Francis Yeoh

Francis Yeoh

Tan Sri Dato' Francis Yeoh Sock Ping CBE (Chinese : 楊肅斌; pinyin: Yáng Sùbīn, born August 23 1954) is a prominent business personality in Malaysia, and the eldest son of Malaysian billionaire Tan Sri Dato' Seri Yeoh Tiong Lay. He obtained a Bachelor of Science (Hons.) Degree in Civil Engineering from Kingston University, United Kingdom in 1978.

Francis had his secondary school education at Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He became the Managing Director of YTL Corporation in 1988. Under his stewardship, the YTL Group grew from a single listed entity in 1985 to a force comprising five listed companies, and is now one of the biggest conglomerates in Malaysia.

On January 16, 2003, he won the First Malaysian Ernst & Young Master Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2002.

On February 13, 2004, he was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from his alma mater, Kingston University.

He was awarded BusinessWeek's "25 Stars of Asia 2003" on November 6, 2003 in Hong Kong; and was ranked 21 by Fortune Magazine Asia's 25 Most Powerful Business Personalities on August 9, 2004.

Francis married Rosaline in 1982, and they have five children. His siblings and extended family reside in Malaysia, England and Australia.

In 2006, he was conferred Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.

His wife, Puan Sri Rosaline Yeoh, died on 5 August 2006.

He has two daughters named Ruth Yeoh Pei Cheen & Pei Wen.

He also has three sons named Jacob, Joseph & Joshua

References

* Davies, Nick and Evans, Rob (Apr 24, 2006) [http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,,1759894,00.html For services to the UK: top awards for foreign tycoons, military and the Corrs] . "The Guardian".

Retrieved June 15, 2006.

External links

* [http://www.ytl.com.my/index.asp YTL's website]


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