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From the Editor
Kuok Khoon Hong cofounded Wilmar in 1991 and built it into one of the world's largest palm oil producers.
Kuok's other investments include stakes in real estate developers, Perennial Holdings and billionaire Zhong Sheng Jian's Yanlord Land.
Kuok owns the Aviva Tower in London together with Indonesian billionaire and Wilmar cofounder Martua Sitorus.
He listed Wilmar's Chinese subsidiary, Yihai Kerry Arawana, in a $2.1 billion IPO in 2020 on the Shenzhen stock exchange.
In January 2025, Wilmar agreed to acquire up to 20% of AWL Agri Business, a joint venture with Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, from the latter for $820 million.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Singapore
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