CLAIMS TO FAME
- Heir apparent to his father Lim Kok Thay as head of Genting Group, founded by his grandfather, Lim Goh Tong
- Owner of Zouk nightclub brand with clubs in Malaysia, Singapore and Las Vegas
Having made headlines in recent years with his purchase of the Zouk nightclub brand and a high-profile wedding at family-controlled Resorts World Genting, Lim Keong Hui has stayed under the radar this year.
But when you’re 39-years-old and in line to take over the world’s most diversified gaming group, Genting, that might not be such a bad thing. Pegged by his father, Genting Group Chairman and CEO Lim Kok Thay, as the main man to succeed him, Keong Hui will take control of an empire that spans Malaysia via Resorts World Genting and Singapore via Resorts World Sentosa, to the United States via Resorts World Las Vegas and its New York operations, as well as to the UK and Egypt. He could even sail the seas once more through the company’s recently launched cruise line, Resorts World Cruises, which sprung to life following the collapse of Genting’s former cruise company, Genting Hong Kong.
While he is flanked by two brothers who also hold executive roles within the Genting Group – youngest brother Lim Keong Loui and middle child Lim Keong Han, it is Keong Hui who stands as Deputy CEO and Executive Director of Genting’s two core entities – Genting Berhad and Genting Malaysia.
The Zouk acquisition in 2020 was more of a passion play although he has already expanded the brand to Las Vegas.
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