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Lim Kok Thay

Executive Chairman, Genting Berhad

Last reviewed 11 September 2026

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First World Hotel, Genting Highlands, 7 May 2015. Archival company context; not a portrait of Lim Kok Thay. Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas. Source · CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized; display crops may vary. The photograph retains its stated licence.

Professional overview

Lim Kok Thay is executive chairman of Genting Berhad. He joined the company's board in August 1976 and has held several leadership positions across the group. In July 2007 he became chairman and chief executive of Genting Berhad, before relinquishing the chief executive role and becoming executive chairman on 1 March 2025. That transition formed part of the company's succession arrangements, with Tan Kong Han appointed CEO. Lim's current corporate biography also identifies him as executive chairman of Genting Singapore and chairman of Genting UK. His career extends across businesses associated with tourism and hospitality, alongside earlier executive responsibility at Genting Plantations. These appointments connect his work to several distinct listed and operating entities within the wider group.

Current public business roles

  • Since March 2025
    Executive Chairman, Genting Berhad

Career & business timeline

  • 1976
    Appointed to Genting's board.
  • 2025
    Relinquished the CEO role and became executive chairman on 1 March.

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Official sources & further reading

  1. Genting Berhad — Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay (primary)accessed 2026-09-11Supports: Current title, board appointment and roles across group companies.
  2. Genting Berhad — Genting Berhad Announces Chief Executive Officer Transition (primary)Published 2025-02-27 · accessed 2026-09-11Supports: CEO succession effective 1 March 2025.

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