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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 ...
Feb 29, 2024 · Cho Yaw’s father, Wee Kheng Chiang, founded UOB in 1935 and it is now worth more than US$35 billion, while the family’s UOL Group is one of Singapore’s biggest real estate developers.
Sep 11, 2022 · 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 69 years old.
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.
On 6 August 1935, Sarawak-born businessman Wee Kheng Chiang, together with six other partners, established the bank with a paid-up capital of S$1 million. The bank was originally incorporated as United Chinese Bank (UCB) and served the mainly Hokkien Chinese community in Singapore. [5]
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wee. Wee Cho Yaw DUBC ( Chinese : 黃祖耀; pinyin : Huáng Zǔyào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Ûiⁿ Chó͘-iāu; 10 January 1929 – 3 February 2024) 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 .
Feb 4, 2024 · SINGAPORE – Billionaire Wee Cho Yaw, chairman emeritus and honorary adviser of UOB, has died at the age of 95. The bank announced Mr Wee’s death in a Feb 3 statement on Facebook.
Feb 8, 2024 · Wee Cho Yaw has passed away at the age of 95, and an outpouring of condolences has been observed across the press and social media. This is attributable to his pivotal role in shaping Singapore's banking industry.
Feb 5, 2024 · In 1958 when he was 28 years old, Wee became the youngest board director of UOB, which his father Wee Kheng Chiang co-founded in 1935. The younger Wee was appointed chairman and CEO in 1974 before stepping down from the roles in 2007 and 2013, respectively.
Group photograph taken during founding of United Chinese Bank (UCB), which changes its name to United Overseas Bank (UOB) in 1965. Seated in the centre is Kuching-born Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, father of present UOB Group Chairman Wee Cho Yaw and one of the founding members of UCB.
