Summary
Datuk Seri Paduka Prof Dr Steven Leow Yoon Loy's name might not strike a chord with most non-Chinese-speaking Malaysians. But he is a corporate star in China and among the Chinese business community world-wide. This Malaysian-born-and-bred, rags-to-riches tycoon is now looking to bring his business acumen back to Malaysia. Sharmila Valli Narayanan catches up with this exciting figure.
He has made the cover of China's Foreign Trade Magazine, a magazine sponsored by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade and the China Chamber of International Commerce. He has had a host of awards heaped upon him by prestigious Chinese and international business organizations, among others the `2008 Asia Pacific Outstanding CEO'.This star of Chinese business is a very well-known figure in the Chinese media the world over. But in his homeland Malaysia, Leong is almost unrecognised by non-Chinese readers.See the full content of this document
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From Hawker to Millionaire
That might change as Leow is all prepared to make a splash in the Malaysian business scene. It's not that he does not have any business interests in Malaysia. His company IPC Shopping Alliance, an online shopping portal, was launched in Malaysia in 2001 (the company has since been re-branded in 2006 as IPC International Group Sdn Bhd). Leow made a bold decision of entering the Ch...
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