LBS group managing director awarded prestigious Queen Victoria Commemorative medal
KUALA LUMPUR: The Europe Business Assembly has awarded Malaysian home-grown township developer, LBS Bina Group Bhd’s (LBS) group managing director, Tan Sri Lim Hock San, the prestigious Queen Victoria Commemorative Medal.
Lim received the award at a special ceremony in Oxford, UK in recognition for embodying corporate social responsibility principles in his business strategy and operations.
“I am humbled to receive this special award. Renowned author and speaker, John Maxwell, once said, ‘A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way’.
“I believe this is the only means to inspire the people we work with to achieve our goals. Being a key business leader in Malaysia, we have a voice and LBS is passionate about using it to help communities around us.
“This award is also a nod to our dedicated employees who contribute toward pushing LBS to greater heights in the business sphere and in our community outreach efforts. We look forward to expanding our reach in the near future because a thriving business and community outreach go handin-hand,” Lim said.
In line with the summit’s theme – Partnership, Innovations and Mastery, Lim has implemented his business practices and case studies from his role as group managing director of LBS, along with his experience leading the Federation of Lim Associations in Malaysia.
It also came from his experiences as the founder and president of the Malaysia-Guangdong Chamber of Investment Promotion, and his involvement in the ‘Lianghui’, a collective event comprising the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC), and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
This is not forgetting the growth of LBS into a public listed property development company with 30,000 homes built to date, a current market capital worth RM1.6 billion and 4,000-acre land bank, and the expansion of the Group’s portfolio into tourism through the management of the Zhuhai International Circuit in China.
The Europe Business Assembly has a stringent five-step process before selecting a recipient for the award; starting with the qualifying stage which involves market research carried out by experts, research specialists and journalists.
This is followed by a public evaluation, public scrutiny, and finally concludes with the decision making and award presentation stage.
Lim was chosen as one of the three recipients from 48 countries to receive the honour this year. A Victoria Commemorative Medal recipient is one who has demonstrated exceptional participation in regional and international community programmes and projects, supports charity actions and exemplary success in voluntarily improving the quality of life of the local community and society at large.