Vincent Tan is stepping down from BERJAYA GROUP

Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun, a Batu Pahat boy has decided to step down from active corporate role in Berjaya Corp, the flagship of the Berjaya Group of Companies.

The Malaysian 12 richest man worth of RM2.54 billion will relinquish his position as Chairman of BJCORP to his eldest son, Datuk Robin Tan Yeong Ching.

Currently Robin Tan will concurrently hold the position of Chairman and CEO of BJCORP until the Board identifies a suitable candidate for the Chairman's post.

The announcement coincided with his 60 years old birthday. The Berjaya Group was founded by him in 1984, which was 38 years ago.

He will remains committed as the company’s controlling shareholder and wants to focus on promoting more charitable and social programs.

His great contribution to Malaysian corporate world was greatly felt for the past 30 years. It was a great lost to Malaysian for his departure from corporate scene.