Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
| Lim Kok Thay | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951 (age 65–66) |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Cecilia Lim |
| Parent(s) | Lim Goh Tong, Lee Kim Fa |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 林國泰 |
| Simplified Chinese | 林国泰 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lín Guótài |
| Hokkien POJ | Lîm Kok-Thài |
Tan Sri Dato' Lim Kok Thay (林國泰; born 1951) is a Malaysian businessman. He is the second son of Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong, the founder of the Genting Group and Puan Lee Kim Fa.
Lim is the chairman and Chief Executive of Genting Berhad, the holding company of the Genting Group, a conglomerate which is involved in leisure & hospitality, power generation, oil palm plantations, property development, biotechnology and oil & gas business activities.
He is the co-founder of Genting Hong Kong Limited, formerly known as Star Cruises Limited. Star Cruises, together with Norwegian Cruise Line is the third largest cruise operator in the world, with a combined fleet of 18 ships visiting over 200 destinations in the world, and providing about 35,000 lower berths.
He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from University of London, United Kingdom. He attended the advanced management programme of Harvard Business School, Harvard University, USA in 1979.
In 1976, he was appointed a director of Genting Berhad. The Genting Group grew from a single listed entity in 1971 to five listed entities (comprising Genting Berhad), Genting Malaysia Berhad and Genting Plantations Berhad which are listed on the main board of Bursa Malaysia; Genting Singapore Plc which is listed on the main board of Singapore Exchange and Genting Hong Kong which is listed on the main board of the .
He was appointed the chairman and Chief Executive of Genting Berhad and Genting Malaysia Berhad when the late Tan Lim Goh Tong retired in December 2003. Kok Thay has since expanded Genting's presence globally, especially in the leisure tourism and entertainment industry.
Under his guidance, the Genting Group has developed leisure brands such as "Resorts World", "Maxims", "Crockfords" and "Awana", as well as established strategic partnerships with Universal Studios, Hard Rock Hotel, Premium Outlets, Synthetic Genomics and many others.
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