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Kuok Khoon Hong | |
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Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Mersing, Johor, Malaysia |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Education | McGill University |
Occupation | Businessman |
Title | Chairman and CEO of Wilmar International Chairman of Yihai Kerry |
Spouse | married |
Children | 4 |
Parent(s) | Kuok Hock Swee (Father), Tan Sek Meng (mother) |
Relatives | Robert Kuok (First cousin once removed)[1] |
Kuok Khoon Hong (simplified Chinese: 郭孔丰; traditional Chinese: 郭孔豐; pinyin: Guō Kǒng Fēng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koeh Khóng-hong; born c. 1949[2]) is a Singaporean business magnate, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Wilmar International (simplified Chinese: 丰益国际; traditional Chinese: 豐益國際; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hong-ek Kok-chè), having built it into one of Asia's leading agribusiness groups, and the world's largest palm oil trader. He is also the co-founder, chairman of Yihai Kerry. He has an estimated net worth of US$3.7 billion as of Jan 2021.[3]