Kwon Ping Ho

Kwon Ping Ho is the founder of Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd. (founded in 1994, title: Executive Chairman) and Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Pte Ltd. (founded in 1994, title: Executive Chairman).
Current jobs include Chairman at Laguna Resorts & Hotels Public Co. Ltd. (since 1986), Chairman at Tropical Resorts Management Co. Ltd., Chairman at Thai Wah Public Co. Ltd. (since 2015), and Director at Bibace Investments Ltd., Recourse Investments Ltd., ICD (HK) Ltd., Freesia Investments Ltd., Laguna Beach Club Ltd., Li-Ho Holdings Pte Ltd., Chang Fung Co., Ltd., Sin-Hai Offshore Co., Ltd., RHYC Pte Ltd., United Insulation Services Pte Ltd., Mae Samat Land Ltd., Platinum Enterprise Ltd. (SG), Kap Holdings Ltd., Bibace Management Co. Ltd., Alosa Holdings Ltd., Baruto Investments Ltd., Campion Investments Pte Ltd., Li-Ho Bvi Ltd., and Member of the Middle East Institute Management Board at National University of Singapore, and Member of the International & East Asia Council at INSEAD.
Former jobs include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Thai Wah Food Products Public Co. Ltd. (2000-2015), Chairman at MediaCorp Pte Ltd., Chairman at Media Corp., Chairman at Singapore Management University, Chairman at Tropical Resorts Ltd. (1990-2019), Independent Non-Executive Director at Diageo Plc (2012-2020), Non-Executive Director at Standard Chartered Plc, Non-Executive Director at Standard Chartered Bank Ltd., Non-Executive Director at Singapore Airlines Ltd., Non-Executive Director at Singapore Power Ltd., Director at Singapore Tourism Board, Director at KAP Ltd., Director at Air Seychelles Ltd., Director at Maypole Ltd., Director at Asia Tapioca Products Co., Ltd. (2000-2016), Director at Tay Ninh Tapioca Co., Ltd. (2006-2012), Director at Platinum Enterprise Ltd., Member of the Global Advisory Council at London Business School, and Member of the Asia Pacific Council at The Nature Conservancy, Inc. Education includes an undergraduate degree from National University of Singapore.