Kenny Yap

Kenny Yap, popularly known as “Kenny the Fish”, is the executive chairman of Qian Hu Corporation, an ornamental fish specialist company founded in Singapore.[1]

Kenny Yap was conferred the Singapore Youth Award for Entrepreneurship in 1998. Yap also received Spring Singapore’s International Management Action Award 2000. He was named one of the 50 stars of Asia by Business Week in 2001, and went on to receive the Yazhou Zhoukan Young Chinese Entrepreneur Award 2002 and the Ernst & Young Services Entrepreneur Award 2003, among other accolades.[2]

Education

Yap graduated with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic in 1985. He later graduated from Ohio State University with a 1st Class Honours degree in Business Administration.[3]

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References

  1. Yang, Huiwen (2009-04-04). "Kenny the Fish stays buoyant". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  2. "The Distinguished Business Leader Series by OSU - Mr Kenny Yap" (Press release). Overseas Singaporean Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singaport. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  3. Kenny Yap, EO Asia, retrieved 2013-01-18

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