Koon Poh Keong
$5.8B
Born
Apr 25, 1961
Age
64
Source of Wealth
Aluminum
Residence
Petaling Jaya,
Citizenship
Malaysia
Marital Status
Married
Children
0
Education
Bachelor of Engineering, University of Oklahoma
- When Koon Poh Keong returned home to Malaysia from the U.S. after graduation, he found no jobs on offer and Malaysia was in a recession.
- Poh Keong started his company by rallying his four brothers, who pooled $50,000 and began an aluminum-extruding outfit.
- Poh Keong is group CEO of aluminum company Press Metal while his brother Poh Ming is the executive vice chairman.
- He founded the company with his brothers by renting a factory in Puchong, Selangor, a state on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
- Press Metal is Southeast Asia's largest integrated aluminum producer. It competes with the likes of Rio Tinto and China's Aluminum Corp.
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