Goh peng ooi executive chairman, silverlake group brief summary goh peng ooi has over 30 years of experience in information technology. Meet 14 of the richest tech tycoons from around the world. Goh is the seventh of 10 children and the only one of. He worked at mitsubishi headquarters in japan before. Kok hiong goh engineering program manager hp linkedin.
He is currently a director at mirin group, a boutique technology advisory firm operating across the asia pacific and is also a nonexecutive director of several asxlisted and unlisted companies in the technology, financial services and engineering sectors, including amp capital funds. Oois company silverlake axis is publically traded in singapore and provides financial software for almost half of the banks in southeast asia. Keynote speakers swinburne university, sarawak, malaysia. An engineering graduate majoring in electronics engineering from the university of tokyo. Goh has over 30 years of experience in information technology. Forbes asia baru sahaja melancarkan 2019 senarai orang terkaya di malaysia, memaparkan senarai 50 ahli perniagaan yang terkenal bagaimanapun, forbes melaporkan disebabkan pertumbuhan ekonomi malaysia yang perlahan pada tahun lepas, perniagaan tidak begitu baik untuk kirakira 30 orang jutawan yang disenaraikan dalam orangorang terkaya di malaysia. Prior to that, he was nonexecutive chairman since 2002. Goh peng ooi is the director of plc professional leading career.
The company principal activity is in manufacture of structural metal products n. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover poh pengs connections and jobs at similar companies. Dr kwong was the managing director of silverlake corporation and connectif commerce sdn bhd both were under silverlake group from 2001 to december 2003 and october 2005, respectively, where he led the successful implementation of several key sibs customer. He was educated in tokyo and originally studied nuclear physics, but later switched to electrical engineering. Integrators sis and independent software vendors isvs in 2005. The company principal activity is in plumbing, heating nonelectric and airconditioning.
Mr goh peng ooi was the founder and group executive chairman for silverlake axis. The singaporelisted company now provides financial software for 40% of southeast asias banks. Ooi started off studying nuclear physics but switched over to electrical engineering. My personal analysis of silverlake axis my sweet retirement. Goh graduated from duke university in 2010 with a bachelor degree in economics and mathematics deans list. While software development is usually based on system engineering approach, silverlake axis group approach software and system development using mathematical theories such as the category theory. Engineering majoring in electronics engineering from the. Forbes asia just unveiled its 2019 malaysia rich list, highlighting the net worth of 50 notable businessmen. A simple search reveals mr goh started his career in ibm malaysia before leaving ibm in 1989 to set up silverlake axis. Finzsoft has offices in singapore, malaysia, australia and auckland and employs over 90 people. View poh peng wangs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Having the banks as the steady clientele, goh enjoys his main source of wealth through silverlake axis which he owns a majority stake in. Goh took a leap of faith in 1989 to set up silverlake axis after being in tech giant ibm for almost a decade. He obtained a bachelor of engineering majoring in electronics engineering from the university of tokyo on the monbusho scholarship.
The other two nominees in this category were tan say jim of iris corporation and kho kak beng of kkb engineering. Founded in 1989, silverlake axis has built a track record of successful banking implementations. Mr goh founded the silverlake group in 1989 where he is concurrently the executive chairman and director of silverlake system sdn. I did 53 of the 56 units in the first year and left the last three units for the following year. The company current operating status is live with registered address at amk techlink. Prior to that, he was a nonexecutive director from 20 august 2004. He began his career in ibm malaysia and held several. It licenses its software to banks, has its engineers install it and collects a. Goh tong heng engineering pte ltd was incorporated on 29 june 1996 saturday as a exempt private company limited by shares in singapore. Goh peng ooi is the group executive chairman of silverlake axis ltd. However, forbes did note that due to malaysias slow economic growth over the past year, business was not very good for about 30 of the billionaires listed, as their wealth actually shrank. View kok hiong gohs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community.
Malaysias goh peng ooi doesnt think hes that good at business. Comprehensive, yet concise, the fourth edition includes new information on areas of high interest to computer scientists, including big. Goh peng ooi always had a keen interest in science and mathematics. Financial services vishwavir ahuja, the ratnakar bank. Goh peng oois foresight on the demands of future technology has established the group as a leading provider of stateof theart solutions. Kuala lumpur, march 12 he is the son of a butcher, the seventh of 10 children and hails from butterworth, penang. It is one of the pioneer engineering company that specialize in airconditioning, refrigeration and ventilation works, which have been established nearly twenty years in singapore. Goh peng ooi lives in kuala lumpur, malaysia and is married with two. Goh general engineering pte ltd, 25 lichfield road, co. Malaysias first tech billionaire hails from penang. Goh is the seventh of 10 children and the only one of them who graduated from college.
