- David Ho Sue San
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David Ho Sue San (Chinese: 何树生), (born September 20, 1949) is a Malaysia Chinese entrepreneur and businessman in pharmaceutical industry. He is from Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The eldest son of the late Dr. Ho Kai Cheong (Chinese: 何继昌 博士) - the founder of Ho Yan Hor Herbal Tea (Chinese: 何人可 凉茶).[1]
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Biography
Early years
During David's young age, he used to follow his father go around the major cities of Malaysia to promote the herbal tea using the commercial van with loud speaker.[2]
Education
David graduate with the Master of Pharmacy from University of Otago, New Zealand. He worked as a research pharmacist at Wyeth, United Kingdom before returned to Malaysia in 1980, helping his father Dr. Ho in the herbal tea business.[3][4]
Career
During 1980s, the herbal tea business was still using traditional Chinese methods to sun dry the herbal tea ingredients, which is not hygiene enough. In addition, the herbal tea's tea bags were using manual manpower to do the packing which the productivity is slow. David then introduce modern methods for machine dry of the herbal tea ingredients and also from then on introduce the company where then only based on herbal tea business to the next stage.
He has successfully transformed the Ho Yan Hor Herbal Tea business into pharmaceutical manufacturing company, Hovid Berhad (as known as Hovid Public Limited or Hovid Inc), a public listed company on the main board at Bursa Malaysia[5] Hovid Berhad now produces more than 300 products which include generic drugs, dietary supplements and consumer products. The company exports to more than 50 countries world wide and having an eStore for direct end consumer purchase.[6]
David is also the Managing Director of Carotech Berhad, a listed company on ACE Merket of Bursa Malaysia. Carotech involves in the extraction of Vitamin E and Carotene from crude palm oil and the company is also producer of Biodiesel from the crude palm oil.[7]
Faith
A faithful Christian he is, David hold the president post of the Profession Youth Fellowship of Elim Gospel Hall, Ipoh since 1990. Leading a group of young working professionals in church ministry and doing charity among the community.[8]
Reference
- ^ Ho Tak Ming. Ipoh when Tin was King. PERAK ACADEMY. pp. 693. ISBN 9789834250027. http://books.google.com.my/books?id=p4jCQh1l78gC&pg=PT196&dq=when+tin+was+king+hovid&hl=en&ei=-OsvTfiTO9HRrQfCtdC1CA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- ^ <http://www.ipohworld.org/blog/?p=2052>
- ^ "Master Category 2004 - Mr David Ho Sue San". Ernst & Young. http://www.eoy.com.my/master04.php.
- ^ <http://www.ipohworld.org/search8/result.asp?strid=4895>
- ^ <http://bursanews.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=1029&p=19294>
- ^ <http://www.mopi.org.my/?option=com_content&view=article&id=32&Itemid=61>
- ^ <http://www.palmoiltruthfoundation.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=112&Itemid=74>
- ^ <http://jumblestation1.blogspot.com/2010/12/elim-gospel-hall-blesses-poor-single.html>
Categories:- Living people
- Malaysian businesspeople
- University of Otago alumni
- 1949 births
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