Tee Hock Seng
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Tee Hock Seng | |
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| 郑福成 | |
| Born | 19 July 1949 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Occupation(s) | Managing director of Bina Puri Holdings, Bhd |
Tee Hock Seng | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 鄭福成 |
| Simplified Chinese | 郑福成 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zhèng Fúchéng |
| Jyutping | Zeng6 Fuk1 Sing4 |
| Hokkien POJ | Tēⁿ Hok-sêng |
Tan Sri Datuk Tee Hock Seng, JP (simplified Chinese: 郑福成; traditional Chinese: 鄭福成; born 19 July 1949)[citation needed] is a Malaysian businessman and group managing director of the construction firm, Bina Puri. He is a former-appointed member of the senate of the Malaysian parliament and the past president of the Chinese Association Federation of Hokkien Association of Malaysia[1][2]
Tee started his career as a salesman at Chop Seng Lee selling Mobil Petroleum products. He left the firm in 1976 to join his brothers, Tay Hock Lee and Tee Hock Hin, in starting a construction-based company, ‘Pembinaan Tekun Jaya Sdn Bhd’.[3] In 1983 he oversaw the merger of the company with Bina Puri Sdn Bhd. At Bina Puri, Tee began his career as a finance director and was appointed to the board on 5 November 1990. He was subsequently appointed as the group managing director.[4] In January 1995, he was responsible for getting Bina Puri listed on the main board of the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE).[4]
The firm has completed numerous multi-million ringgit projects (valued in excess of US$2 billion), in Malaysia and overseas[5][6] The group's business activities include investment holdings, property development and management, the manufacturing of construction materials,[7] power generation,[8] highway concessionaire,[9] and hospitality.[10]
