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Dato' Dr. Nelson Pung Kee Chung

Nationality-Malaysian

Dato' Dr. Nelson KC Pung was the Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Metro Diversified Resources Berhad, which controls a wide array of businesses which includes investment holdings, tourism, property, resorts, and gaming in a group known as the Metro Group. In 2002 he has an estimated worth of US$250 million (RM1 billion). Pung's success in the Malaysian business sector has been attributed in part to his close association with prominent political figures.

Nelson Pung was from Batu Pahat, Johor Bharu. He worked as Regional Manager for a respective subsidiary of Arab-Malaysian Development Berhad before going into business in the 1997. In 1999 he ventured into gold trading and jewellery manufacturing. He bought Sports Toto agency lottery business in 2000 which were associated to Berjaya Group of Companies.

On 15th of July 2002, Nelson KC Pung has decided to retire from an active corporate role in all the flagship of the Metro Group of Companies.