Aged 72, Male, Malaysian
Dato’ Lim Hui Boon was designated as the Group President and Advisor to the Board of Ho Wah Genting Bhd (“HWGB”) after his resignation as an Executive Director and Chairman on 14 June 2011.
He is the founder of HWGB Group of Companies and has been at the helm of HWGB Group since its inception in 1979. Dato’ Lim is a self-made businessman who, since his early ventures into the transportation business has, over the years, expanded into various sectors including hospitality, entertainment, large scale renovation and construction, mining, manufacturing, investment bank, payment solution and healthcare.
Through Dato’ Lim’s leadership, HWGB was successfully listed on the Second Board of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in December 1994, and later transferred to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd in November 2000.
Dato’ Lim is the father to Dato’ Aaron Lim Ooi Hong (the Executive Chairman and a substantial shareholder of the Company) and Mr. Lim Wee Kiat (an Executive Director and a substantial shareholder of the Company). Dato’ Lim holds 750,000 shares (0.11%) direct interest in the Company. Dato’ Lim also holds 3,000,000 ESOS in the Company. He does not have any conflict of interest or interest in any material contract with the Company.
He has never been convicted for any offences within the past five years and neither been imposed any public sanction or penalty by any regulatory bodies during the financial year.