GOHHUPJIN
GohHupJinis the
chairmanofNipponPaint
andheadofNipponPaint
SoutheastAsiaGroup,
whichwasfoundedbyhis
fatherGohChengLiang.
Heis alsothegroup
executivedirectorof
hisfamily’sWuthelam
Holdings,whichhasa 39
percentstakeinJapan’s
NipponPaintHoldingsas
wellasotherbusinesses
inareassuchasproperty
and electronics.BOBBY
HIRANANDANI
BobbyHiranandani
is theco-chairmanof
propertyinvestmentand
developmentcompany
RoyalGroup,whose
hospitalityportfolio
is worthabout$1.5b.
Foundedandco-chaired
byhisfatherAsok
KumarHiranandani,the
groupis developingthe
villa-onlyRafflesSentosa
Resort&SpaSingapore
withAccor,whichis
slated to open in 2022.GOHCHENGLIANG
GohChengLiangis the
founderofNipponPaint
SoutheastAsiaGroup,
oneofAsia’slargestpaint
producerwitha market
valueof$11.8band
operationsin 16 countries
andregions,including
ChinaandIndia.It is a
jointventurebetween
WuthelamHoldings,
theGohfamily’s
investmentcompanyand
NipponPaint’slargest
shareholder,andJapan’s
Nippon Paint Holdings.KOHWEESENG
KohWeeSengis theCEO
oflistedcompanyAspial,
whichownsCitigems,
GoldheartJewelryand
LeeHwaJewellery.World
ClassGlobal,thegroup’s
realestatearm,is building
Australia108,a 100-storey
condominiumthatis set
tobethetallestresidential
buildinginMelbourne
andthesouthern
hemispherewhenit is
completed in 2020.KUIKAHHAN
Withexecutivechairman
KuikAhHanatthehelm,
SimLianGrouphas,over
fourdecades,grownfrom
a localconstructionfirm
intoa diversifiedproperty
development,investment
andconstruction
corporation.In2017,it
obtainedtheTOPfor
VisionExchange,itsfirst
commercialdevelopment,
andopenedHillionMall,
itsfirstretailmall.Kuik’s
sonKuikSinPinis
currently group CEO.MIGUELKO
MiguelKois theexecutive
directorandCEOofCLA
RealEstateHoldings
(formerlyknownas
Ascendas-Singbridge),
whichis developingan
ITparkinIndiathatis
settolaunchby2020.
Kois alsothechairman
ofAscendasHospitality
FundManagementand
AscendasHospitality
Tr ust Ma na gement.KWEELIONGTEK
KweeLiongTekis the
chairmanofhisfamily’s
luxuryrealestate
businessPontiacLand
Group,foundedbyhis
latefatherHenryKwee.
In2017,it acquiredthe
CapellaHotelGroup,
whichalsomanages
RegentSingapore,from
TheRitz-CarltonHotel
Companyco-founder
HorstSchulze.New
CapellaHotelsin
Bangkok,theMaldives
andSydneyareexpected
to open by 2020.KWEKLENGBENG
KwekLengBengis the
executivechairmanof
HongLeongGroup,
whichownsandoperates
morethan 150 properties
inover 20 countries
throughitsaward-winning
listedcompanyCity
DevelopmentsLimited
(CDL).Thegroupis
currentlyworkingon
privatisingMillennium&
CopthorneHotelsaswell
ascompletingits$70m
enhancementofCDL’s
iconicflagshipbuilding,
Republic Plaza.KWEELIONGKENG
Undermanagingdirector
Kwe eL ion gKen g,
PontiacLandGroup’s
latestoverseasventure
is a partnershipwith
US-basedMayoClinic
toexpanditsRochester,
Minnesotacampus.When
completedin2022,the
buildingwillbethecity’s
tallest.Themember
ofVivaFoundation’s
boardoftrusteeswas
conferredDoctorof
HumaneLettersbyhis
almamater,Philadelphia
University, in 2017.ISMAILGAFOOR
IsmailGafooris theCEO
ofPropnexRealty,
Singapore’slargestreal
estateagencywiththe
mostnumberofagents.
Comprisingbrokerage,
propertymanagement,
trainingandconsultancy
businessesinSingapore,
Vietnam,Malaysiaand
Indonesia,thecompany
waslistedonthe
SingaporeExchange’s
mainboardin2018,and
itsmarketcapitalisation
is now about $200m.IQBALJUMABHOY
Thefounderandchairman
ofrealestateinvestment
anddevelopment
firmTheWireGroup,
IqbalJumabhoyalsohelms
a travel-techplatform,
BlackBook,asfounder
andCEO.Theformer
managingdirectorand
CEOofSilverNeedle
Hospitalityis anavidpolo
playerandrepresented
Singaporeatthe
SoutheastAsianGames
in2017.Heis marriedto
Maniza Jumabhoy.HOKIANGUAN
HoKianGuanchairsboth
palmoilandproperty
conglomerateKeckSeng
GroupandKeckSeng
Investments.Thegroup
hasa presenceinHong
KongandMalaysia,andis
expandingitshospitality
portfolio,acquiringa stake
inAccorInvestGroup
whichowns 891 hotels.
Hois alsothechairman
of Parkway Life REIT.CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATETHE
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