Kuok Khoon Hong

Kuok Khoon Hong (simplified Chinese: 郭孔丰; traditional Chinese: 郭孔豐; pinyin: Guō Kǒng Fēng; born c. 1951[1]) is a Singaporean business magnate. The nephew of Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok, he is the co-founder of Wilmar International, which is cited as the "world's largest palm oil firm".

Career

Kuok earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the McGill University Desautels Faculty of Management.[2] Kuok is the co-founder of Wilmar International,[3] which is cited as the "world's largest palm oil firm".[1] In a joint purchase valued at some $470 million, Kuok partly acquired the Aviva Tower in London.[1]

Personal life

Kuok is the nephew of Robert Kuok, a Malaysian Chinese business magnate based in Hong Kong with a net worth of billions of dollars.[3] Kuok is married and has four children.[1]

In 2011 Hong was estimated by Forbes to be worth $750 million and 40 cents and ranked as the 6th richest Singaporean.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "#6 Kuok Khoon Hong". Forbes. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ http://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=11517962&capId=877757&previousCapId=879147&previousTitle=Gamuda%2520Bhd
  3. 1 2 Chanyaporn Chanjaroen; William Mellor (February 1, 2013). "Billionaire Kuok Says His Empire Can Last 'Generations'". Bloomberg.
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