Goh peng ooi is the first malaysian tech billionaire. Under the master entrepreneur, the three nominees also included another digerati50. Bob mckinnon has more than 40 years experience in the financial services, property and technology sectors. He founded silverlake group in 1989 and has built it to become an established provider of an advanced, state of the art universal integrated banking. Malaysian software billionaire dr goh peng ooi and his team at silverlake axis ltd have reasons to be all smiles this year, with demand for the companys solutions and services expected to remain encouraging. So before i launch into my own personal monologue, here. His silverlake axis, based outside kuala lumpur, is on a tear. Goh is a nonexecutive director for several privately held companies and does not hold any directorships in other listed companies. Meet the richest tech tycoon in 14 major countries around. Which brings us to this quote about goh peng ooi by goh peng ooi. Goh peng ooi began his career at ibm and in 1989 started his own company, silverlake axis.
Ooi worked with ibm malaysia for nine years and held senior positions there, lastly as the sales manager for banking and finance industry. On top of that, this technical collaboration with intel means silverlakes solution can leverage intels solutions as well, such as intel software guard extensions of sgx. Dr kwong was appointed group managing director on 1 november 2005. Dr goh peng oois silverlake axis listed on the singapore stock exchange in 2003. Residence kuala lumpur citizenship malaysia marital status married children goh s daughter, goh shiou ling is a nonexecutive director of.
Goh peng ooi and silverlake featured in forbes asia. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover engpengs. Goh peng ooi net worth 2020 how much is goh peng ooi worth. You dont have to worry that goh peng ooi wont talk. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover kok hiongs connections and jobs at similar companies. Malaysian billionaire founder of software company silverlake axis goh peng ooi theory of a software genius. Epidemiological investigations into an outbreak of. Goh peng ooi founded the silverlake group in 1989 and has since built the group to become an established provider of an advanced, state of the art integrated banking. Channelling this new found aptitude, mr goh was the. Software firm silverlake axis shares are at an alltime high, valuing gohs 66. According to silverlakes founder and group executive chairman, goh peng ooi, this means secrets remain protected even when attackers have full control of the platform. Goh peng ooi s foresight on the demands of future technology has established the group as a leading provider of stateof theart solutions.
Goh peng ooi went on to found silverlake axis, a financial services software company, after spending nearly a decade at ibm in the u. Peng ooi goh is chairmanfounder at silverlake axis ltd. Founder of silverlake axis and malaysias first tech billionaire goh peng ooi. Goh, 63, is malaysias first tech billionaire courtesy of his 64. Silverlake is now the top banking software provider in malaysia. Epidemiological investigations into an outbreak of buildingassociated illness in singapore penglim ooi, keetai goh, beehoon heng, and yonghua toh asia pacific journal of public health 2016 7. Goh peng ooi pic might well be the least famous billionaire in. Goh peng ooi is the founder and group executive chairman of silverlake, a software organisation founded in 1989 that delivers highend quality and stateoftheart solutions to various global industries. He obtained a bachelor of engineering majoring in electronics engineering from the university of. Goh was appointed group executive chairman on 23 may 2006. Goh general engineering pte ltd was incorporated on 01 november 1990. Forbes unveils malaysias 50 richest people in 2019, here. Written for the undergraduate, oneterm course, essentials of software engineering, fourth edition provides students with a systematic engineering approach to software engineering principles and methodologies. He obtained a bachelor of engineering majoring in electronics engineering from.
The stock price has more than quadrupled since early 2012, making it one of southeastasias most valuable. Many a malaysian fortune was pummeled over the past year, but few more than goh peng ooi s. In recent months goh peng ooi has been tagged as malaysias first and only tech. The company current operating status is live with registered address at mandai connection. Silverlake axis founder and chief executive officer dr goh peng ooi pic. Oois company silverlake axis is publically traded in singapore and provides financial software for. Goh peng ooi has over 30 years of experience in information technology. He has since built silverlake group to be an established provider of integrated banking system in the region. Dna digerati50 dominate eys tech entrepreneur list. Goh peng ooi is an example of a successful ragstoriches story. Goh peng ooi nonexecutive chairman mr goh peng ooi was appointed a director in 2002. Goh peng ooi has been selling software to banks for more than 25 years, but hes much more comfortable talking about math or philosophy than business. Residence kuala lumpur citizenship malaysia marital status married children gohs daughter, goh shiou ling is a nonexecutive director of.
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