From plastics to property, Malaysia’s Mah Sing builds its business empire on ‘trust capital’
As Mah Sing grows beyond its founder-led roots, Lionel Leong and his sisters are focused on raising standards
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[KUALA LUMPUR] Long before Mah Sing Group became a RM2.8 billion (S$907.4 million) listed developer and one of Malaysia’s best-known property brands, Lionel Leong knew it simply as the family business – the plastics factory he visited as a 10-year-old and the property project sites he occasionally toured with his father.
“It never crossed my mind to work with my father. He never pressured us to join the company when we were young,” said the 36-year-old deputy group chief executive officer and executive director of Mah Sing Group.
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