THE300LIST

Vivienne Lee

Often seen volunteering and fundraising for charitable causes, this activist is also into fitness and teaches yoga on the side. Vivienne is also active in the Persatuan Peranakan Baba Nyonya KL, in tribute to her heritage. The mother of two young adults writes, cooks and travels in her free time.

Dato’ Liaw Choon Liang

In 2018, the CEO of Focus Point Holdings channelled his energies back to the optical business Focus Point as well as the homegrown bakery Komugi. Dato’ Liaw also launched affordable eye care brand Whoosh, plus is expanding Komugi into Melbourne and neighbouring SEA countries.

Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum

Employees of Mah Sing Group admit that when it comes to sheer energy, focus and drive, no one in the company can beat its founder and group managing director. Tan Sri Leong is open to and embraces fresh ideas from his team, which led to the transformation and growth of the company last year.

Tan Sri Liew Kee Sin

With 15 projects in London, 22 in Malaysia and more in the pipeline in Australia, it is hard to believe that Ecoworld is only a five-year-old entity. This seasoned property developer is the force behind the corporation’s success, known for his sound management and leadership skills as a business leader.

Jane Leong

Jane Leong is Mah Sing Group’s strategies and operations director, as well as alternate director for her father, Tan Sri Leong Hoy Kum, on the board. She also heads the company’s corporate responsibility arm, the Mah Sing Foundation, which has impacted more than 10,000 beneficiaries via various charitable activities.

Lim Ai San

Although she has four young children, Lim Ai San is also nurturing another ‘baby’ into adulthood. The HR and administrative director of property company Coral Fields is busy shaping up Robson 7, a community hangout and cosy co-sharing office space in the Seputeh and KL Sentral vicinity.

Lionel Leong

Like his sister, Lionel is also Mah Sing Group’s strategies and operations director. He is credited for leading the company in its foray into the digital arena with the introduction of My Mah Sing app, as well as boosting the company’s business methods, strategies and decision-making by adopting business analytics.

Dr Andrea Lim

Having lived in the UK for most of her early twenties, Andrea left behind a career in medicine to return to Malaysia and take on the role of business development director in KL Sogo. The mother of one daughter is also the co-founder of Peak Fitness. On weekends, you can find her outdoors, either hiking or cycling.

Datuk Andrew Lim

Datuk Andrew took a leap of faith as he left his legal career behind to helm KL Sogo in 2002— after initiating a management buyout from its previous owners. With his family and staff, he transformed the retail space into the profitable business it is today, with expansions and digitisation in place as well.

Datuk Jared Lim

Apart from being the co-founder of Tremendous Asia Partners Group, an investment holding firm geographically focused on Southeast Asia, he also oversees F&B businesses Ploy, Way Modern Chinois, Babe Gastro plus Tonkatsu by Ma Maison, among others. Like his wife Datin Dian Lee, he also practises yoga.

Cesarine Lim

The country manager of Tiffany & Co has worked in the luxury retail business for two decades and still harbours a passion for what she does. When she is not busy purveying beautiful jewellery and homeware from the iconic brand, she spends time with her children, husband Wong Tze Lee and their two dogs.

Ken Lim

In the past decade, the founder of Ken’s Apothecary worked hard to build brand loyalty for beauty brands like Caudalie, Annick Goutal and Diptyque, and is now doing the same for new brands like Omorovicza and Eve Lom. Eager to innovate, he embraces tools like e-commerce and digital marketing in his business.

Cynthia Lim

The managing director of Chanel Malaysia’s career soared when she was appointed to be at the driving seat of Mademoiselle Coco’s legacy, locally. The former banker is committed to building the brand’s growth in the beauty, fashion, watch and jewellery segments. She is also a mother of one daughter.

Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay

A stalwart of a family legacy, Tan Sri Lim is the chairman of Genting Group, a multinational corporation based in Malaysia. Despite a family feud for control over the business, the company continues to grow, with the brand’s resort projects expanding into the US, UK, the Bahamas as well as the Philippines.

Grace Lim

Cultivating strong company culture is a mission for the general manager of Montblanc Malaysia. Grace has a decade of experience in strategic sales planning and takes a 360-degree approach to marketing and management. She believes that happiness is attainable when you focus on the present moment.

Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing

He is the force behind Wings Creative Consultants and the iconic Limkokwing University of Creative Technology. The creative strategist has won numerous awards for bridging Malaysia with South African nations through the field of education. His daughter and son are also involved with the university.

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