Lim Kok Wing is E & Y Entrepreneur of the Year

The Sun, 5 December 2005

By his own admission, newly-crowned Entrepreneur of the Year Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing has never worked.

"When you get to do something you enjoy, you will never have to work a day in your life. Normally, you develop a passion for something you like doing, similar to a hobby. In this case, your work becomes your hobby," he said.

That was also his advice to aspiring entrepreneurs, after he took home two awards at the annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2005 on Friday, the second being the Master Entrepreneur award.

Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop was the guest of honour, representing Deputy Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Najib Abdul Razak. More than 450 people attended.

Lim has made a career out of his creativity, starting by creating advertising gems. Now with his Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, he teaches creativity to the young.

"This win is a pleasant surprise and I am glad to know that my efforts have been acknowledged and recognised," he said.

World award

"Nobody does his work expecting to win an award, but it feels good that what you do for a living is seen by others to be something well done."

Lim will represent Malaysia in Monte Carlo next year to compete with more than 35 entrepreneurs from around the globe for the 6th Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

  • Chan Moon Kien of Moon FX Sdn Bhd was named Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year. He is recognized as Malaysia’s key figure in advertising, film-making, animation and special effects.
  • He dedicated his award to his team "as they are the ones who made this win as overall success. I hope with this achievement, the industry will recognize this sector as a serious venture in Malaysia."
  • Goh Peng Ooi of Silverlake Sdn Bhd, a software development company, was Technology Entrepreneur of the Year.
  • "Just because we won this time around, it doesn’t mean it will be smooth sailing henceforth. One has to work hard to make his million, and it’s even harder to make the next million."
  • Woman Entrepreneur of the Year was chemist Yeo Kim Luang of Ecofuture Bhd, an agrotech company promoting biomass technology. Her advice to entrepreneurs is not to become a slave to the dollar sign.

In his speech read by Nor Mohamed, Najib said an entrepreneur is also a leader and he must assemble the best minds and talents to help him translate vision into reality.

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