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Hong Leong Group Malaysia
Hong Leong Group Malaysia is a Kuala Lumpur-based family conglomerate centered on banking, founded in 1963 and led by Quek Leng Chan, whose Hong Leong Bank is Malaysia's fifth largest.
Htoo Group of Companies
Htoo Group of Companies, also known as Htoo Trading, is a Myanmar conglomerate founded by Tay Za in 1990, active in timber, construction, aviation, hotels, and banking.
Hyflux
Hyflux was a Singapore water-treatment and seawater-desalination group founded by Olivia Lum in 1989 and listed from 2001, which collapsed into judicial management in 2020 and liquidation in 2021.
Ichitan Group
Ichitan Group is a Thai beverage company founded by Tan Passakornnatee in 2010, known for ready-to-drink green tea and brands like Yen Yen and Bireley's.
Indorama Corporation
Indorama Corporation is an Indonesia-based petrochemical and materials group founded by the Lohia family in 1975 as a cotton yarn spinner, now producing polyester, petrochemicals, fertilizers, and chemicals across four continents.
Iñigo U. Zobel
Iñigo U. Zobel (born 1957) is a Filipino businessman who has chaired Top Frontier Investment Holdings, San Miguel Corporation's largest shareholder, since 2008, and sits on San Miguel's board.
Isidro A. Consunji
Isidro A. Consunji is a Filipino businessman who leads DMCI Holdings, the Philippine conglomerate founded by his father David M. Consunji, and chairs Semirara Mining and Power.
Jacinto Ng
Jacinto Ng is a Filipino entrepreneur who founded the biscuit company Rebisco in 1963 and founded Asia United Bank, chairing it until his 2017 retirement.
Jaime Zobel de Ayala
Jaime Zobel de Ayala, born 1934, is a Filipino businessman who chaired Ayala Corporation, the Philippines' oldest business group, until 2006, and is credited with developing Makati into the country's financial district.
Jareeporn Jarukornsakul
Jareeporn Jarukornsakul (จรีพร จารุกรสกุล) is a Thai businesswoman who co-founded WHA Corporation in 2003 and leads it as Group CEO, building one of Thailand's largest industrial-estate groups.
Jeffrey Cheah
Jeffrey Cheah is a Malaysian businessman who founded Sunway Group in 1974 as a tin-mining venture and built it into a conglomerate spanning property, healthcare, and education.
Jose E.B. Antonio
Jose E.B. Antonio is a Filipino real estate developer who founded Manila-based Century Properties Group in 1986 and was named Philippine special trade envoy to the United States in 2016.
Joseph Lau
Joseph Lau Luen-hung (刘銮雄) is a Hong Kong property developer and investor who founded Evergo in 1978 and built it into the listed Chinese Estates Holdings.
Jung Chang-sun
Jung Chang-sun (정창선) was a South Korean builder who founded Jungheung Group in Gwangju, turning it into one of South Korea's 20 largest business groups before his death in 2026.
Jungheung Group
Jungheung Group is a South Korean construction conglomerate founded by Jung Chang-sun in Gwangju, known for its S-Class apartments and its 2022 acquisition of Daewoo E&C.
Kaichiro Nezu
Kaichiro Nezu (根津嘉一郎), nicknamed the Railway King, was a Japanese businessman and politician who led Tobu Railway from 1905 and whose art collection formed the Nezu Museum.
Kanichiro Ishibashi
Kanichiro Ishibashi (石橋幹一郎) was a Japanese business executive, eldest son of Bridgestone founder Shojiro Ishibashi, who served as the tire maker's second president from 1963 to 1973.
Kelvin Wong
Kelvin Wong is a Singaporean co-owner of Charles & Keith, the homegrown women's footwear and accessories label, where he heads bag design and technology as the youngest of three brothers.
Keshub Mahindra
Keshub Mahindra (1923–2023) was an Indian industrialist who chaired the Mahindra Group from 1963 to 2012, and was convicted of negligence in the 1984 Bhopal gas leak case.
Khoo family
The Khoo family are the heirs of Khoo Teck Puat, the Malaysian-born banker who founded Maybank in 1960 and died in 2004 as Standard Chartered's largest shareholder.
Kith Meng
Kith Meng (គិត ម៉េង), born in 1968, is a Cambodian-Australian businessman who chairs The Royal Group, spanning telecoms, banking, media, and energy, and serves as president of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce.
Koon Poh Keong
Koon Poh Keong, formally Tan Sri Dato' Paul Koon, is a Malaysian executive who co-founded Press Metal in 1986 and built it into Southeast Asia's largest aluminum producer.
Krishnan family
The Krishnan family are the heirs of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan, who died in 2024, controlling Usaha Tegas and stakes in Maxis, Astro, and Bumi Armada.
Krit Ratanarak
Krit Ratanarak (กฤตย์ รัตนรักษ์) was a Thai media baron who chaired Bangkok Broadcasting & Television, operator of Thailand's market-leading Channel 7, until his death in October 2025.
Kuok Group
The Kuok Group is a family-controlled Asian conglomerate founded by Robert Kuok, the "Sugar King of Asia," in 1949 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, now spanning hotels, agribusiness, and logistics.
Kuok Khoon Hong
Kuok Khoon Hong (郭孔丰) is a Singapore-based agribusiness executive who co-founded Wilmar International, the world's largest palm oil trader, in 1991 and has chaired it since 2006.
Kwek Leng Beng
Kwek Leng Beng (郭令明) is a Singapore property and hotel tycoon who leads Hong Leong Group and City Developments Limited, one of Singapore's largest listed developers.
Lance Y. Gokongwei
Lance Y. Gokongwei is a Filipino business executive who has been president and CEO of JG Summit Holdings since 2018 and chairs Cebu Air and Universal Robina.
Lee Joong-keun
Lee Joong-keun (이중근), born 1941, is a South Korean businessman who founded Booyoung Group in 1983 and chairs it; the construction group has supplied about 300,000 housing units nationwide.
Lee Kar Whatt
Lee Kar Whatt is a Malaysian retail entrepreneur and Managing Director of Eco-Shop Marketing Berhad, the fixed-price discount chain he took public in Malaysia's largest 2025 listing.