Vincent Tan
| Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 陳志遠 |
| Born | 1952 Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia |
| Nationality |  Malaysia |
| Occupation | Chairman of Berjaya Group |
| Net worth |  US$1.25 billion (2011)[1] |
Tan Sri Dato' Seri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun (born 1952;[2] (Chinese: 陳志遠; pinyin: Chén Zhìyuǎn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Chì-uán); is the current owner of Cardiff City F.C. and also is the Chairman and Chief Executive of Berjaya Corporation Berhad, which controls a wide array of businesses which includes golfing, property, resorts, and gambling in a group known as the Berjaya Group. He operates the second pay-TV service in Malaysia, MiTV, that was launched in September 2005. In 2010 he entered the Forbes billionaire billionaire list with an estimated worth of US$1.3 billion (RM4.2 billion).[3] Tan's success in the Malaysian business sector has been attributed in part to his close association with prominent Malay political figures.[2][4]
Tan was born in 1952, in Batu Pahat, Johor. He worked as a clerk and an insurance agent before going into business in the 1980s. In 1982 he purchased Malaysia's McDonald's franchise and in 1985 he bought Sports Toto when the lottery agency was privatised by the government.[4] Vincent Tan has had close links with Mahatir Mohamed and his family, the ex prime minister of Malaysia. Vincent Tan obtained the license of his lottery business from an untendered privatisation in 1985 (Studwell, Joe; Asian Godfathers, page 130, Grove Press, 2007)
On 23rd of February 2012, Vincent has decided to retire from an active corporate role in (B-Corp), the flagship of the Berjaya Group of Companies. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ "#9 Vincent Tan - Forbes.com". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2011/84/malaysia-billionaires-11_Vincent-Tan_WKZS.html. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ a b Rajeswary Ampalavanar Brown (1996). Chinese business enterprise. 4. Taylor & Francis. p. 129. ISBN 0415142938. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=UE7WmwExNWUC&dq=%22Vincent+Tan%22+1952. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "Vincent Tan in Forbes billionaires list". The Star (Malaysia) (Star Publications). 12 March 2010. http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/3/12/business/5847411&sec=business. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b Qinghuang Yan (2008). The Chinese in Southeast Asia and beyond: socioeconomic and political dimensions. World Scientific. pp. 54â55. ISBN 9812790470. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xXjEjO81l_EC&pg=PA54&dq=%22Vincent+Tan%22+1952#v=onepage&q=%22Vincent%20Tan%22%201952&f=false.
- ^ http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/2/23/business/20120223142920&sec=business
Current owner of Cardiff City Football Club
