Portrait of Martin Lavoo

Rank #3092

Martin Lavoo

Net worth $1.2B

Paints · Netherlands

Born
Feb 12, 1987
Age
39
Source
Paints
Residence
Singapore
Citizenship
Netherlands
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Martin Lavoo is a grandson of the late Singaporean paints tycoon Goh Cheng Liang, who died in August 2025 at age 98.
  • The Goh family draws the bulk of its wealth from a majority stake in Japan's Nippon Paint Holdings, one of the world's largest paint manufacturers.
  • Martin, together with his brother and four cousins, inherited the bulk of their grandfather's fortune.
  • His mother is Chiat Jin, the only daughter of the late patriarch who started making paints in a small factory in Singapore before partnering with Nippon Paint in 1962. His uncle, Hup Jin, is the chairman of Nippon Paint.
  • In 2013, Martin cofounded Sustenir Agriculture, an urban farming enterprise in Singapore.

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