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During the 1960s, Lien was the High Commissioner of Singapore to Malaysia. [5] Lien cofounded Nanyang University [ 6 ] and is the founder of Overseas Union Bank (formerly Overseas Chinese Union Bank), which, in 2001, became part of United Overseas Bank , [ 3 ] as well as the Lien Foundation , which he established in 1980. [ 6 ]
United Overseas Bank Limited (simplified Chinese: 大华银行有限公司; traditional Chinese: 大華銀行有限公司; pinyin: Dàhuá Yínháng Yǒuxìan Gōngsī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tāi-hôa Gûn-hâng Iú-hān Kong-si), often known as UOB, is a Singaporean regional bank headquartered at Raffles Place, Singapore, with branches mostly found in Southeast Asia countries.
One Raffles Place is a skyscraper in Downtown Core, Singapore. The development comprises two towers and a podium. The 280 m (920 ft) tall Tower One and the 38-storey Tower Two house offices, while the podium contains retail space. Initially conceived in the late 1970s as Overseas Union Bank Centre, the headquarters of Overseas Union Bank (OUB ...
Wee Cho Yaw DUBC (Chinese: 黃祖耀; pinyin: Huáng Zǔyào; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ûiⁿ Chó͘-iāu; 10 January 1929 – 3 February 2024) was a Singaporean banker, businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was chairman emeritus and honorary adviser of United Overseas Bank (UOB), and chairman of the UOL Group. Wee joined the board of directors ...
United Overseas Bank Plaza (UOB Plaza) is a commercial complex that consists of twin tower late-modernist skyscrapers in Singapore.At completion, UOB Plaza One was one of the three tallest in the country, sharing the title with the OUB Centre and Republic Plaza; it is now the second tallest since the completion of Tanjong Pagar Centre (Guoco Tower) in 2016.
Wong Kan Seng PPA(P) (Chinese: 黄根成; pinyin: Huáng Gēnchéng; Jyutping: Wong4 Gan1 Sing4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Kun-sêng; born 8 September 1946) [2] is a Singaporean former politician who served as 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 2005 and 2011 and currently is the chairman of UOB Bank since 2018.
Singapore ranks high among cities in terms of the cost of living—and it’s also very popular with rich people.. A report by Henley & Partners, using data from New World Wealth, released Tuesday ...
In 1979, Wee joined UOB, and in 2000, was appointed deputy chairman and president. [3] Wee has been CEO of UOB since April 2007. [1]Wee is also deputy chairman of Far Eastern Bank, chair of the Association of Banks in Singapore and the IBF Standards Committee, and an honorary council member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry.