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Francis Koh shares how his company’s
focus on promoting healthy lifestyles has
set its real estate developments apart.WORDS DANIEL HERBORN • IMAGES RAPHAEL OLIVIERS
ome of Francis Koh’s earliest memories revolve
around construction, like sharing a simple meal
of chicken and rice with construction workers
from his father’s company, and wishing he was
old enough to join his father as he went down
a drainage system to inspect work on one of the
company’s project.
“From there, I developed a strong interest in
construction,” Francis recalls. “It was something I could see
and touch. It wasn’t something abstract, like electronics.”
This early affinity for building meant he was a natural for
the real estate and construction business his father founded
more than half a century ago, and that now thrives under
his leadership as Managing Director and Group CEO. »”
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