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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 ...
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.
Sep 11, 2022 · Mr Wee Ee Cheong joined UOB in 1979 and served as deputy chairman and president of the bank from 2000 to 2007. In April 2007, he was appointed chief executive officer. Mr Wee is...
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...
Wee Kheng Chiang was a Malaysian Chinese businessman of Quemoy Bân-lâm Hoklo ancestry who founded the United Chinese Bank and Bian Chiang Bank. He was the father of Wee Cho Yaw, Chairman Emeritus & Adviser of the United Overseas Bank.
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).
Feb 8, 2024 · The bank was founded by Wee Cho Yaw’s father, Wee Kheng Chiang, in 1935, originally under the name United Chinese Bank (UCB). In 1960, Wee Cho Yaw succeeded his father as managing director, and the bank was renamed UOB in 1965.
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.
Businessman founder treasurer. Wee Kheng Chiang was a Singaporean businessman. Background. Wee was born 22 July 1890 in Kuching, Sarawak (now part of Malaysia). His father was Wee Tee Yah (died 1889), a Chinese immigrant, and his mother was Song Kim Keow, a Malaysian widow. Education.
