Kuok Khoon Hong

Kuok Khoon Hong is a Singaporean business magnate, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of Wilmar International, having built it into Asia’s leading agribusiness and the “world’s largest palm oil trader”. He is also the Chairman of Perennial Real Estate Holdings Ltd. 

  • Kuok Khoon Hong cofounded Wilmar in 1991 and built it into one of the world’s largest palm oil producers.
  • Impacted by weaker commodity prices, Wilmar reported a 6% decline in net profit to $1.1 billion on revenue of $44.5 billion in 2018.
  • Kuok’s other investments include stakes in billionaire Zhong Sheng Jian’s Yanlord Land as well as Perennial Real Estate Holdings.
  • Kuok co-owns the Aviva Tower in London with Indonesian billionaire and Wilmar cofounder Martua Sitorus.