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  Wee Cho Yaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mr Wee Cho Yaw (Chinese: 黄祖耀; pinyin: Huáng Zǔyào) is the Chairman and CEO of the United Overseas Bank Group.
Wee Cho Yaw joined the Board of Directors of the then United Chinese Bank (the now United Overseas Bank, UOB) in 1958.
He was appointed Managing Director of the Bank two years later, and when his father Wee Kheng Chian retired in 1974, Mr Wee succeeded him as Chairman of the Bank.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wee_Cho_Yaw   (196 words)

  
 Wee Yaw: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Wee Yaw's summary was automatically generated using 22 references found on the Internet.
UOB's chairman and chief executive, Mr Wee Cho Yaw, was candid about the performance of the bank's loans book, which including its overseas units grew 4.4 per cent to $67.1 billion as at the end of last year.
Wee Cho Yaw was appointed Chairman of Bank of Asia's Board of Directors on 27 July 2004 after United Overseas Bank Ltd. became the Bank's major shareholder.
www.zoominfo.com /directory/Yaw_Wee_700340.htm   (274 words)

  
 Richest banker faces fight with state investment firm over UOB
Wee, UOB's chairman and chief executive, risks seeing his influence in the bank eroded if he loses his battle with Temasek for control of United Overseas Land (UOL), a property firm that has a four percent stake in UOB.
Wee is expected to make a counter-offer but anlaysts said he needs to play smart as he does not have the deep pockets of Temasek.
Although Wee is Singapore's richest banker and the island's third richest individual according to Forbes Magazine, he would have to fork out an estimated S$1.5 billion if he wanted to buy up UOL shares and warrants.
www.singapore-window.org /sw04/040506a2.htm   (623 words)

  
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Since Yaw/Yam wishes to raise himself to the lofty heights of the gods whom he hates, and since he is the lord of chaos and destruction, the nearest equivalent in modern thought to Yaw/Yam is the Devil.
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 Billionaire banker back spotlight in tussle with Temasek
Wee, who is UOB's chairman and chief executive, said he had rejected Temasek's original offer because it was "too cheap", although analysts also point out that giving up his stake to Temasek would loosen his grip on UOB.
Wee has until May 28 to decide whether to accept Temasek's latest offer, although media reports suggest the price war may eventually push the selling price to as high as $2.60 a share.
Wee is Singapore's richest banker and the island's third richest individual, according to Forbes Magazine, which estimates his personal fortune at US$2.2 billion.
www.singapore-window.org /sw04/040514af.htm   (237 words)

  
 Buffett Forum - Powered by XMB 1.9 Nexus (Final)
Mr Wee objective is to remain control over UOB via direct and indirect stake at lowest possible cost, but the new MAS rules seems want to weaken any 'family' control over a domestic bank.
WCY ever quote last year, I was not born smart but born lucky.
Wee is a biz man, whether we agree with him or not, ie to use cross holdings to consolidate his power like the jardine group, is another matter altogether.
www.wallstraits.com /community/viewthread.php?tid=620   (4883 words)

  
 Wee Cho Yaw, The World's Richest People - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Wee is chairman of United Overseas Bank (UOB), one of the three big local banks in Singapore.
Son Wee Ee Cheong is bank's deputy chairman and president, and heir apparent.
U.S. indexes are delayed at least 15 minutes with the exception of Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 which are 2 minutes delayed.
www.forbes.com /lists/2006/10/K6H0.html   (182 words)

  
 Buffett Forum - Powered by XMB 1.9 Nexus (Final)
Wee Cho Yaw needs to tighten his grip on UOB.
Of course Wee Cho Yaw is smart to play the game until Temasek and MAS also cannot do anything to him.
Of cos like I said, Wee Cho Yaw is very, very good.
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 Yaw - Yale AIDS Watch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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In December 2004, when the property arm halved its shareholding in the parent company to just over 2 percent, UOB had still held a controlling motorola ringtones united states of flag of the united states of america america 44.8 percent stake in UOL.
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www.taxgloss.com /Tax-Banks_T_-_Z-/United_States_of_America.html   (1565 words)

  
 - United Overseas Bank (Thai) PCL -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Chavalit Thanachanan as Chairman of the Board of Directors and the appointment of Mr.
Wee Cho Yaw as Chairman of the Board and Mr.
Wee Ee Cheong as Deputy Chairman with effective from 27 July 2004.
www.uob.co.th /investor/SETdisclosures04_009.htm   (187 words)

