Metro's MD Jopie Ong dies
Singapore
METRO'S group managing director Jopie Ong, who was in his 70s, died on Tuesday, after helming the local retailer for over four decades.
The circumstances of his death were unclear as of press time; Metro told The Business Times that more details would be announced on Wednesday.
Mr Ong - the son of Metro founder Ong Tjoe Kim - joined Metro in 1964, and had been its group managing director since 1973. In the early days, he was responsible for growing Metro's retail division, taking the homegrown firm beyond its beginnings as a …
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