Yu Koh Hooi

Yu Koh Hooi General Information

Biography

Mr. Yu Koh Hooi serves as Chief Executive Officer, Director & Chairman at Kori Holdings. He first joined our Group in 1996 and has served as our CEO and Managing Director since October 2005. Currently, he is the Executive Director of Kori Singapore, Ming Shin and Kori Malaysia and is responsible for the business management and day-to-day operations of the Group. Previously, he served as a director of Fuchiang Construction. He has more than 20 years of experience in the civil/engineering construction industry. He was first employed with Mudajaya Construction as a design and planning engineer and a section head in 1995 and was responsible for the construction of Kapar Power Station Phase II in Malaysia till May 1996. Since June 1996, he has been instrumental in the development and growth of our Group's business. In June 1996, he joined Kori Malaysia as a project manager and was in charge of managing all our projects in Malaysia till November 1999. From November 1999 to October 2005, he was in charge of managing all our projects in Singapore as a project manager of Kori Singapore. He was subsequently promoted to Executive Director and CEO of Kori Singapore in 2005 and 2012 respectively. He has been a certified welding inspector certified by the American Welding Society since January 2005. He graduated from the University of Malaya with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Civil) (First Class Honours) in 1995 and was awarded the Mudajaya Scholarship Award and the Chan Sai Soo Award in September 1994 and August 1995 respectively. Currently, he is also a council member of the Singapore Welding Society.