IN SHORT

Through ingenuity and perseverance, Dato’ Cheah Cheng Hye has transformed himself from barefoot boy in Malaysia’s Penang to co-founder and co-CIO of one of Asia’s largest asset management firms. Throughout his career, he has navigated the business world with the same grace with which he walks through life, guided by a solid set of principles and values and a firm belief in doing the right thing. “I think entrepreneurship is one of the most important arts left to human beings,” Cheah shares. “Through good entrepreneurship, we provide many many solutions that allow our human civilisation to move forward.”