Goh took a leap of faith in 1989 to set up silverlake axis after being in tech giant ibm for almost a decade. Software firm silverlake axis shares are at an alltime high, valuing gohs 66. Goh peng ooi began his career at ibm and in 1989 started his own company, silverlake axis. Goh peng ooi and silverlake featured in forbes asia. Goh peng ooi lives in kuala lumpur, malaysia and is married with two. Peng ooi goh is chairmanfounder at silverlake axis ltd.
Silverlake axis acquired finzsoft solutions limited, a software development. Many a malaysian fortune was pummeled over the past year, but few more than goh peng ooi s. He obtained a bachelor of engineering majoring in electronics engineering from the university of. Goh peng ooi went on to found silverlake axis, a financial services software company, after spending nearly a decade at ibm in the u. Goh peng ooi is the director of plc professional leading career.
He obtained a bachelor of engineering majoring in electronics engineering from. Silverlake axis founder and chief executive officer dr goh peng ooi pic. Goh is the seventh of 10 children and the only one of them who graduated from college. Ooi worked with ibm malaysia for nine years and held senior positions there, lastly as the sales manager for banking and finance industry. Forbes asia just unveiled its 2019 malaysia rich list, highlighting the net worth of 50 notable businessmen. Residence kuala lumpur citizenship malaysia marital status married children goh s daughter, goh shiou ling is a nonexecutive director of. Goh peng ooi was appointed the executive chairman on 23 may 2006. He obtained a bachelor of engineering majoring in electronics engineering from the university of tokyo on the monbusho scholarship.
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, 63, is malaysias first tech billionaire courtesy of his 64. 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. The stock price has more than quadrupled since early 2012, making it one of southeastasias most valuable. It licenses its software to banks, has its engineers install it and collects a. Under the master entrepreneur, the three nominees also included another digerati50. Prior to that, he was nonexecutive chairman since 2002. 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. The other two nominees in this category were tan say jim of iris corporation and kho kak beng of kkb engineering. 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. Founded in 1989, silverlake axis has built a track record of successful banking implementations. The singaporelisted company now provides financial software for 40% of southeast asias banks.
See the complete profile on linkedin and discover kok hiongs connections and jobs at similar companies. The company current operating status is live with registered address at mandai connection. 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. Residence kuala lumpur citizenship malaysia marital status married children gohs daughter, goh shiou ling is a nonexecutive director of. Goh peng ooi was appointed as the group executive chairman of silverlake axis ltd the company on 23 may 2006. Comprehensive, yet concise, the fourth edition includes new information on areas of high interest to computer scientists, including big. 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. Meet 14 of the richest tech tycoons from around the world. Mr goh peng ooi was the founder and group executive chairman for silverlake axis.
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. View engpeng oois profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Channelling this new found aptitude, mr goh was the. Goh peng ooi is the first malaysian tech billionaire. Founder of silverlake axis and malaysias first tech billionaire goh peng ooi. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover poh pengs connections and jobs at similar companies. Engineering majoring in electronics engineering from the. Goh has over 30 years of experience in information technology. The company principal activity is in manufacture of structural metal products n.
The company principal activity is in plumbing, heating nonelectric and airconditioning. Goh peng ooi is an example of a successful ragstoriches story. Goh general engineering pte ltd was incorporated on 01 november 1990. The group executive chairman, goh peng ooi himself is the brain behind our unique system design and concepts, which are the demonstration of.
Kok hiong goh engineering program manager hp linkedin. Ooi s company silverlake axis is publically traded in singapore and provides financial software for almost half of the banks in southeast asia. View poh peng wangs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. 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. Dr kwong was appointed group managing director on 1 november 2005. Integrators sis and independent software vendors isvs in 2005. He began his career in ibm malaysia and held several. Goh graduated from duke university in 2010 with a bachelor degree in economics and mathematics deans list. 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.
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 the nonexecutive chairman of the company since 2002. Dna digerati50 dominate eys tech entrepreneur list. View kok hiong gohs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Bob mckinnon has more than 40 years experience in the financial services, property and technology sectors. An engineering graduate majoring in electronics engineering from the university of tokyo.
He worked at mitsubishi headquarters in japan before. With dr goh owning 74% of silverlake, which is headquartered in kuala lumpur, his stake, as of. Goh peng ooi has over 30 years of experience in information technology. 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 is the seventh of 10 children and the only one of. He was educated in tokyo and originally studied nuclear physics, but later switched to electrical engineering. In recent months goh peng ooi has been tagged as malaysias first and only tech.
Oois company silverlake axis is publically traded in singapore and provides financial software for almost half of the banks in southeast asia. Oois company silverlake axis is publically traded in singapore and provides financial software for. Meet the richest tech tycoon in 14 major countries around. Malaysias goh peng ooi doesnt think hes that good at business. He has since built silverlake group to be an established provider of integrated banking system in the region. My personal analysis of silverlake axis my sweet retirement. His silverlake axis, based outside kuala lumpur, is on a tear. Goh peng oois foresight on the demands of future technology has established the group as a leading provider of stateof theart solutions. Software developed by applying mathematical theories.
The company current operating status is live with registered address at amk techlink. Since its launch over 25 years ago, the company has provided financial software and solutions for banks and financial institutions in australasia. Goh peng ooi nonexecutive chairman mr goh peng ooi was appointed a director in 2002. Forbes unveils malaysias 50 richest people in 2019, here. Keynote speakers swinburne university, sarawak, malaysia.
Goh peng ooi net worth 2020 how much is goh peng ooi worth. Goh peng ooi pic might well be the least famous billionaire in. 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. 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. Malaysian billionaire founder of software company silverlake axis goh peng ooi theory of a software genius.
Mr goh founded the silverlake group in 1989 where he is concurrently the executive chairman and director of silverlake system sdn. A simple search reveals mr goh started his career in ibm malaysia before leaving ibm in 1989 to set up silverlake axis. Goh is a nonexecutive director for several privately held companies and does not hold any directorships in other listed companies. Which brings us to this quote about goh peng ooi by goh peng ooi.
Ooi started off studying nuclear physics but switched over to electrical engineering. Epidemiological investigations into an outbreak of. Goh was appointed group executive chairman on 23 may 2006. You dont have to worry that goh peng ooi wont talk. Financial services vishwavir ahuja, the ratnakar bank. 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. Malaysias first tech billionaire hails from penang.
Goh peng ooi always had a keen interest in science and mathematics. Goh tong heng engineering pte ltd was incorporated on 29 june 1996 saturday as a exempt private company limited by shares in singapore. Silverlake is now the top banking software provider in malaysia. Dr goh peng oois silverlake axis listed on the singapore stock exchange in 2003. I did 53 of the 56 units in the first year and left the last three units for the following year.
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. Goh general engineering pte ltd, 25 lichfield road, co. Finzsoft has offices in singapore, malaysia, australia and auckland and employs over 90 people. So before i launch into my own personal monologue, here. Prior to that, he was a nonexecutive director from 20 august 2004. Goh peng ooi s foresight on the demands of future technology has established the group as a leading provider of stateof theart solutions. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover engpengs. 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.
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