Earlier
life
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Teh Hong Piow was born in
Singapore in 1930 and he studied at the Anglo-Chinese School together with his
wife, Puan Sri Tay Sock Noy, they are blessed with 3 daughters and a son.
Working
life
Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. The started involved in banking
industries when he was work as a Bank Clerk with Overseas-Chinese Banking
Corporation (OCBC). His talent and hard work earned him promotions where in 5
years he became the officer of the bank. After that, he quit his job at OCBC
because his gets offers as a manager with Malayan Banking Berhad. When he was
34 years old, he was promoted to become the General Manager making him one of
the youngest managers at Malayan Banking.
Becomes
entrepreneur and succeed
In 1965, Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr. Teh leave Malayan
Banking and start his own company which was Public Bank. Within 5 months, it
was making money and a year later it when public. Nowadays, he has been
Chairman of Lonpac Insurance Bhd, a wholly owned subsidiary of LPI Capital Bhd.
He also was Non-Executive Chairman of Cambodian Public Bank Plc. Besides that
he also serves as the Chairman of Public Financial Holdings Limited, JCG
Holdings Limited , Tong Meng Industries Limited, Winton Holdings Bermuda Ltd
and Public Islamic Bank Berhad. He
serves as Executive Director of Public Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, Director of
Public Finance Berhad, Public Merchant Bank Berhad, Public Bank (L) Ltd., JCG
Finance Company, Ltd.,and VID Public Bank.
Awards
He received recognitions and awards, include Asia's
Commercial Banker of the Year Award 1991, the ASEAN Businessman of the Year
Award 1994, Malaysia's Business Achiever of the Year Award 1997, and Malaysia's
Chief Executive Officer of the Year Award 1998. He was awarded the Medal 'For
the Course of Vietnamese Banking' by the State Bank of Vietnam in 2002. In
recognition of his contribution to society and the economy, he conferred the
Doctor of Laws (Honorary) from University of Malaya in 1989.
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