Simon Cheong Sae Peng (; born ) is a

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an businessman. He was ranked by ''

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'' as the 44th richest man in Singapore in 2016. He is the founder of the property developer SC Global Developments Company. Cheong was ranked the 22nd richest man in Singapore on Forbes' list in 2008 and had a net worth of US$245 million then.

Career

Cheong was instrumental in putting Singapore on the world map for property development. He was also a contributor to Singapore's property industry before the global recession in 2008. Cheong has a BS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington and a Master of Business Administration from

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. He held several key positions in

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and

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First Boston prior to setting up SC Global in 1996. He also owns 41% of Australia's housing developer, AV Jennings. In 1999, Cheong bought

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but sold it in 2002 to Malaysian businessman

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. Cheong was first elected as president of the Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore (REDAS) in 2007. In early 2009, he was re-elected as president of REDAS, to serve another two-year term for the association.

Personal life

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cheong, Simon 1950s births Living people Real estate and property developers Year of birth missing (living people) Singaporean real estate businesspeople