Wee Ee Cheong

Last updated

Wee Ee Cheong
BBM
Born1952or1953(age 71–72) [1]
Education American University (BS, MA)
Occupations
  • Banker
  • businessman
TitleDeputy Chairman & CEO of United Overseas Bank
Children2
Parent Wee Cho Yaw (father)

Wee Ee Cheong BBM (born 1952/1953) is a Singaporean billionaire businessman and banker who has been the deputy chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of United Overseas Bank (UOB) since 2007.

Contents

Early life

He is the eldest son of Wee Cho Yaw. [2]

Wee earned a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in applied economics, both from the American University. [1] [3]

Career

In 1979, Wee joined UOB, and in 2000, was appointed deputy chairman and president. [3] Wee has been CEO of UOB since April 2007. [1]

Wee is also deputy chairman of Far Eastern Bank, chair of the Association of Banks in Singapore and the IBF Standards Committee, and an honorary council member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry. [4]

Honours

He was awarded the Public Service Star in 2013. [4]

Personal life

His elder son, Wee Teng Wen is an active businessman who started his own food and beverage company — Lo and Behold Group [2] [5] while his younger son, Wee Teng Chuen, runs an energy-management consultancy — GP Solutions. [2] Both sons are co-founders of For The Love of Laundry, an "environment-friendly laundry service." [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ong Teng Cheong</span> President of Singapore from 1993 to 1999

Ong Teng Cheong was a Singaporean politician, architect, and union leader who served as the fifth president of Singapore from 1993 to 1999. He was the first directly elected president in Singapore's history. Born in the Straits Settlements, Ong was educated at the University of Adelaide and studied architecture. He later received a Colombo Plan scholarship and graduated from the University of Liverpool with a master's degree in urban planning.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wee Kim Wee</span> President of Singapore from 1985 to 1993

Wee Kim Wee was a Singaporean journalist and diplomat who served as the fourth president of Singapore between 1985 and 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tony Tan</span> President of Singapore from 2011 to 2017

Tony Tan Keng Yam is a Singaporean banker and politician who served as the seventh president of Singapore from 2011 to 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wong Kan Seng</span> Singaporean politician

Wong Kan Seng is a Singaporean former politician who served as 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 2005 and 2011 and currently is the chairman of UOB Bank and CapitaLand Group since 2017 and 2021 respectively.

Cheong Choong Kong is a Malaysian businessman and former chief executive officer of Singapore Airlines. After the collision of Singapore Airlines Flight 006 during take-off, he appeared as the public face of the airline. He is currently the chairman of the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation and has recently had a cameo appearance on MediaCorp TV Channel 5 television sitcom The Yang Sisters as San Poh.

Wee Cho Yaw was a Singaporean banker, businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was chairman emeritus and honorary adviser of United Overseas Bank (UOB), and chairman of the UOL Group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lim Boon Heng</span> Singaporean politician

Lim Boon Heng is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was a Member of Parliament (MP) between 1980 and 2011, and had served in the Cabinet between 2001 and 2011. He also served as Chairman of the People's Action Party between 2004 and 2011.

Lee Seng Wee was a Singaporean banker and businessman.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">K. V. Kamath</span> Indian banker

Kundapur Vaman Kamath is the current Independent Director and Non-Executive Chairman of Jio Financial Services and the former chief of the New Development Bank of BRICS countries, previously he has also served as the Chairman of Infosys Limited, the second-largest Indian IT services company, and as the Non-Executive Chairman of ICICI Bank. Kamath also served as ICICI Bank's founder and Managing Director and CEO from 1 May 1996 until his retirement from executive responsibilities on 30 April 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1993 Singaporean presidential election</span>

Presidential elections were held in Singapore on 28 August 1993. Following amendments to the Constitution in 1991, presidential elections since then are to be directly elected by citizens. Incumbent president Wee Kim Wee, who had been elected by Parliament in 1989, did not seek re-election.

The four big families of Hong Kong is a term used to describe the four business families that historically rose to prominence and became influential in Hong Kong. In order of influence, they are the Li, Ho, Lo and Hui families.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Overseas Bank</span> Singaporean regional bank

United Overseas Bank Limited, often known as UOB, is a Singaporean regional bank headquartered at Raffles Place, Singapore, with branches mostly found in Southeast Asia countries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sándor Csányi (banker)</span> Hungarian banker

Sándor Csányi is a Hungarian billionaire businessman and banker. He is the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of OTP Bank Group, one of the largest financial groups in the CEE Region and the largest bank in Hungary. He is a shareholder and board member of the Hungarian-based multinational oil and gas company, MOL Group. He owns Bonafarm, the holding company of a Hungarian agricultural and food manufacture group. With an estimated wealth of 393,4 billion forint as of 2022, he is according to Forbes, the wealthiest person in Hungary, and the country's first billionaire.

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.

Simon Cheong Sae Peng is a Singaporean businessman, founder of property developer SC Global Developments Company. In 2013, Forbes estimated his fortune at $410 million.

Andrew Lo Ching-leung is a Hong Kong businessman, chief executive officer (CEO) of Crystal Group.

Wee is a surname.

Grain is an online food ordering company that offers online catering and food delivery services to the Singapore market through its website and mobile application.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Executive Profile: Ee Cheong Wee". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Staff, Forbes. "Wee Teng Wen Branches Out From The Family Tree". forbes.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Wee Ee Cheong - The Institute of Banking and Finance". www.ibf.org.sg. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Wee Ee Cheong Profile". Singapore Tatler. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. Christine Tan; Justin Chan (11 July 2016). "UOB heir Wee Teng Wen reveals secrets to Loof-owner Lo and Behold's success". cnbc.com. Retrieved 7 September 2017.