Tan Sri (Sir) Yeoh Sock Ping

Executive Chairman

Age: 72

Gender: Male

Nationality: Malaysian

Date of Appointment as Executive Director: 17 May 2019

Date of Redesignation as Executive Chairman: 19 June 2019

Tan Sri (Sir) Yeoh Sock Ping holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Civil Engineering from Kingston University, United Kingdom, and was conferred an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering by the same institution in 2004. In July 2014, he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Nottingham. Since his appointment as the Managing Director of YTL Corporation Berhad Group in 1988, he led the transformation from a single listed company into a global integrated infrastructure developer, encompassing multiple listed entities ie. YTL Corporation Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad, YTL Hospitality REIT, Malayan Cement Berhad, Ranhill Utilities Berhad, Concrete Engineering Products Berhad, all of which are listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and NSL Ltd, Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust, both listed on the Main Board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST).

His strategic foresight and commitment to sustainable development have earned him international acclaim. Tan Sri Yeoh is widely respected for integrating ethical governance, innovation, and long-term value creation across the YTL Group’s operations in Asia, Europe, and Australia.

He was the Managing Director of YTL Corporation Berhad, YTL Power International Berhad and YTL Land & Development Berhad until 29 June 2018 when he was redesignated as Executive Chairman of these companies. He serves on the Board of NSL Ltd and is also the Chairman of YTL Starhill Global REIT Management Limited, the manager of Starhill Global Real Estate Investment Trust. He is the Executive Chairman and Managing Director of YTL e-Solutions Sdn Bhd and also a director of YTL Industries Berhad. He is the Executive Chairman of YTL Cement Berhad and Pintar Projek Sdn Bhd, the manager of YTL Hospitality REIT. He is the Chairman of private utilities corporations, Wessex Water Services Limited in England and Wales, and YTL PowerSeraya Pte Limited in Singapore. He sits on the board of trustees of YTL Foundation.

He is a Founding Member of the Malaysian Business Council and The Capital Markets Advisory Council, member of The Nature Conservancy Asia Pacific Council and Global Council member of the Asia Society. He is the first non-Italian board member of the historic Rome Opera House and helped fund its restoration to keep it from closing. He served as a member of the Barclays Asia-Pacific Advisory Committee from 2005 to 2012. He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited for a period of 10 years from July 2012 to June 2022. He was made a board member of Global Child Forum by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf in May 2016.

He was ranked by both Fortune and Businessweek magazines as Asia's 25 Most Powerful and Influential Business Personalities and one of Asia's Top Executives by Asiamoney. He won the inaugural Ernst & Young's Master Entrepreneur in Malaysia in 2002 and was named as Malaysia's CEO of the Year by CNBC Asia Pacific in 2005.

In 2006, he was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and in 2019, received the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). Tan Sri Yeoh received a prestigious professional accolade when made a Fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers in London in 2008. He was the Primus Inter Pares Honouree of the 2010 Oslo Business for Peace Award, for his advocacy of socially responsible business ethics and practices. The Award was conferred by a panel of Nobel Laureates in Oslo, home of the Nobel Peace Prize. He also received the Corporate Social Responsibility Award at CNBC's 9th Asia Business Leaders Awards 2010. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Leadership in Regulated Industries at the 7th World Chinese Economic Summit held in London in 2015. He was also awarded the prestigious Muhammad Ali Celebrity Fight Night Award at the 2016 Celebrity Fight Night in Arizona. In 2017, he was honoured with the Kuala Lumpur Mayor's Award for Outstanding Contribution at the Kuala Lumpur Mayor Tourism Awards. This was in recognition of his efforts in the transformation of Kuala Lumpur into one of the top shopping and tourist destinations in the world. He was named CEO of the Year at the Asian Power Awards in 2017. The Japanese Government bestowed upon him the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, in 2018 and in the same year the Italian government conferred upon him the honour of Grande Officiale of the Order of the Star of Italy. In 2022, he was awarded the PropertyGuru Real Estate Personality of the Year for Malaysia. The award is given to individuals who have made a significant impact in the Asian real estate sector. He was named ASEAN Personality of the Year 2025 – Lifetime Achievement Award, at the 26th Asian Business Awards in London and in 2026, he received the World Outstanding Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award at the London School of Economics (LSE).