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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 .
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.
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 3, 2024 · 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...
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).
Bian Chiang Bank, established in 1924 in Kuching by Wee Kheng Chiang. Its primary activities were business financing and the issuance of bills of exchange. It was renamed Bank of Commerce Berhad (BCB) following its purchase by the UMNO-owned Fleet Holdings, which was leaded by Dato' Junus Sudin (then part-owner of TV3, NSTP, and Celcom) in 1979 ...
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.
Founded by Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, UOB was incorporated on 6 August 1935 as the United Chinese Bank; the change of name was effected in 1965. The Bank catered mainly to the Fujian community in its early years but over the past decades, UOB has grown in strength and stature.
Dec 1, 2016 · The group was founded by Wee Kheng Chiang, father of chairman emeritus Wee Cho Yaw. Acquisitions under Wee Cho Yaw's management turned UOB into a giant conglomerate.
