Kuan Kam Hon

Kuan Kam Hon is a Malaysian billionaire who is the founder and chairman of Hartalega Holdings, one of the world’s largest producers of nitrile rubber. Born in 1947, he began his career in 1969 at his father’s Kuala Lumpur real estate development company. He still resides in the city. 

• Kuan Kam Hon was a high school drop-out who began his career in building and construction in 1969.
• He worked at his father’s company building high-end homes around Kuala Lumpur.
• He set off on his own in 1978 and started Timol Weaving, a manufacturing business that made woven labels and badges.
• Founded in 1981, Hartalega Holdings is the world’s largest and fastest maker of nitrile gloves, which it exports to 40 countries.
• He is now a mentor and spokesman, leaving operations to his two sons.