Goh Cheng Liang

Goh Cheng Liang
Born 1927/1928 (age 90–91)[1]
Singapore
Residence Singapore
Nationality Singaporean
Occupation Founder, Nippon Paint (Singapore)
Net worth $8.9 billion (July 2018)[1]
Children Goh Hup Jin

Goh Cheng Liang (simplified Chinese: 吴清亮; traditional Chinese: 吳清亮; pinyin: Wú Qīng Liàng; born 1927/28) is a Singaporean billionaire businessman who founded Wuthelam Holdings, which manufactures paint and coatings.[2]

Biography

Goh Cheng Liang was born in Singapore.[1] He set up his first paint shop there in 1955, and became the main distributor there for Nippon Paint in 1962.[3] Wuthelam Holdings, which now has interests in the paint business and property development, was founded in 1974 as a real estate concern.[2]

Personal life

He lives in Singapore.[1] His Goh Foundation has made large donations to several charitable causes.[4][5]

He has a son, Goh Hup Jin, who has been the chairman of Nippon Paint since March 2018 and runs their privately-held joint venture, Nipsea.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Forbes profile: Goh Cheng Liang". Forbes. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 Wong, Sterling (January 19, 2015). "Raffles Hotel Job Helps Make Goh Cheng Liang Singapore's Richest". Bloomberg Billionaires. Bloomberg LLC. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Our History". Nippon Paint SG. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Lee, Hui Chieh. "$12m gift for leukaemia research" (PDF). National University Hospital Singapore. The Straits Times Singapore. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Goh Foundation Endowed Scholarship". Singapore Management University. Singapore Management University. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
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