Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay

Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay



Born in the early 1950s, Malaysia Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay , the second son of the legendary Hua Renlin Indus , 1975 Department of Civil Engineering from the University of London, graduating in 1976 joined the Malaysian Genting Group , 1979 entered Harvard Business Department Seminar management Development Program , in June 2002 was awarded the Tan Sri honors . Tan Sri Lim Indus as the legal successor , Lim Kok Thay and his brother Kin Huat Realty Sdn indirectly owned approximately 19.32% of the shares of the company , the company controlled by Genting Group, 41.35% of the shares, directly owns Genting Group and Asiatic Development shares of the two companies respectively 0.44% and 0.019% . In 2006 , his personal wealth ranking Malaysian Business Journal 40 Rich List 8 ; January 2008 , Lim was appointed honorary professor at Xiamen University .
Lim joined since 1976 , after his father founded the Genting Group , the leisure industry , power generation industry , farming, real estate, manufacturing and oil and gas industry and other fields successes. Genting Group in the " Far Eastern Economic Weekly" survey conducted for nine consecutive years ( 1994-2002 ) was elected the best leadership group , with his active efforts are inseparable.
Genting Group 's overseas expansion thanks to Lim Kok Thay , including mountain tourism for the company to expand overseas business , with the development of the company Star Cruises seafaring 1990s , Lim is a keen interest on the cruise industry , and the cruise industry in the foreseeable Asian emerging. August 1993 , plotted in Lim Kok Thay , the Genting Group to $ 162.5 million in price from a Swedish industry had bought the two just made ​​a good cruise , then entered the cruise industry , and in that year established Lixing Cruises Limited .
Starcruises early stage of development , were all questioned. Many people say that Asia is not the cruise industry , and questioned the Genting Group at this time is not wise to introduce luxury cruise ship has even been said Lixing company less than eight months will come to an end . The reason is very simple , Star Cruises company's cruise ship passenger capacity of up to 1,700 per person , where can one find so many passengers. Face on all the talk , when he was at the helm of the Genting Group, Lim said: " 28 years ago, I decided to develop Genting Highlands , many people say I'm crazy , too , is doomed to failure , but I still firmly put Genting development become an international tourist destination renowned as the cruise industry , ' Maiya Mi ' is not a successful example? Westerners can do, we can do the same Asians . "
Effective operation of the Lim Kok Thay , the Star Cruises has made great achievements . November 2000 , Star Cruises listed in Hong Kong , the highest market capitalization of $ 2.9 billion . Today, Star Cruises has grown from obscurity to become a 20 cruise , a total of 26,000 class , living in a region , the world's third largest cruise company , routes up to 24,000 sea miles , sailing destinations in the Asia-Pacific region involving islands, North and South America , the Caribbean, Alaska , Europe, the Mediterranean coast and so on.
More importantly, Lim Kok Thay during this operation demonstrated talent , so feel qualified successors Lim Goh Tong . November 27, 2002 , Lim Goh Tong Lim inheritance become Genting Limited and Resorts World Bhd 's president and CEO . In 2003, the last day of the Genting Group Lim also handed over to the post of Chairman Lim Kok Thay .
In recent years, Lim at the helm of the Genting Group 's positive outward expansion of the gaming industry , and gradually into the world. Despite the May 2006 Genting Group first case in Singapore Marina Bay casino bid casual casino operating license in defeat, but the group 's stocks were not affected , and in the highly promising under December in the same year won the first in Singapore two casino operating license - Sentosa integrated resort , Group Chairman Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay also justifiably become the world's third largest gaming king . In addition, the Genting Group to fully acquire British Stanley Leisure casinos, more shocked British gaming . Currently, the Genting Group holds the London Club (LCI) 29.8% stake , but also the Maxims casino industry, market forecast that he would join forces with Stanley bid for other UK casino.
Lim said in his lifetime , "I am very happy to let Cathay this competent, thoughtful , with their own style of entrepreneurs continue to carry forward the cause of my life ."