Ioi Group Background

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Ioi Group Background

IOI Corporation Berhad or commonly known as IOI, was incorporated on 31 October 1969 as
Industrial Oxygen Incorporated Sdn Bhd. IOI is one of Malaysia's biggest enterprise group
that started from industrial gas manufacturing. It ventured into property development in 1982,
followed by oil palm plantations in 1985. As at June 2009, IOI Group employs more than
30,000 personnel of more than 23 different nationalities in 15 countries.
IOI is listed on on the main board of the KLSE (also known as Bursa Malaysia). Subsidiaries
IOI Properties Berhad and IOI Oleochemical Industries Berhad (Industrial Products) were
separately de-listed from the exchange and fully privatized under IOI Corporation Berhad in
April 2009 and March 2006, separately.
IOI also owns 2 resort hotels that is Marriott Putrajaya Hotel and Palm Garden Hotel in
Putrajaya. In 2005, IOI Properties was ranked second in The Edge's Malaysia Top 10
Property Developers Award.
The group is currently headed by Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng, the executive chairman. Lee has
two sons and four daughters, all were trained as lawyers. Lee and his family's control of IOI
Corporation is held via Progressive Holdings Sdn Bhd. Although all of Lee's children work
for the company, sons Dato’ Lee Yeow Chor and Lee Yeow Seng are given more prominence
as seen in their representation in IOI Corporation Berhad board of directors.
    • Plantation
Plantation is IOI's biggest income generator. As at June 2009, about 65 per cent of the
conglomerate profits comes from its oil palm plantations. The group operates 152,000
hectares of oil palm plantations in Malaysia and 83,000 hectares in Indonesian. It has 12 palm
oil mills with total milling capacity of 4.1 million tonnes per year at its 80 estates throughout
Malaysia.

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