KUALA LUMPUR: Lim Keong Hui, 27-year-old son of Genting Group chairman Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay, was appointed non-executive director of Genting Plantations Bhd.
The younger Lim is Genting Hong Kong Ltd’s senior vice-president for business development, having joined the company in 2009 after an investment banking stint with The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd in Hong Kong.
Separately, Genting Bhd’s 54.6%-owned Genting Plantations also announced the appointment of Ching Yew Chye, 58, as independent non-executive director. Ching, who also holds directorships at Libra Invest Bhd, HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd and Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd, had worked primarily with clients in the financial services industry in Asean during his tenure with management consulting firm Accenture, where he retired as a senior partner in 2007. Ching is also an advisory board member at a Hong Kong-based hedge fund, Yorkville Advisors HK Ltd.
This article appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, November 24, 2011.
The younger Lim is Genting Hong Kong Ltd’s senior vice-president for business development, having joined the company in 2009 after an investment banking stint with The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp Ltd in Hong Kong.
Separately, Genting Bhd’s 54.6%-owned Genting Plantations also announced the appointment of Ching Yew Chye, 58, as independent non-executive director. Ching, who also holds directorships at Libra Invest Bhd, HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd and Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd, had worked primarily with clients in the financial services industry in Asean during his tenure with management consulting firm Accenture, where he retired as a senior partner in 2007. Ching is also an advisory board member at a Hong Kong-based hedge fund, Yorkville Advisors HK Ltd.
This article appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, November 24, 2011.
