Goh Cheng Liang
Goh Cheng Liang (simplified Chinese: 吴清亮; traditional Chinese: 吳清亮; pinyin: Wú Qīngliàng; 1927 – 12 August 2025) was a Singaporean billionaire businessman. He founded Wuthelam Holdings, which manufactures paint and coatings.[1]
He set up his first paint shop there in Singapore in 1955. It became the main distributor there for Nippon Paint in 1962.[2] Wuthelam Holdings, which now has interests in the paint business and property development, was founded in 1974.[1]
Goh died at the age of 98 on 12 August 2025 in Singapore.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wong, Sterling. Raffles Hotel Job Helps Make Goh Cheng Liang Singapore’s Richest. Bloomberg Billionaires (January 19, 2015)Bloomberg LLC. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ↑ Our History. Nippon Paint SG. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ↑ Goh Cheng Liang, Nippon Paint billionaire and richest Singaporean, dies aged 98. The Straits Times. Retrieved 2025-08-12.