Net worth 4.8 billion USD (2015) | Name Teh Piow Children 4 children | |
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Spouse Puan Sri Tay Sock Noy (m. 1956) | ||
Public bank chairman tan sri teh hong piow at johor bahru
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Dr. Teh Hong Piow (simplified Chinese: 郑鸿标; traditional Chinese: 鄭鴻標; pinyin: Zhèng Hóng Biāo) is the founder and Chairman of Public Bank Berhad in Malaysia.
Contents
- Public bank chairman tan sri teh hong piow at johor bahru
- Public bank chairman y bhg tan sri dato sri dr teh hong piow sing a song my way
- Biography
- Career
- References
Public bank chairman y bhg tan sri dato sri dr teh hong piow sing a song my way
Biography
Hong Piow was born in Singapore on 14 March 1930. He attended his formal primary and secondary education at the Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore. He has been married to Puan Sri Tay Sock Noy since 1956 and they have four children - one daughter and three sons.
Career
He began his banking career in 1950 as a Bank Clerk in Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. and rose in rank to officer within five years. He joined Malayan Banking Berhad as Manager in 1960. Later in 1964, he was promoted to the position of General Manager at the young age of 34. Teh then left Malayan Banking in 1966 to set up Public Bank.
One of Malaysia's wealthiest businessmen, Piow obtained three degrees at the unaccredited Pacific Western University and two PhDs at Clayton University (also unaccredited) and University Malaya. His net worth is estimated by Forbes to be US$4.7 billion, making him the 223rd richest person in the world and the 5th richest in Malaysia.