School. After graduation, he joined The Star (Malaysia)
newspaper as subeditor and editorial writer.
o In 1974, he travelled from Malaysia to Hong Kong and later became a financial
journalist with the Hong Kong Standard, the Asian Wall Street Journal, and the Far
Eastern Economic Review.
WEBSITE : https://www.valuepartners-group.com/en/
Lim Peng Jin
Lim Peng Jin is the managing director of Scientex, while his older brother, Lim Peng
Cheong, is a nonexecutive director.
Their father, Lim Teck Meng, founded Scientex in 1968 as a manufacturer of PVC
sheeting. It started in a rented factory lot in Johor Bahru.
Lim Peng Jin took control of the family-owned company in 2014 and subsequently
his father, Lim Teck Meng, ceased to be a major shareholder.
The younger Lim built Scientex into one of the top three producers of stretch film in
the world.
Over the years Lim Peng Jin ventured into plastic packaging and property
development as a builder of affordable homes.
SCIENTEX
Manufacturer in flexible plastic packaging and a prominent developer of
affordable homes in Malaysia.
OUR PURPOSE
Our property division endeavours to support the Malaysian community
through the provision of affordable yet quality homes.
WEBSITE : https://www.scientex.com.my/
Lim Kuang Sia
Chemical engineer Lim Kuang Sia runs Kossan Rubber Industries, one of Malaysia's
top producers of disposable gloves and technical rubber products.
Kossan has installed capacity to annually produce 28 billion pieces of gloves. It
exports 80% of its production to more than 130 countries.
Lim shares his fortune with brothers, Lim Kuang Wang, Lim Leng Bung, Lim Kuang
Yong and the family of his late brother, Lim Kwan Hwa.
Fortune fell due to the drop in demand for rubber gloves as the Covid-19 pandemic
abated.
YAYASAN KOSSAN
Yayasan Kossan is an independent, non-profit, nongovernmental
organization, with its own independent board of trustees.
The foundation receives sole funding from the Kossan Group of Companies.
The board is made up of 4 trustees, comprising a mix of professionals who
are well experienced in welfare and community efforts.
WEBSITE : https://yayasankossan.com.my/about-us/vision-mission/
https://yayasankossan.com.my/our-pillars/education-aid/
Tan Eng Kee
Tan Eng Kee is the cofounder and CEO of Malaysia-listed Greatech Technology, a
maker of factory automation equipment.
He set up the company in 1997 with his school buddy, Khor Lean Heng, who's the
company's COO.
Greatech's customers include EV makers, solar energy producers and semiconductor
companies.
The company, which listed in 2019, has eight factories and a testing facility in the
U.S., one of its biggest markets.
GREATECH TECHNOLOGY
Product
WEBSITE :
https://greatech-group.com/en/
David Kong
David Kong, who also goes by Kong Hon Kong, founded Kuala Lumpur-based
Nirvana Asia in 1990 and took it public in Hong Kong in 2014.
Asia's largest death-services provider runs private cemeteries, columbarium facilities
and funeral homes in Malaysia and Singapore.
The company has acquired two new sites in Malaysia to further expand the reach of
its agents.
Kong took Nirvana Asia private in 2016 in a $1.1 billion deal with private equity firm
CVC Capital Partners.
NIRVANA ASIA
Full-fledged integrated bereavement care provider with over three
decades of experience in memorial park operations.
Play vital role in promoting culture, most notably in funeral rites and traditions
within the Malaysian Chinese community.
WEBSITE : https://www.nirvana.com.my/
Syed Azman Ibrahim
Syed Azman Ibrahim started out as a defense contractor; he later diversified into car
dealerships.
Today he runs Southeast Asia's largest helicopter fleet for the oil-and-gas sector
through his privately held Weststar Aviation.
He now also has a business chartering private jets to executives.
Weststar Aviation boasts a fleet of 28 helicopters serving Malaysia, Thailand, and
Indonesia.
Private equity firm KKR sold an 18% stake in Weststar Aviation in 2019 but
continues to hold a 22% stake.
WESTSTAR AVIATION
Global leaders in the offshore helicopter services industry.
Serving some of the major oil and gas industry players, our fleet of state-of-
the-art helicopters are equipped with the highest levels of safety,
performance, and service. Currently, we are the third largest AW139 operator
in the world.
CSR
https://www.weststar-aviation.aero/was1/csr.php
WEBSITE : https://www.weststar-aviation.aero/
Lim Kang Hoo
Lim Kang Hoo is the founder, director, and executive vice chairman of Iskandar
Waterfront Holdings, a privately held developer.
The company is the master developer of 4,000 acres in the area slated to become a
new urban center in Johor.
In 2015, Lim entered into a joint venture with China Railway Engineering to buy a
controlling stake in the Bandar Malaysia development.
Iskandar Waterfront and China Railway bought the urban township outside Kuala
Lumpur from the Malaysian government for $1.8 billion.
