THE STAR, MONDAY 19 APRIL 2021 SOBA 2020 Honouring deserving companies The 11th edition of the Star Outstanding Business Awards programme concluded at its spectacular Gala Night finale, unveiling the contributions of Malaysia’s top non-listed companies of the year. ARFF yourASEAN connection 2 SOBA 2020 THE STAR, MONDAY 19 APRIL 2021 SOBA 2020 WINNERS TOP OF THE CLASS AWARDS (Above RM25mil turnover) CategoryCType of Awards ompanies Lauding Best in Marketing Platinum Senheng Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd Gold Julie’s Manufacturing Sdn Bhd Silver Apple Vacations Sdn Bhd Best Brand Platinum Senheng Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd Gold Julie’s Manufacturing Sdn Bhd Silver redONE Network Sdn Bhd Best in CSR Platinum TFP Retail Sdn Bhd Gold Veritas Architects Sdn Bhd excellence Silver Linaco Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd Best Green Platinum SKVE Holdings Sdn Bhd Initiative Gold SJ Varied Sdn Bhd Silver Senheng Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd Best Employer Platinum Senheng Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd Gold Julie’s Manufacturing Sdn Bhd Silver Empire Sushi Group Sdn Bhd in business Best Innovation Platinum Senheng Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd Gold PKSJ Fertilizers Sdn Bhd Silver Empire Sushi Group Sdn Bhd Best Use of Platinum Senheng Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd SOBA 2020 celebrates the spirit Technology Gold Sea Gamer Mall Sdn Bhd Silver Fire Fighter Industry Sdn Bhd Best in Retail Platinum Senheng Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd of innovation and perseverance Gold TFP Retail Sdn Bhd Silver Empire Sushi Group Sdn Bhd Best in Customer Platinum Senheng Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd THE nation’s leading SMEs prove their met- Service Gold Sea Gamer Mall Sdn Bhd tle as they achieve another milestone to be Silver Vista Laser Eye Center Sdn Bhd proud of: recognition as a Star Outstanding OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (Above RM25mil turnover) Business Awards (SOBA) winner. In addition to taking home the signature Male Entrepreneur of the Year Par Excellence Achievement Lim Kim Heng, Group Chairman, Senheng Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd SOBA trophies, winning at the SOBA 2020 Outstanding Achievement Tan Sri Datuk Seri Gan Yu Chai, Director, Gala Night also marks their entry into the Platinum Victory Holdings Sdn Bhd ranks of successful SOBA alumni, some of Meritorious Achievement Saw Teck Hui, Managing Director, UMMI Surgical Sdn Bhd which have grown by leaps and bounds Female Entrepreneur of the Year since their respective wins. Par Excellence Achievement Lee Ling Ling, Managing Director, Medi-Life (M) Sdn Bhd Since its inception in 2010, SOBA has shone Its founder and director Dr Chong Tze Outstanding Achievement Phang Sher Ren, Founder, Star Glory Asia (M) Sdn Bhd the spotlight on more than 300 deserving Sheng – who previously won the Par Meritorious Achievement Michelle Hah Mei Kian, Executive Director, local non-listed companies that have demon- Excellence Achievement award under the Fire Fighter Industry Sdn Bhd strated business excellence in their respective Young Entrepreneur of the Year category (up Young Entrepreneur of the Year industries. Among the number includes to RM25mil turnover) during SOBA 2019 – Outstanding Achievement Nicole Lim Xui Jhi, Chief Executive Officer, organisations that have listed on Bursa emerged as the winner of the Meritorious Empire Sushi Group Sdn Bhd Malaysia, such as MyNews Holdings Bhd, Achievement award under the Male Malaysian Business of the Year Senheng Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd Serba Dinamik Bhd and Securemetric Bhd. Entrepreneur of the Year category (up to TOP OF THE CLASS AWARDS (Up to RM25mil turnover) For SOBA 2020, emerging as the best of the RM25mil annual turnover) for SOBA 2020. best within the local non-listed business “This is our second time participating in CategoryCType of Awards ompanies community were the Malaysian Business of SOBA. We contested in four categories and Best in Platinum Big Onion Food Caterer Sdn Bhd the Year award winners, namely Senheng we won in all four, and we’re also lucky to Marketing Gold Senz Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd Silver My Art International Holding Sdn Bhd Electric (KL) Sdn Bhd for the above RM25mil be awarded the Malaysian Business of the Best Brand Platinum Dragon Taste Seafood Wholesale & Retail Sdn Bhd annual turnover tier and Klinik Dr Chong Year for the up to RM25mil tier. Gold Klinik Dr Chong Sdn Bhd Sdn Bhd for the up to RM25mil annual “We are very happy and the whole team is Silver Doremi Services & Rental Sdn Bhd turnover tier. feeling very motivated (because of the) rec- Meritorious Achievement Big Onion Food Caterer Sdn Bhd ognition of our company,” said Dr Chong, Wellous Sdn Bhd relaying his thanks to his team in contribut- Property Hub Sdn Bhd Serving as inspiration Best in CSR Platinum M Summit Global Sdn Bhd ing to the company’s growth. Gold Encomas Sdn Bhd Senheng swept away the competition as Noting that as an entrepreneur and as a Silver WYNKIDS Education Group it secured a total of 10 awards under the tier company in