Wee Cho Yaw
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Mr Wee Cho YawMr Wee Cho Yaw (）(born 1929), is the incumbent Chairman of the United Overseas Bank
Group (UOB).
Wee Cho Yaw joined the Board of Directors of the then United Chinese Bank (the now United Overseas Bank, UOB) in 1958. He was appointed Managing Director of the Bank two years later, and when his father Wee Kheng Chiang, founder of the then United Chinese Bank (UCB), retired in 1974, Wee succeeded him as Chairman of the Bank. His son Wee Ee Chong succeeds him as CEO of UOB.
The Singapore
Government recognized Wee's public service by awarding him the Public Service Star in 1971, and Wee was named Singapore Businessman of the Year for his outstanding corporate success in 1990 and 2001. In 2006, for his contributions to the banking sector, He was presented with the inaugural Credit Suisse-Ernst & Young Lifetime Achievement Award, which honours the accomplishments of Singapore's pioneer entrepreneurs. Wee was conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters by the National University of Singapore
in July 2008.
Wee is also the Chairman of the Singapore Kim Mui Hoey Kuan (新加坡金门会馆), a clan association.
United Overseas Bank
United Overseas Bank Limited , abbreviated as UOB is a bank incorporated in Singapore. It was founded 6 August 1935 by Kuching-born Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, father of the present United Overseas Bank Group Chairman, Mr...
Group (UOB).
Wee Cho Yaw joined the Board of Directors of the then United Chinese Bank (the now United Overseas Bank, UOB) in 1958. He was appointed Managing Director of the Bank two years later, and when his father Wee Kheng Chiang, founder of the then United Chinese Bank (UCB), retired in 1974, Wee succeeded him as Chairman of the Bank. His son Wee Ee Chong succeeds him as CEO of UOB.
The Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
Government recognized Wee's public service by awarding him the Public Service Star in 1971, and Wee was named Singapore Businessman of the Year for his outstanding corporate success in 1990 and 2001. In 2006, for his contributions to the banking sector, He was presented with the inaugural Credit Suisse-Ernst & Young Lifetime Achievement Award, which honours the accomplishments of Singapore's pioneer entrepreneurs. Wee was conferred an honorary Doctor of Letters by the National University of Singapore
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
in July 2008.
Wee is also the Chairman of the Singapore Kim Mui Hoey Kuan (新加坡金门会馆), a clan association.