Lim also cofounded and chairs construction company and property developer
Ekovest, which is listed in Malaysia.
Manage infrastructure construction projects, as well as mega property development.
EKOVEST BERHAD
Construction companies in the country involved in major civil engineering and
building works such as turnkey, design and build projects and project
management.
WEBSITE : https://ekovest.com.my/discover-ekovest/
CSR
WEBSITE : https://ekovest.com.my/csr-sustainability/
Danny Tan
Danny Tan founded property developer Tropicana Corp. in 1979 and listed it on the
main market of Bursa Malaysia in 1992.
Tan owns a vast land bank in the Iskandar region of Malaysia.
He retired from Tropicana's day-to-day operations in 2015 but came back as executive
vice chairman in January 2019.
His son Dion Tan is Tropicana's group managing director.
o Formerly known as Dijaya Corporation
o Married to Puan Sri Ivy Tan and together they have five children. His son Dion Tan is
Tropicana Corp’s group managing director.
Tropicana Corp
Incorporated in 1979, listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities
Berhad in 1992, and rebranded in 2013.
One of Malaysia's leading conglomerates with diversified business interests in
Property Development & Property Management, Property Investment,
Recreation & Resorts, Investment Holdings.
Our Vision
We strive to be the leading property group, that delivers innovative and quality
products that enhance stakeholders' value.
WEBSITE : https://www.tropicanacorp.com.my/
TROPICANA FOUNDATION
Tan Sri Dato' Tan Chee Sing has been the key driver and backbone of all charity
initiatives
2011, Tropicana Foundation was established dedicated to improving the lives of the
underprivileged society as well as supporting social and environmental problems.
This Foundation funds a range of programs around Malaysia, from the foodbank,
health, education, recycling to employees' engagement.
WEBSITE : https://www.tropicanacorp.com.my/tropicana-foundation
Riverstone Holdings
One of the leading manufacturers of cleanroom and medical industry, we
manufacture top of the line healthcare gloves, nitrile gloves, finger cots, face
masks, packaging bags.
WEBSITE : https://www.riverstone.com.my/
Azman Hashim
Azman Hashim is the former chairman of AmBank Group, Malaysia's sixth-largest
lender, which he acquired in 1982 as the Arab-Malaysian Merchant Bank.
His bank holding company AMMB Holdings is the listed flagship.
Azman retired in April 2022 though he remains chairman emeritus.
Azman also has stakes in RCE Capital and Amcorp Properties, which his daughter
Shalina chairs.
Azman has been in the banking industry since 1960, when he joined Bank Negara
Malaysia.
WEBSITE :
https://www.ambankgroup.com/eng/InvestorRelations/AmBankGroupProfile/
BoardOfDirectors/Documents/AMMB%20BOD%20FY21/TAN%20SRI%20AZMAN
%20HASHIM%20(Profile).pdf
Yaw Chee Ming
Father and son, Yaw Teck Seng, and Yaw Chee Ming (pictured), run forestry, rubber
and property group Samling Strategic Corp.
The company has 17,000 employees from Asia to North America.
Teck Seng started the privately held group in 1963.
Its property business has built Desa ParkCity township in Kuala Lumpur.
SELANGOR PROPERTIES
A belief that keeps us continuously driven to be more than just a property
development company.
WEBSITE : https://www.selangorproperties.com.my/
Goh Peng Ooi
Goh Peng Ooi began his career at IBM and in 1989 started his own company,
Silverlake Axis.
The Singapore-listed company now provides financial software for 40% of Southeast
Asia's banks.
Silverlake's big break came in 1994, when then-chairman of Singapore's United
Overseas Bank, Wee Cho Yaw, hired the company for a total revamp.
The company boasts clients in 80 countries across Asia, Africa, Europe and the
Middle East, but its core market remains Southeast Asia.
Silverlake Axis
A leading enterprise technology, software and services company in the high
growth Asia Pacific Region.
WEBSITE : https://www.silverlakeaxis.com/
VITROX
Designs and manufactures innovative, leading-edge, and cost-effective
automated vision inspection equipment and system-on-chip embedded
electronics devices for the semiconductor and electronics packaging industries.
Serves from semiconductor Outsourced Assembly and Test (OSAT) companies,
printed circuit board manufacturers, electronics assemblies’ companies, Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), Original Design Manufacturers (ODM),
Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers and Contract Manufacturers
(CM) around the world.
Vision
Be the world’s most trusted technology company.
WEBSITE : https://www.vitrox.com/
Ling Chiong Ho
Ling Chiong Ho started his business by plying tugboats and then making them.
Today his Shin Yang Group builds ships, exports timber and develops property.
Ling derives most of his wealth from a stake in listed Sarawak Oil Palms, where he
served as group executive chairman until March 2022. He's now group business
advisor.
His son Lu Kuang took over as chairman; daughter Pau Pau sits on the board.
