Teh Hong Piow

The Chairman of Public Bank Berhad in Malaysia, Teh Hong Piow was born in Singapore on 14 March 1930. He started his banking career in 1950 as a bank clerk in Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation and grows to the rank of an officer within five years. He joined Malayan Banking Berhad as Manager. Later he was promoted to the position of General Manager at a young age of 34. Teh then left Malayan Banking in 1966 to set up Public Bank.

Teh acquired three degrees at the unaccredited Pacific Western University and two PhDs at Clayton University and University Malaya. His net worth is estimated by Forbes to be $5 billion, making him the 205th richest person in the world and the 5th richest in Malaysia. He is seen as a national hero in Malaysia; and for his birthday his employees arranged for him to be driven around in a golf cart by a supermodel.