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Lim Wee-Chai was born on 7 January, 1958 in Malaysian, is a Malaysian businessman. Discover Lim Wee-Chai's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?
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Founder and Executive Chairman, Top Glove Corporation Bhd |
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66 years old |
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Capricorn |
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7 January, 1958 |
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He is a member of famous Founder with the age 66 years old group. He one of the Richest Founder who was born in Malaysia.
Lim Wee-Chai Height, Weight & Measurements
At 66 years old, Lim Wee-Chai height not available right now. We will update Lim Wee-Chai's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Lim Jin Feng |
Lim Wee-Chai Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Lim Wee-Chai worth at the age of 66 years old? Lim Wee-Chai’s income source is mostly from being a successful Founder. He is from Malaysia. We have estimated
Lim Wee-Chai's net worth
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2.4 billion USD (2020) |
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Lim Wee-Chai Social Network
Timeline
Lim is listed in the Forbes Malaysia's 50 Richest List and ranks number 14 in 2020.
In 2019, Lim Wee Chai holds a total stake of 10.49% in Tropicana Corp Bhd. He has also been redesignated from non-executive deputy chairman to non-executive chairman of the board. In March 2020, Lim emerged a substantial shareholder in LBS Bina Group Bhd after purchasing 103.13 million shares or a 6.81% stake in the property developer .
Lim has been actively involved in many glove industry-related associations and organisations in Malaysia. He served as the president of the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers' Association (MARGMA) from 1997 to 1999. Prior to that, he served as the Vice-President, Honorary Secretary and Treasurer of MARGMA for the past seven years. In addition, he was also the director of the Association of Malaysia Medical Industries (AMMI) and board member of the Malaysian Rubber Board in 1998 and 1999. In view of Lim's experience in manufacturing and global business, he was appointed as a Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) in 2010 and subsequently in 2011, as an Executive Council Member of The East Asia Business Council (EABC) by the Minister of International Trade and Industry Malaysia. In 2013, he was elected National Vice President of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and was President of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) in 2016/2017. He has also been reappointed as EPF Board Member (2019 to 2021) by the Ministry of Finance and served as a Director and Board Member of University Malaya from 2015 to 2018. In addition, he holds the roles of Honorary President of The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM), The Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor (KLSCCCI) and the Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce as well as Honorary Advisor of the Klang Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Lim Association of Malaysia, as well as the Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia (Huazong).
Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chai is a Malaysian businessman. He is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Top Glove Corporation Bhd, a rubber glove making company, which was founded in 1991 and is listed on Bursa Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange) and the main board of the Singapore Exchange (SGX).
In 1991, Lim founded Top Glove, a rubber glove manufacturing and trading business which started with only 1 factory and 1 production line. Under Lim's visionary stewardship, Top Glove has since emerged as the world's largest manufacturer of gloves, capturing about 26% of the world market share. Today, the company owns and operates 44 manufacturing facilities with a total of 700 production lines in Malaysia, Thailand, and China. These factories have a production capacity of 73.8 billion pieces of gloves per year, to meet the demand of over 2,000 customers in more than 195 countries. In 2017, Lim announced that Top Glove would launch a new condom business in 2018 with a RM30 million (US$7 million) investment.
Lim graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Physics in 1982, from University Malaya, and obtained his Master of Business Administration in 1985 from Sul Ross State University in Texas, United States. He also obtained his PhD in Management from the University of Selangor in Malaysia in 2015, and was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by Oklahoma City University in the United States in 2016. In August 2018, Lim was also conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Entrepreneurship by Management & Science University, Shah Alam, Malaysia In July 2019, Lim was awarded an Honorary Fellow of the Malaysian Institute of Physics and is the first recipient from an entrepreneurial background.