DIALOG GROUP
Our Vision
To be the leading integrated technical service provider to the energy sector, in
Malaysia and internationally.
WEBSITE : https://www.dialogasia.com/
Lim Han Weng
Lim Han Weng founded and chairs oil and gas company Yinson Holdings.
Lim started Yinson Holdings in 1984 as a transport and trading business with his
wife, Bah Kim Lian, who is an executive director.
He took the company's logistics business private in 2015 to maintain a focus on oil
services.
His son, Chern Yuan, is the group's chief executive while his other son, Chern Wooi,
is chief executive of Yinson's marine business.
In 2020 the company diversified into renewable energy with the purchase of two solar
power plants in India.
YINSON HOLDINGS
WEBSITE : https://www.yinson.com/
Patrick Grove
Patrick Grove is the cofounder, chairman and group CEO of Catcha Group, which has
interests in digital businesses.
He cofounded on-demand video service Iflix, which operates in more than 25
countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. It was
sold to Tencent for $50 million in 2020.
His Australia-listed Frontier Digital Ventures has invested in 16 classifieds sites in
Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Catcha Group sold its stakes in online dealership iCar Asia, through two share swap
deals in 2021 and 2022, to Malaysia's first unicorn Carsome.
o Born 30 April 1975 in Singapore
CATCHA GROUP
Building and investing in disruptive technology companies.
WEBSITE : https://www.catchagroup.com/about-us/
ORIENTAL HOLDINGS
Established on 24 December 1963.
Business segments
- Automotive and Related Products
- Plastic Products
- Hotels and Resorts
- Plantation
- Investment Holding
- Investment Properties & Trading of Building Material Products
- Healthcare
WEBSITE : https://ohb.com.my/
Loi Tuan Ee
Brothers Loi Tuan Ee and Tuan Kin cofounded Farm Fresh in 2007, starting out with
rearing goats.
Five years later, with help from Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional,
they built a dairy farm to rear cows.
Tuan Ee is managing director and CEO; Tuan Kin serves as plant operations director.
Sister Foon Kion also sits on the board.
The company produces 140 million liters of milk products annually across six dairy
farms, five in Malaysia and one in Australia.
The company's IPO in March 2022 was backed by Khazanah and raised $238 million.
FARM FRESH
WEBSITE : https://www.farmfresh.com.my/the-farm-fresh-story/
Stanley Thai
Stanley Thai started Supermax with his wife Cheryl Tan in 1987 as a distributor of
latex gloves; Supermax began manufacturing gloves in 1989.
Today the Malaysia-listed company manufactures 24 billion gloves a year and exports
to 165 countries.
The company's U.S. arm plans to invest $350 million to build a medical gloves
factory in Texas.
Shares took a hit in 2021 as both demand and the average selling price of gloves
weakened as the pandemic abated.
Their U.S.-educated daughter, Cecile, sits on the board of Supermax.
SUPERMAX
World class latex glove conglomerate - a leading international manufacturer,
distributor and marketer of high-quality medical gloves.
Vision
To be the global market leader in the manufacture of Medical Gloves.
Mission
To be the global brand of choice among users of Medical Gloves.
WEBSITE : http://www.supermax.com.my/
PAVILION MALL
WEBSITE : https://www.pavilion-kl.com/
ViTrox
ViTrox designs and manufactures innovative, leading-edge and cost-effective
automated vision inspection equipment and system-on-chip embedded
electronics devices for the semiconductor and electronics packaging
industries. ViTrox's core products are its Machine Vision System (MVS),
Automated Board Inspection (ABI) and Electronics Communication System
(ECS).
Serves customers from semiconductor Outsourced Assembly and Test
(OSAT) companies, printed circuit board manufacturers, electronics
assemblies companies, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), Original
Design Manufacturers (ODM), Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS)
providers and Contract Manufacturers (CM)
WEBSITE : https://www.vitrox.com/
My E.G. Services
A concessionaire for the Malaysia Electronic-Government (“E-Government")
MSC Flagship Application.
MYEG builds, operates, and owns the electronic channel to deliver services
from various Government agencies to Malaysian citizens and businesses.
Our Vision
"To be a high value-added provider of globally competitive IT services. “
WEBSITE : https://www.myeg.com.my/
PADINI HOLDINGS
One of the country’s prominent fashion companies.
Padini Concept Store with eight brands (Padini, Seed, Padini Authentics, PDI,
P&Co, Miki, Vincci and Vincci Accessories) and Brands Outlet.
WEBSITE : https://corporate.padini.com/
Ng Chai Eng
Ng Chai Eng cofounded engineering services firm UWC with Lau Chee Kheong in
1990.
Ng is the group CEO and executive director.
UWC provides high-end engineering and manufacturing services for industries such
as semiconductors and telecom.
The company went public in 2019.
UWC
WEBSITE : https://www.uwcberhad.com.my/