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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...
Sep 11, 2022 · UOB vice-chairman and CEO Wee Ee Cheong talks about his first big acquisition, his dilemma as a third-generation steward and the Asean market outlook. He is not apologetic for his cautious approach and is prepared to break from tradition and pick a successor from outside.
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.
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 at...
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 ...
Founded by Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, UOB was incorporated on 6 August 1935 as the United Chinese Bank; the change of name was effected in 1965. The Bank catered mainly to the Fujian community in its early years but over the past decades, UOB has grown in strength and stature.
