Serge Pun
Serge Pun | |
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သိမ်းဝေ | |
| Born | 1953 (age 71) |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Other names | Theim Wai |
| Alma mater | St. Paul's English High School[1] |
| Children | 4 (inc. Cyrus Pun) |
Serge Pun (Burmese: သိမ်းဝေ, Theim Wai;[2] Chinese: 潘繼澤; pinyin: Pān Jìzé;[3] born 1953 in Rangoon, Burma) is a Burmese businessman of Burmese-Chinese descent. He is the founder of Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar) Ltd., Serge Pun & Associates (Hong Kong) Ltd., First Myanmar Investment Co., Ltd. and FMI Air Ltd.[4] He is the chairman of Serge Pun & Associates Group (SPA Group), a multinational real estate firm, and Yoma Bank, a Burma-based bank.[5] Born in Burma, he migrated to Beijing in 1965, 3 years following the coup d'état by Ne Win and subsequent reprisals on foreign residents.[6] In 1973, he left China for Hong Kong, where he began a career in real estate.[6] Pun returned to Burma in 1991 to establish SPA Myanmar, which is now one of Burma's largest conglomerates, spanning several sectors including automobile manufacturing, financial services, real estate development, technology, construction and healthcare.[6] Pun's brother, Martin Pun, is the vice chairman of SPA Group.[5]
Pun was ranked #38 in Singapore's Richest 50 in the August 2013 issue of Forbes Asia, with a net worth of USD $500 million.[7]
Career
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Robinson, Gwen (9 September 2012). "A business school of hard knocks". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ Montlake, Simon (2013-08-28). "Golden Return: Serge Pun Constructs A Real-Estate Empire In Myanmar". Forbes Asia.
- ^ "缅甸大亨潘继泽的艰辛奋斗史". Financial Times (in Chinese). 8 October 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Serge Pun - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
- ^ a b "Serge Pun". SPA. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ a b c Aung Zaw (September 2005). "Tycoon Turf". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "Serge Pun". Forbes Asia. August 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2013.