Portrait of Wee Ee Cheong

Rank #1583

Wee Ee Cheong

Net worth $2.7B

Banking · Singapore

Born
Jan 01, 1953
Age
73
Source
Banking
Residence
Singapore
Citizenship
Singapore
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Wee Ee Cheong is deputy chairman and CEO of United Overseas Bank, Singapore's third-largest bank by assets.
  • His father, Wee Cho Yaw, who was chairman emeritus of UOB, died in 2024 at age 95.
  • He is the eldest of five children.
  • His brother Wee Ee Lim, also a billionaire, has a board seat.
  • In March 2025, the estate of his father, the late Wee Chow Yaw, was transferred to him, his mother and siblings, completing a process that happened over many months.
  • He joined UOB in 1979, and became deputy chairman in 2000 and CEO in 2007.

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