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Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun (born 1952; 陳志遠, pinyin: Chén Zhìyuǎn), Chairman of Berjaya Corporation Berhad, which controls a wide array of businesses which includes golfing, property, resorts, and gambling in a group known as the Berjaya Group. He operates the second pay-TV service in Malaysia, MiTV, that was launched in September 2005. He has entered the Forbes magazine Malaysian billionaire club this year, making his debut at number nine with an estimated worth of US$1.3 billion (RM4.2 billion).
Berjaya Group
The largest corporation owned by Tan Sri Vincent Tan is Berjaya Corporation Berhad which is a holding company controlling many businesses. Among them are consumer marketing and direct selling companies, financial services, vacation timeshare, hotels, resorts & recreation development, property investment and development, gaming and lottery management, investment holdings and others.Tan Sri Vincent Tan also owns substanstial stakes in telecommunications, broadcasting, utilities, convenience stores, education and internet-related businesses.
He's currently in talks with Cardiff City in wales about a possible takeover of the club
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