  
 Notice of a Change in the Percentage Level of a Substantial Shareholder's Interest
Wee Cho Yaw [Direct] 24,000 UIC shares; UOB Nominees Pte Ltd [Deemed]- Wee Cho Yaw (700,000 UIC shares), Straits Maritime Leasing (61,343,000 UIC shares), Haw Par Capital Pte Ltd (6,215,000 UIC shares), United Overseas Land Limited (13,388,000 UIC shares) and UOL Equity Investment Pte Ltd (164,459,200 UIC shares)
Following United Overseas Bank Limited's delivery of United Overseas Land Limited ("UOL") shares upon noteholders' exercise f exchange rights under the "UOB Zero Coupon Exchangeable Notes Due January 2006", Mr Wee's interest in UOL shares has exceeded 20%.
Mr Wee is therefore deemed to have an interest in the shares of United Industrial Corporation Limited held by UOL and UOL Equity Investment Pte Ltd
www.uic.com.sg /html/new_shareholder_interest_161205_2_WCY.htm   (238 words)

  
 United Overseas Bank Resource Center - merging of banco de oro and united overseas bank
It was founded on 6 August 1935 by Kuching-born Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, father of the present UOB Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr Wee Cho Yaw, and a group of seven Chinese businessmen.
In December 2004, when the property arm halved its shareholding in the parent company to just over 2 percent, UOB had still held a controlling 44.8 percent stake in UOL.
Both UOB and UOL are controlled by billionaire banker Wee Cho Yaw and UOL owns several office blocks in Singapore and hotels in Asia.
www.taxgloss.com /Tax-Banks_T_-_Z-/United_Overseas_Bank.html   (1399 words)

  
 News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
United Overseas Bank Ltd. (UOB), Singapore's No. 2 assets lender, plans to acquire banks in Thailand and Indonesia over the next two years, after spending S$10 billion in 2001 to purchase a smaller local rival bank, UOB Chairman and CEO Wee Cho Yaw said on Tuesday.
The 74-year-old Wee also said he plans to remain as Chairman.
Wee added that his son, Deputy Chairman Wee Ee Cheong, could take over in five to six years’ time.
www.fnweb.com /pda/news.asp?id=40552   (182 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Muslims like me feel reassured that persons of Mr Wee Cho Yaw's standing came forward to address an issue that has troubled so many minds.
I wish to thank Mr Wee (president of the Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations) and his peers for taking the time to help sort out this sensitive matter and, with courage, recognise the existence of what some call a blind spot in our inter-racial settings.
However, at that time, and in retrospect, I think we were lucky to have elderly Malay and Muslim leaders who, like Mr Wee and his peers, were blessed with the wisdom to see national issues in their essence, and to work for their long-term benefits.
www.mendaki.org.sg:8080 /content_files/multiracialism.htm   (805 words)

  
 ABS-CBN Interactive
SINGAPORE - United Overseas Land Ltd., controlled by banker Wee Cho Yaw, has raised its stake in Singapore property group United Industrial Corp Ltd. (UIC), setting the stage for a showdown between Wee and Philippine business tycoon John Gokongwei, market observers said.
Shares of UIC were up 5.0 percent at S$1.25 early on Tuesday on expectations there would be a bidding war for the company.
Wee is chairman of UIC, which in turn controls 72 percent of office owner and developer Singapore Land.
www.abs-cbnnews.com /storypage.aspx?StoryId=18769   (1497 words)

  
 South East Asia Rich List
Banker Wee Cho Yaw is tightening his control over UOB, Singapore's second largest bank by market value.
He inherited UOB from his father Kuching-born Datuk Wee Kheng Chiang, founded the United Chinese Bank (UCB) together with six other Chinese businessmen in 1935.
Lee Seng Wee and family, 76, inherited billionare from Singapore with 2004 net worth US$ 1.9 billion.
www.mingalaronline.net /story/south_east_asia_rich_list.htm   (1062 words)

  
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 Asia Finest Discussion Forum > Malaysia's Robert Kuok: Richest Southeast Asian   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The 60-year-old Thai businessman, son of a street vendor, made his fortune in whisky and owns extensive properties in New York and Bangkok, Forbes said.
Singaporean banker Lee Seng Wee was ranked the sixth wealthiest individual with a fortune of $2.7 billion, followed by Malaysia's casino king Lim Goh Tong on $2.6 billion.
Singaporean banker Wee Cho Yaw, who was ranked fourth on the list last year, slipped to joint eighth with Quek while Indonesia's R. Budi Hartono, who owns clove cigarette maker Djarum, was 10th with a net worth of $2.3 billion.
www.asiafinest.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php/t43480.html   (902 words)

  
 Salim Group's China Investment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Singapore's top banker Wee Cho Yaw would form a consortium to plan,
Wee Cho Yaw formed an alliance with Liem in April when his United
Overseas Bank bought a nine per cent stake in UIC.
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 Lee Seng: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
He has also been appointed as a member and Deputy Chairman of UOB's Executive Committee, and a member of the Nominating Committee and Compensation Committee with effect from 1 November 2001.
Mr Wee Cho Yaw's appointment as OUB Chairman comes one day after Mr Lee Hee Seng relinquished his position as Chairman of OUB and assumes his new role in OUB as its Senior Deputy Chairman as of 1 November 2001.
In the afternoon of June 24, a day after DBS bid for OUB, UOB chairman Wee Cho Yaw presented his offer to OUB chairman Lee Hee Seng.
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