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Apr 14, 2022 · Wee Wei Ling. Wei Ling is the executive director of Pan Pacific Hotels Group, Wee Wei Ling is the daughter of billionaire businessman Wee Cho Yaw. The group recently released Along the Journey, a corporate art collection she curated in support of local artists.
Mar 3, 2020 · As the eldest daughter of billionaire banker Wee Cho Yaw, now chairman emeritus of United Overseas Bank, she first had to convince her more traditional, protective father to let her work. “He told me I didn’t need to work and that I have kids to look after,” she recalls.
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Wee Cho Yaw married Chuang Yong Eng and they have five sons and two daughters. Their children are Wee Wei Ling, Wee Ee Chong, Ee Lim Wee, Wee Wei Chi and Ee-chao Wee. Wee Wei Chi is Wee was Cho Yaw’s eldest daughter. Family of Wee. Father of Wee. Wee Kheng Chiang was born on 22nd July 1890 in Kuching, Malaysia and died in 1978, Kuching, Malaysia.
Wee was born in Kinmen, Fujian, China to Wee Kheng Chiang, a businessman, and Koh Geok Siew, of Jincheng, Kinmen. Koh was the second wife of Keng Chiang with the approval of his first wife. In 1937, Wee and his family fled to Kuching in Borneo to escape the Sino-Japanese War.
Dec 15, 2023 · The 71-year-old Wei Ling is the eldest daughter of banker Wee Cho Yaw, chairman emeritus and honorary adviser of United Overseas Bank. She is well aware that she leads a privileged life. This same privilege is what pushes the recipient of the Prestige Singapore Patron Award to give back and inspire others to join her in doing so.
For at least two decades, Cho Yaw’s five children have been major owners of the family holding companies, Wee Investments Pte and C Y Wee & Co, underscoring how Cho Yaw paved the way for his succession early on. He retired as chairman of UOB in 2013.
Feb 7, 2024 · SINGAPORE – A successful banker, revered community leader and respected mentor – this is how family, colleagues and friends of Mr Wee Cho Yaw fondly remember him and his legacy after he died...
