“
I love
to keep
CREATING
new things.
”
Suki Group’s founder and CEO Jason Lee is a very busy
man, but that’s just how he likes it.WORDS SIMONE HENDERSON-SMART • IMAGES RAPHAEL OLIVIERA
s a child, Jason Lee watched his parents work tirelessly for
long hours at the local produce market. From the age of just
13, he too would join them after school, working until well
after midnight. Like his father, he worked 365 days a year.
He still does, although he has swapped market life for restaurants
and property development.
“I wanted to be an entrepreneur because I love to work,” he says. “I love to
keep creating new things. That’s what inspires me to keep working, to create
innovative and exciting concepts.” With a strong customer service focus, Jason says
that the key to his success has been to keep a close eye on trends and make sure
that he is giving the people what they want. In 2002, Jason founded Suki Group
as a chain of family-style Japanese restaurants, which has since expanded to
23 establishments dotted across Singapore, employing more than 500 people. »26 | theceomagazine.com
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