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Cheah Cheng Hye
Hong Kong businessman
Cheah Cheng Hye (Chinese: 謝清海; Jyutping: Ze6 Cing1 Hoi2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiā Chheng-hái; born 18 March 1954) is a fund manager and the Co-Chairman and Co-CIO of Value Partners, a Hong Kong-based listed asset management company with a Greater China focus. In 2010, it was the second biggest private fund managing company in the continent.[1] Currently, Cheah and his team manage the flagship equity Classic Fund and other funds of the Group.[2]
Cheah has served as an Independent Non-executive Director of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (“HKEX”) since April 2017.[3] From 2015 to 2018, Cheah was an appointed member of the Financial Services Development Council (FSDC),[4] following a two-year term as a member of the New Business Committee of FSDC since 2013.[5] He is also a member of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School Advisory Council,[6] a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Belt and Road & Greater Bay Area Committee, a Fellow of the Hong Kong Management Association and a member of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance (“MAoF”).
In August 2016, Cheah was conferred Darjah Gemilang Pangkuan Negeri (DGPN), one of the highest civil honours granted by the state of Penang, Malaysia.[7] Dato’ Seri CHEAH is Convenor of Advisory Council and a founding member of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong and Macau).[8]
In 2023, Dato’ Seri CHEAH won Asia Asset Management’s “2023 Best of the Best Award – Lifetime Achievement Award.” This award recognizes his outstanding contributions to the industry for over 35 years.
Dato' Seri Cheah Cheng Hye was ranked as the 2,692nd richest person on the Forbes World's Billionaires List in 2024, with a net worth of US$1 billion as of 2 April 2024.
In 2024, Dato' Seri Cheah ranked No. 20 on Malaysia's 50 Richest List published by Forbes. He has been on the Malaysian list continuously since 2019.