the healthcare sector, both him Meritorious Achievement Health4U Solutions Sdn Bhd it was competing in, including platinum and eponymous clinic has to work hard to Best Green Platinum HZ Green Pulp Sdn Bhd for Best in Marketing, Best Brand, Best not only gain profit, but also contribute and Initiative Gold MM Century Sdn Bhd Silver Solid Horizon Sdn Bhd Employer, Best Innovation, Best Use of give back to society. Best Platinum FR Freight Services Sdn Bhd Technology and Best in Retail, Best in He further said that for Klinik Dr Chong, Employer Gold WYNKIDS Education Group Customer Service, as well as silver for Best the barometer should be measured based on Silver KYY Empire Sdn Bhd Green Initiative. how many patients the clinic has helped and Best Platinum Innov8tif Solutions Sdn Bhd Further, its group chairman Lim Kim how many customers it has served, instead Innovation Gold RPD Sdn Bhd Silver DF Automation & Robotics Sdn Bhd Heng also won the Par Excellence of just focusing on the numbers and figures Meritorious Achievement Robopreneur Sdn Bhd Achievement under the Male Entrepreneur of the revenue it generates. Inaris Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd of the Year category (above RM25mil annual On the clinic’s future plans, he said, “We In-Source Options Sdn Bhd turnover). hope can expand to more points in Malaysia Best Use of Platinum GPRO Global Sdn Bhd It is not the first time the homegrown and hopefully expand overseas one day.” Technology Gold Klinik Dr Chong Sdn Bhd electronics retail chain has participated in Silver Genesis IVF & Women’s Specialist Centre Meritorious Achievement Oasis Swiss Sdn Bhd SOBA, as it previously won seven awards Transforming with the times Best in Retail Platinum More Design Group Sdn Bhd under the same tier in SOBA 2018. Gold Illegear Sdn Bhd “It’s not really a big surprise. We were Gracing the Gala Night were International Silver Ezzybucks Sdn Bhd expecting this result. Firstly, we have Trade and Industry (Miti) Minister Datuk Best in Platinum Illegear Sdn Bhd transformed to be fully digitalised. Seri Azmin Ali, alongside Star Media Customer Gold Senz Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd Service Silver Klinik Dr Chong Sdn Bhd “Secondly, we embarked on new business Group Bhd (SMG) director Datuk Dr Mohd solutions and new retail, which is very dif- Aminuddin Mohd Rouse, group chief OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS (Up to RM25mil turnover) ferent from the old retail. That gave us the executive officer Alex Yeow, chief content Male Entrepreneur of the Year confidence coming into SOBA this year. officer Esther Ng and chief business officer Par Excellence Achievement Raymond Tea Chin Keong, Managing Director, Dragon Taste “Besides introducing the new business Lydia Wang. Seafood Wholesale & Retail Sdn Bhd solutions, we were also very innovative Held on March 17 at One World Hotel, Outstanding Achievement Lim Kok Yong, Founder & CEO, KYY Empire Sdn Bhd Petaling Jaya, the prestigious night was also Meritorious Achievement James Yeoh, Managing Director, Solid Horizon Sdn Bhd and many other factors, in terms of using Dr Chong Tze Sheng, Director, Klinik Dr Chong Sdn Bhd technology,” said Lim. attended by Digi chief business officer Ernest Yuen Lup Boon, Managing Director, On advice to SMEs, which account for the Eugene Teh, PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd Genesis Spectrum Sdn Bhd bulk of Malaysia’s employment, Lim stressed group chief executive and managing director Female Entrepreneur of the Year that smaller businesses that have yet to Datuk Michael Tio, RHB Bank Bhd group Par Excellence Achievement Lim Ee Huang, Managing Director / Chief Executive embrace technology must take their first business and transaction banking head Officer, DOREMi Services & Rental Sdn Bhd steps towards digital transformation. Jeffrey Ng, Malaysia External Trade Outstanding Achievement Leong Hong Yin, Founder & Managing Director, He cited Senheng’s experience over the Development Corporation (Matrade) CEO Senz Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd last 30 years as case in point, as the company Mohd Mustafa Abdul Aziz, as well as Meritorious Achievement Leong Mei Ling, Managing Director, Swissen Trading & Transport Sdn Bhd has transformed six times since its inception Credit Guarantee Corp Malaysia Bhd (CGC) Ng Mooi Chin, Founder & Chief of Imagination Officer, to reach the heights of success it now enjoys. president and CEO Datuk Mohd Zamree Above Creative Events (M) Sdn Bhd He added, “We transformed from very tra- Mohd Ishak. Datuk Dr Inderjit Kaur A/P Gurbakhes Singh, ditional retail in one shop to more than 100 Marking the end of the 2020 awards Managing Director, Inder Aesthetics Sdn Bhd shops today. We have embarked on new programme, the Gala Night saw the local Young Entrepreneur of the Year seamless retail solutions. That makes our business community rise to the occasion to Par Excellence Achievement Yong Sin Yee, Managing Director, Morane Global Sdn Bhd business model very different and we hope honour the entrepreneurial spirit in support Outstanding Achievement Chin Jiun How, Managing Director, Illegear Sdn Bhd to inspire other companies to also transform.
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