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 at the London School of Economics recently.
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.
Datuk Zakri Jaafar, the High Commissioner of Malaysia to the United Kingdom, presented the awards in the presence of Tan Sri Munir Majid, the 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, noting that Asean was an important regional hub for business.
