Kiat Lim
Singaporean businessman
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Kiat Lim (Chinese: 林伟杰; pinyin: Lín Wěijié; Lim Wee Kiat; born 5 July 1993)[1] is a Singaporean businessman.[2] He is the son of Peter Lim, a Singaporean businessman and owner of Spanish football club Valencia CF. Kiat Lim has been Valencia's president since 3 March 2025 and has previously held stakes in luxury car manufacturer McLaren Automotive and English football club Salford City.[3][4][5]
5 July 1993
Kiat Lim | |
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| Born | Lim Wee Kiat 5 July 1993 |
| Education | University of New South Wales |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 2022–present |
| Title | President of Valencia |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Peter Lim (father) |
Early life and education
Kiat Lim studied at Nanyang Primary School, and then ACS International for his International Baccalaureate, before graduating from the University of New South Wales with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2017.[1][6][7] Due to his father's wealth, Lim was among some of the wealthy persons targeted in a 2014 kidnapping in exchange for a S$50 million ransom.[8]
Career
In January 2022, Kiat Lim co-founded ARC, a private social networking app based on non-fungible tokens, with Elroy Cheo of the family behind the edible oil business Mewah International.[9] In February 2022, Kiat Lim launched CO92 DAO, a professional football decentralized autonomous organization, to allow fans to own a stake in the sport.[10]
In July 2022, Lim acquired Singapore-based media company GRVTY Media, which publishes online news platforms Vulcan Post, Millennials of Singapore, and The Daily Ketchup podcast.[11] He was appointed as executive vice-chairman of Thomson Medical, a Singaporean medical group, on 1 September 2022.[12] In 2024, he led Thomson Medical to acquire Vietnam's FV Hospital for about US$381.4 million.[13][14] He is also currently the chairman of RSP Architects Planners & Engineers, an architecture firm.[12]
On 20 November 2024, Lim committed S$1 million to the Kiat Lim-Shaping Hearts Award, an arts scholarship and bursary programme for children and youth with disabilities.[15]
On 3 March 2025, Lim was appointed as the president of Valencia, which is also owned by his father, Peter Lim.[12] In June 2025, under Lim's leadership, Valencia raised €322 million to fund the completion of its new stadium, Nou Mestalla.[16] Construction of the stadium had originally begun in 2006, but was halted in 2009 due to financial difficulties after approximately €100 million had been spent on the initial concrete structure. Work on the project resumed in January 2025 following more than a decade of inactivity, with completion targeted for 2027.[17]