YTL’s Francis Yeoh, Eu Yan Sang’s Anne Eu receive lifetime achievement awards in London

Yeoh (middle) received the award from Datuk Zakri Jaafar, Malaysia’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, in the presence of Tan Sri Munir Majid, president of the Asean Business Club.

KUALA LUMPUR: Two Malaysian business personalities have been honoured for their distinguished work.

YTL executive chairman Tan Sri Francis Yeoh Sock Ping was accorded the World Outstanding Entrepreneur Lifetime Achievement Award.

Datuk Seri Anne Eu, the chairman of Eu Yan Sang Malaysia, received the Asean Distinguished Women Entrepreneurs Lifetime Achievement Award.

The two awards were presented at a ceremony held recently at the London School of Economics.

Datuk Seri Anne Eu, the chairman of Eu Yan Sang, received the Asean Distinguished Women Entrepreneurs Lifetime Achievement Award.

The awards were accorded in conjunction with a conference titled "Asean At the Geopolitical Crossroads" jointly organised by the Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific (KSI) and Asean Business Club.

Yeoh received the award from Datuk Zakri Jaafar, Malaysia’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, in the presence of Tan Sri Munir Majid, president of the Asean Business Club.

Speaking after receiving the award, Yeoh described entrepreneurship as a calling rooted in values that have guided YTL's growth over decades.

Eu said the award was an honour for Malaysian women, saying Asean was an important regional hub for business.