Ben Chan | |
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Born | Chan Tian Siu |
Nationality | Filipino |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Founder of Suyen Corporation, Bench brand |
Chan Tian Siu, [1] commonly known as Ben Chan, is a Filipino businessman who is known for establishing the clothing store chain Bench.
Ben Chan would start his own T-shirt store business in 1987 which would eventually become Bench managed under the family-owned Suyen Corporation. [2] [3] Bench is a contraction of Chan's own name. [2]
In 2014, he would be given the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. [4]
Chan promotes the terno, selling the clothing apparel in his store. Suyen is a partner of the Ternocon convention and competition. [5]
He also introduced Italian furniture brands in the Philippines such as Cappellini and Foscarini which led to him being conferred the Order of the Star of Italy in 2019. [1]
Chan is of Chinese descent who has roots from Fujian. He is not Cantonese. [2] He was born to Chan Lib and See Ying who emigrated to the Philippines. [6]
His parents established Liwayway Marketing as a supplier of starch, flour and coffee. His brother, Carlos would expand the family business to include snack foods founding Liwayway Marketing China a company which produces Oishi products. Chan himself would learn interior design in San Francisco before going on to establish his own clothing brand in the Philippines. [2]
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