KOHPOHTIONG
KohPohTiongis the
adviser,directorand
chairmanofFraser
andNeave’sboard
executivecommittee.
In2019,it strengthened
itsregionalpresence
byacquiringStarbucks
Thailand.Kohalsochairs
theNationalKidney
Foundationboard,
whichis expanding
itsnetworkofdialysis
centreswithinpolyclinics,
communityhospitalsand
community centres.GEORGIALEE
Medicaldirectorof
TLCLifestylePractice,
GeorgiaLeeis co-founder
ofA DrBrandlineof
productscomprising
DrGLskincareproducts,
DrHairhairproducts
andtheDrSpachain.
Herbrandsarenow
inEurope,Chinaand
theUS,aswellason
CathayPacificand
CathayDragonflights,
reachingmorethan
150 millionpassengers
annually.SAMGOI
“PopiahKing”SamGoi
is theexecutivechairman
ofGSHCorporationand
TehYihJia,aswellas
Singapore’snon-resident
ambassadortoBrazil.
GSHhasfourproperties
underdevelopmentin
KualaLumpurandKota
Kinabalu.Alsointhe
pipelineis CoralBay,
a luxuryresidential
developmentinSabah
thatis slatedfor
completion in 2022.NEOKAHKIAT
NeoKahKiatis the
foundingchairmanand
CEOofNeoGroupthat
hasgrownfroma catering
businessintoanintegrated
companyinvolvedinfood
manufacturingandretail
witha reportedrevenue
of$181masofMarch
2019.Thechairmanof
WorkforceAdvancement
Federationandvice
chairmanofRenCi
Hospitalencourageshis
stafftogivebackthrough
blood donation drives.ALFREDLEUNG
Theco-founderandCEO
ofImperialTreasure
RestaurantGroup,
AlfredLeungcontinues
toheadthecompany
despitehavingsoldhis
majoritystakein 2015 to
Malaysia-basedprivate
equityfirmNavisCapital.
Thegroupopened
ImperialTreasureFine
ChineseCuisineinLondon
inearly2019,andis due
toopenanotheroutletin
Paris within the same year.JOHNCHUANG
TIONGCHOON
GroupCEOofDelfi
Limited,JohnChuang
ledthegroupinan
agreementwithHershey’s
Singaporetopurchasethe
licencetotheVanHouten
brandofchocolates
andcocoaproductsfor
US$13m.Thisincludes
theexclusiveand
perpetualrightstothe
brandinkeyAsianand
Oceania markets.SHUPING
ShuPingis the
co-founderofHaidilao
andCOOofHaidilao
InternationalHoldings.
Withanestimatednet
worthofUS$1.8b,the
companyis themarket
leaderforhotpotin
China,andhasover 466
outletsinover 100 cities,
includingSingapore,Hong
Kong,Japan,Australiaand
theUS.Haidilaois also
expandingintoMalaysia,
Vietnam and theUK.VIOLETOON
VioletOonis the
founderandco-ownerof
VioletOonSingapore.The
formerfoodjournalist
andlocalculinaryicon
is synonymouswith
Peranakancuisine,and
hasestablishedfour
restaurantswithherson
TayYiminganddaughter
TaySu-Lyn.Theirnewest
outletatJewelChangi
Airportopenedin 2019
andis thelargestone,
covering over 300sqm.GEORGEQUEK
GeorgeQuekis the
founderandchairmanof
BreadTalkGroup,which
hasnearly1,000outlets
in 16 locales.In2019,it
partneredSingapore’s
popularbakkuttehchain
SongFatocontinuethe
latter’sexpansioninto
ChinaandTaiwan.It has
alsoenteredintoa joint
venturewithWuPao
ChunFoodofTaiwanto
operateitsbakerieshere
andinmainlandChinaas
well as Hong Kong.LIMHOCKCHEE
LimHockCheeis theCEO
ofShengSiongGroup,
whichhas 57 supermarkets
islandwideandtwomore
inKunming,China.In
late2018,ShengSiong
launchedits$tmmachine,
aninnovativecash
recyclingmachinethat
allowscustomersto
withdrawmoneyfrom
theirbankaccounts,and
to‘‘recycle’’itsearnings,
at two of its stores here.JEREMYLIM
JeremyLimis the
executivedirector
ofCortinaHoldings
andCOOofCortina
Watch,whichareboth
ownedbyhisfamily.
Theluxurywatchretail
grouphasa regional
presencethatincludes
SoutheastAsia’slargest
PatekPhilippeboutique
inIonOrchard.He
spearheadedCortina’sfirst
forayintoe-commerce
withthelaunchof
cortinawatch.online.ELDWINCHUA
EldwinChuais the
CEOofaward-winning
ParadiseGroup,
whichhasa totalof 11
culinaryconceptsin
100 restaurantsacross
ninecountries,including
Singapore,Malaysia,
IndonesiaandChina.The
groupplanstoopenits
150thoutletby 2021 and
is targetinganannual
turnoverexceeding $300m
by then.FOOD, BEVERAGE & RETAILTHE
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