Behind the name

BEHIND THE NAME

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

Dang Huynh Uc My (pictured) stepped up as AgriS chairwoman in July 2024 after about two decades in senior roles, including overseas training in finance and management in New Zealand.
BEHIND THE NAME

Next gen steers Vietnam’s US$1 billion sugar empire to go global – starting with three-person Singapore office

Chairwoman Dang Huynh Uc My is determined that sugar alone will not define AgriS’ future

Johnathan Hanh Nguyen is the founder and chairman of Imex Pan Pacific Group, which has interests in high fashion, food and beverage, duty-free retail and airport services.
BEHIND THE NAME

Rolex to runways: Vietnam’s luxury retail king leads a family empire built on discipline

Johnathan Hanh Nguyen is now looking to grow his half-a-billion-dollar conglomerate some more

Korawad Chearavanont, founder and executive chairman of Amity Group. Korawad, who hails from the CP Group family, wants to build a South-east Asia based tech company in the B2B space.
BEHIND THE NAME

His grandfather built a food empire, now he’s aiming to build South-east Asia’s first enterprise AI giant

Korawad Chearavanont from Thailand’s CP family is riding the GenAI wave as he tries to turn Amity into an AI powerhouse

Melisa Tanoko (centre), president director of Sariguna Primatirta, Indonesia-listed bottled water company, pictured with her parents, Sanderawati Joesoef (left) and Hermanto Tanoko.
BEHIND THE NAME

Succession is about passing the mission, not assets: Sariguna makes a splash in Indonesia’s water market

The company credits its agility to having gained a strong foothold in South-east Asia’s largest consumer market

Gallant Tang, group CEO of SingHaiyi Group, is keen to explore new asset classes in different markets.
BEHIND THE NAME

In danger, there’s opportunity: How SingHaiyi’s 29-year-old scion is reshaping the property group’s next chapter

How a heart-pounding tender win and a baptism of fire during the pandemic moulded SingHaiyi’s new leadership

Since taking over from his father in the mid-2000s, Active Group president and chief executive officer Antonio Turalba Jr has sought to maintain the legacy his parents built in the company’s quest for value.
BEHIND THE NAME

Inside Asia’s family empires: Philippines’ Active Group builds its name on quality, not quantity

For more than 50 years, the developer has thrived by staying true to its vision