Goi Seng Hui

Mr Goi Seng Hui was appointed to the Board on 1 March 2013 as Non-Independent, Non-Executive Director and Vice Chairman. He is the Executive Chairman of Tee Yih Jia Group, a global food and beverage group and GSH Corporation Ltd, a regional developer of premium residential and commercial properties, as well as the owner and operator of the 5-Star Sutera Habour Resorts, Marina and Golf Course in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.

In addition, Mr Goi serves as Vice Chairman of Envictus International Holdings Limited, and Non-Executive Chairman of Hanwell Holdings Ltd. He also has investments across a range of listed and private entities in numerous industries, such as food and beverage, leisure real estate, consumer essentials, renewable energy, healthcare, technology, distribution and logistics.

Mr Goi was appointed Singapore’s Non-Resident Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil on 20 April 2018, and Justice of the Peace by the President of the Republic of Singapore in 2020.

Mr Goi was named “Businessman of the Year” at the Singapore Business Awards (2014) and at the 49th National Day Awards, Mr Goi was conferred the Public Service Star (Bar) – Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (Lintang), BBM (L) – by the President of Singapore for his contributions to the community. In 2015, he received the Long Service Award from Singapore’s People’s Action Party. He was also conferred the State Award of Panglima Gemilang Darjah Kinabalu (PGDK), which carries the title of Datuk, from the Head of State of Sabah, for his social and business contributions to Kota Kinabalu. In recognition of his numerous philanthropy works, he was awarded the SG50 Outstanding Chinese Business Pioneers Award and Enterprise Asia’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015, as well as the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. In 2017, he was honoured for his contributions and success as an overseas Chinese by People’s Tribune Magazine in Beijing, China. In 2018, he was conferred the Distinguished Business Leader Award at the World Chinese Economic Forum. In 2019, he was appointed Patron for Advancement and received the inaugural Benefactors Fellow Award from the Singapore University for Technology and Design, and conferred the Pearl of the Orient Award at the World Chinese Economic Forum.

He is also Enterprise 50 Club’s Honorary Past President and Vice Chairman of IE Singapore’s “Network China” Steering Committee, Regional Representative for Fuzhou City and Fujian Province, and council member of the Singapore-Zhejiang Economic and Trade Council, Singapore-Tianjin Economic and Trade Council and Singapore-Jiangsu Cooperation Council. He is currently the Honorary Council Member of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Honorary Chairman for the International Federation of Fuqing Association, and Nanyang Gwee Clan Association, as well as the Honorary Chairman of Dunman High School Advisory Committee and Ulu Pandan Citizens Consultative Committee. He is also an Honorary President of Kong Hwa School Alumni, a Senior Consultant of Su Tong Science & Technology Park, a Committee Member of Tan Kah Kee Foundation, and a Council Member of NTUC Club Management Council.