Kwek Leng Beng, executive chairman of the Hong Leong Group of Companies in Singapore, will be presented with the HICAP Lifetime Achievement Award at the?26th annual HICAP?being held 14-16 October 2015 at the?InterContinental?Hong Kong.
The HICAP Lifetime Achievement Award honours exceptional individuals who have distinguished themselves through their accomplishments and contributions to expanding, enhancing and advancing the hotel industry in the Asia Pacific region and the world.
Kwek entered the hospitality industry with a single hotel in Singapore in 1971, and has since transformed the group into a global hospitality player. The Hong Leong Group currently owns/operates more than 36,000 rooms in over 150 hotels across 24 countries.