1. About Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Liew Kee Sin:
Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Liew Kee Sin joined EcoWorld Malaysia as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director on 5 May 2014 and was re-designated as the Non-Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board on 20 March 2015. He was later re-designated as Executive Chairman on April 1, 2020.
2. Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin owns 11.3 percent of the company and is the 35th richest man in Malaysia, according to Forbes.
3. Net worth : USD155 million.
4. First Career :
Tan Sri Liew began his career as a banker in a local merchant bank in 1981. He ventured into property development after 5 years of experience in the banking industry.
5. He was appointed as its Group Managing Director in May 1996 and served as its President and CEO of S P Setia Berhad for the next 18 years, until 30 April 2014.
6. Tan Sri Liew led the Malaysian consortium of S P Setia Berhad, Sime Darby Berhad, and the Employees Provident Fund Board (EPF) in winning the Battersea Power Station site in London, United Kingdom, in mid-2012.
In 2012, he was named the first Chairman of the Battersea Project Holding Company, a position he held until September 2015.
7. Awards and Recognition :
- Tan Sri Liew has received numerous corporate and industry awards for his philanthropy, entrepreneurship, and exemplary leadership in building businesses and creating value.
- Corporate Executive of the Year, AsiaMoney Magazine in 2005.
- Property Man of the Year, FIABCI Malaysia Property Awards in 2007.
- The British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce named him the UK-Malaysia Business Personality of the Year in its inaugural Business Excellence Awards 2018.
- In addition, he serves as the Executive Vice Chairman of Eco World International Berhad.
8. Education :
- Liew holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Malaya.
- Honorary doctorate of Entrepreneurship from INTI International University
- Honorary doctorate of Philosophy in Entrepreneurship from MAHSA University
- Doctor of the University from Heriot-Watt University Malaysia
9. Industry : Real Estate
10. Born : Plentong, Malaysia
11. Nationality : Malaysian
12. Spouse : Puan Sri How Teng Teng
13. Children : Liew Tian Xiong
14. Age : 63 yrs
Share this blog :15. Quotes :
“Being the best that you can be is key on every level, especially on a national one” – says Liew
“ Values doesn’t change. Things such as honesty and integrity they may remain” – These are ideals that have been instilled in me since I was a Young boy.
I always tell my people, “Be different be better….than me”
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