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Wee Kheng Chiang (simplified Chinese: 黄庆昌; traditional Chinese: 黃慶昌; pinyin: Huáng Qìng Chāng; Jyutping: Wong4 Hing3 Coeng1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûiⁿ Khèng-chhiang; 1890–1978) was a Malaysian Chinese businessman of Quemoy Bân-lâm Hoklo ancestry who founded the United Chinese Bank (now United Overseas Bank) and Bian Chiang Bank ...
Jul 22, 2020 · On this day, July 22 in the year 1890, the founder of United Overseas Bank was born in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. His name was Wee Kheng Chiang, one of the most outstanding Chinese entrepreneurs in Singapore and Sarawak. Datuk Wee was the second of three sons of Chinese immigrants.
Dato' Wee Kheng Chiang (Cina ringkas: 黄庆昌; Cina tradisional: 黃慶昌; pinyin: Huáng Qìng Chāng; 22 Julai 1890 – 1978) merupakan seorang ahli perniagaan Malaysia dari Sarawak. Beliau ialah pengasas United Overseas Bank (UOB), dahulu dikenali sebagai United Chinese Bank, dan bapa kepada Wee Cho Yaw .
Feb 29, 2024 · Cho Yaw’s father, Wee Kheng Chiang, founded UOB in 1935 and it is now worth more than US$35 billion, while the family’s UOL Group is one of Singapore’s biggest real estate developers.
May 31, 2019 · Wee Kheng Chiang founded the bank in 1935 before passing it on to his son Wee Cho Yaw in 1960. Now 90, Mr Wee Cho Yaw embarked on a series of takeovers that included 10 banks. The...
Feb 4, 2024 · Mr Wee was born in Kinmen in 1929, six years before his father, Mr Wee Kheng Chiang, co-founded the United Chinese Bank (UCB), the precursor to UOB, in 1935. In 1958, he joined the board...
Feb 5, 2024 · In 1958 when he was 28 years old, Wee became the youngest board director of UOB, which his father Wee Kheng Chiang co-founded in 1935. The younger Wee was appointed chairman and CEO in 1974 before stepping down from the roles in 2007 and 2013, respectively.
Feb 8, 2024 · Wee Cho Yaw has passed away at the age of 95, and an outpouring of condolences has been observed across the press and social media. This is attributable to his pivotal role in shaping Singapore's banking industry.
Mr Wee Ee Cheong succeeded Mr Wee Cho Yaw, as CEO of the UOB Group. Mr Wee Cho Yaw remains Group Chairman. UOB received approval from the China Banking Regulatory Commission to incorporate United Overseas Bank (China).
This paper is a study of Wee Kheng Chiang, one of the outstanding Chinese entrepreneurs and philanthropists in Sarawak. A first generation local-born Chinese from a humble family, Kheng Chiang rose to preeminence in business and his community.
