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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 ...
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. The family...
Jul 22, 2020 · On this day, July 22 in the year 1890, the founder of United Overseas Bank was born in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. His name was Wee Kheng Chiang, one of the most outstanding Chinese entrepreneurs in Singapore and Sarawak. Datuk Wee was the second of three sons of Chinese immigrants.
At stake is the clan’s long-term control of UOB, one of the last major family lenders in Singapore, as well as other jewels of the empire. 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.
Hokkien POJ. Ûiⁿ Chó͘-iāu. 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 .
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]
Feb 3, 2024 · Wee Cho Yaw (b. 1930, Jincheng, Quemoy, Taiwan–d. 3 February 2024, Singapore)1 was the former chairman and chief executive officer of the United Overseas Bank (UOB).2 Besides UOB and its subsidiary banks and finance-related companies, Wee held interests in companies such as United Overseas Land (UOL), United Industrial Corporation (UIC), Pan ...
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.
Dato' Wee Kheng Chiang (Cina ringkas: 黄庆昌; Cina tradisional: 黃慶昌; pinyin: Huáng Qìng Chāng; 22 Julai 1890 – 1978) merupakan seorang ahli perniagaan Malaysia dari Sarawak. Beliau ialah pengasas United Overseas Bank (UOB), dahulu dikenali sebagai United Chinese Bank, dan bapa kepada Wee Cho Yaw .
This is a picture of Mr. Wee Kheng Chiang (extreme left), the founder and Chairman of United Chinese Bank Limited, with his son (Wee Cho Yaw) and staff at the opening opening of the first bank branch at Beach Road.
