1. About Tan Sri Dato’ Danny Tan Chee Sing :
Tan Sri Dato’ Danny Tan Chee Sing is a founder and major shareholder of Tropicana Corp Bhd which is formerly known as Dijaya Corporation. He is also the Group Executive Vice Chairman of Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Berhad (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tropicana), the Chairman of Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd, and a trustee of Tropicana Foundation (formerly known as Dijaya Tropicana Foundation).
2. Net worth : $997 Million
3. Date of Birth : February 1952 in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
4. Age : 70yrs
5. Residence : Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
6. Citizenship : Malaysia
7. Wife Name : Puan Sri Ivy Tan
8. Children : He has 4 children with Puan Sri Ivy. They are Dillon, Diana, Dion, and Datuk Dickson Tan, who currently manage the company.
9. Tan is the younger brother of Malaysian tycoon Vincent Tan, who features among Malaysia’s richest.
10. Education : He started his early education in Chinese-language primary school and read English at Batu Pahat Secondary School and obtained a Certificate of Cambridge in English.
11. First Career : After graduating he started to work as the insurance agent for the US-funded AIA Insurance Company. Later, he joined a venture with his brother Vincent Tan that focused on the sale of refurbished cars and machinery.
12.In the early 1980’s he established Indah Corporation Berhad in Johor Bahru where both of them invested in land and started developing for the housing industry.
13. He founded property developer Tropicana Corp in 1979 and listed it on the main market of Bursa Malaysia in 1992.
14. Tan owns a vast land bank in the Iskandar region of Malaysia.
15. He retired from Tropicana’s day-to-day operations in 2015 but came back as executive vice-chairman in January 2019.
16. Awards : In 2013, he was presented with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Resort & Property Development at the 5th World Chinese Economic Forum (WCEF). In 2013, he also won Asia’s Most Inspiring Business Icon Award at the Top Asia Corporate Ball
17. The Tropicana brand has won many prestigious awards such as the BCI Asia Top 10 Developers Award 2014, Asia Pacific Property Awards 2014, Super Excellent Brand Award 2013, Asia Pacific Property Awards 2013, Best Residential High Rise Development and Best Golf Course, FIABCI award
18. He is also the Group Executive Vice Chairman of Tropicana Golf & Country Resort Berhad , the Chairman of Sports Toto Malaysia Sdn Bhd, and a trustee of Tropicana Foundation
19. Favorite Cuisine : He enjoys Chinese cuisine at the Spring Garden Tropicana Restaurant in the Tropicana Clubhouse.
20. Tropicana Foundation : His objective is to improve the lives of underprivileged communities through the provision of funding and implementation of other charitable initiatives. The Foundation aims to provide assistance by supporting local health, education and other NGOs.
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