“Lim Wee-Chai”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

Tan Sri Dr Lim Wee Chai is a Malaysian businessman. He is the Executive Chairman and Founder of Top Glove Corporation Bhd, which was founded in 1991 and is listed on Bursa Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange).

Education

Lim graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Physics in 1982, from University Malaya, and obtained his Master of Business Administration in 1985 from Sul Ross State University in Texas, United States. He also obtained his PhD in Management from the University of Selangor in Malaysia in 2015, and was conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration by Oklahoma City University in the United States in 2016. In August 2018, Lim was also conferred an Honorary Doctorate in Entrepreneurship by Management & Science University, Shah Alam, Malaysia^[1]^[2]

Career

In 1991, Lim founded Top Glove, a rubber glove manufacturing and trading business which started with only 1 factory and 1 production line. Under Lim's visionary stewardship, Top Glove has since emerged as the world's largest manufacturer of gloves, capturing about 26% of the world market share.^[3] Today, the company owns and operates 40 manufacturing facilities with a total of 648 production lines in Malaysia, Thailand, and China. These factories have a production capacity of 60.5 billion pieces of gloves per year, to meet the demand of over 2,000 customers in more than 195 countries. In 2017, Lim announced that Top Glove would launch a new condom business in 2018 with a RM30 million (US$7 million) investment.^[4]

Investments

In 2019, Lim Wee Chai holds a total stake of 10.49% in Tropicana Corp Bhd. He has also been redesignated from non-executive deputy chairman to non-executive chairman of the board.^[5]

Involvement in associations

Lim has been actively involved in many glove industry-related associations and organisations in Malaysia. He served as the president of the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers' Association (MARGMA) from 1997 to 1999. Prior to that, he served as the vice-president, honorary Secretary and Treasurer of MARGMA for the past seven years. In addition, he was also the director of the Association of Malaysia Medical Industries (AMMI) and board member of the Malaysian Rubber Board in 1998 and 1999. In view of Lim's experience in manufacturing and global business, he was appointed as a Council Member of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) in 2010 and subsequently in 2011, as an Executive Council Member of The East Asia Business Council (EABC) by the Minister of International Trade and Industry Malaysia. In 2013, he was elected National Vice President of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) and was President of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) in 2016/2017. He has also been reappointed as EPF Board Member (2017 to 2019) by the Ministry of Finance and served as a Director and Board Member of University Malaya from 2015 to 2018.^[6] In addition, he holds the roles of Honorary President of The Associated Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (ACCCIM)^[7] and the Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce as well as Honorary Advisor of the Klang Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Lim Association of Malaysia, Federation of Chinese Associations Malaysia as well as Huazong.^[8]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.okcu.edu/uploads/students/commencement/docs/2016_commencement_program.pdf |title=Oklahoma City University Commencement 2016|publisher=Oklahoma City University (OKCU)|accessdate=21 November 2016}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1798796 |title=Top Glove founder awarded doctorate|publisher=The Sun Daily|accessdate=21 November 2016}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/lim-wee-chai/#1cefcf1535cb|title=Lim Wee Chai|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-10-22|language=en}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2099352/worlds-biggest-glove-manufacturer-kick-condom-business-next-year|title=Top Glove to kick off condom business next year|work=South China Morning Post|access-date=2018-10-22|language=en}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.theedgemarkets.com/article/tycoon-danny-tan-takes-back-reins-tropicana|title=Tycoon Danny Tan takes back reins of Tropicana|date=2019-01-24|website=The Edge Markets|access-date=2019-02-11}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/84170|title=Lim Wee Chai's appointment to UM board not political {{!}} The Malaysian Insight|website=www.themalaysianinsight.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-11}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.acccim.org.my/Honorary+Presidents_104_1.htm|title=Honorary Presidents - acccim|website=www.acccim.org.my|access-date=2019-03-01}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=8348739&capId=8090046&previousCapId=8090046&previousTitle=Top%2520Glove%2520Corporation%2520Bhd.|title=Wee Chai Lim: Executive Profile & Biography|last=|first=|date=|website=Bloomberg|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-10-28}}