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Wee Ee Chao

Singapore 70 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Banking
Residence
Singapore
Education
American University (Bachelor of Business Administration)

Assets

  • Haw Par Corp. Ltd.
    16,942,000 shares @ -
    -
    H02-SG
  • United Overseas Bank Ltd.
    39,124,000 shares @ -
    -
    U11-SG
  • UOL Group Ltd.
    47,713,000 shares @ -
    -
    U14-SG

Biography

Wee Ee Chao, son of the late banker Wee Cho Yaw, is chairman of Singapore brokerage United Overseas Bank Kay Hian as well as chairman of Haw Par Corporation, maker of the popular Tiger Balm ointment.

He has spent more than four decades growing UOB Kay Hian into one of the largest brokerages in Asia.

He replaced his father as Haw Par's chairman in 2024.

He was chairman of the Singapore Tourism Board for two years until 2004.

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.