Dato’ Lim Hui Boon

Dato’ Lim Hui Boon was designated as the Group President and Advisor to the Board of HWGB after his resignation as an Executive Director and Chairman on 14 June 2011.

He is the founder of HWGB Group of Companies and has been at the helm of HWGB Group since its inception in 1979. Dato’ Lim is a self-made businessman who, since his early ventures into the transportation business has over the years, expanded into various sectors including hospitality, entertainment, large scale renovation and construction, mining, multi-level marketing, and manufacturing.

Through Dato’ Lim’s leadership, HWGB was successfully listed on the Second Board of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in December 1994, and later transferred to the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in November 2000.

On 12 May 2015, Dato’ Lim was awarded an Honorary Professorship from the University of International Business Economics, Beijing, China.

Dato’ Lim is also the Group President for Vitaxel Group Limited and Ho Wah Genting Group Limited, both the companies listed on OTC Market, United States of America.

He has never been convicted for any offenses within the past five years and neither been imposed any public sanction or penalty by any regulatory bodies during the financial year.