Datuk Lau Kok Sing
Non-Independent Managing Director
Qualification
Director of Kim Teck Cheong Consolidated Berhad
Director of Kim Teck Cheong Sdn Bhd
Director of Kim Teck Cheong (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd
Director of Kim Teck Cheong (Borneo) Sdn Bhd
Director of Gardenia Bakeries (East Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Director of Creamos (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd
Director of Kim Teck Cheong Corporate Services Sdn Bhd
Director of Kim Teck Cheong Development Sdn Bhd
Director of Kim Teck Cheong Niaga Sdn Bhd
Director of Kim Teck Cheong Academy Sdn Bhd
Director of Kim Teck Cheong Brands Sdn Bhd
Director of Kim Teck Cheong Grandtop Sdn Bhd
Director of Kim Teck Cheong Retail Sdn Bhd
Director of Kim Teck Cheong Shipping Sdn Bhd
Director of Kim Teck Cheong Technologies Sdn Bhd
Datuk Lau Kok Sing, 78, appointed to the Board on 17 October 2014 as a Non-Independent Managing Director of Kim Teck Cheong Consolidated Berhad (KTC).
After secondary school in 1965, Datuk Lau Kok Sing joined the family business in 1967, managing operations and succeeding his late father, Datuk Lau Yeong Ching, in 1973. That year, the oil crisis slowed Kim Teck Cheong’s growth. Recognising the need for a new strategy, Datuk Lau Kok Sing implemented a plan, transforming the retail outlet into an FMCG distribution and trading company with logistics by 1975. This bold move led to expansion from Kota Kinabalu to Tawau.
In 1983, he co-founded KTC Tawau with his brother-in-law, Lim Hui Kiong. He expanded his business reach in 2000 by opening a distribution centre in Sandakan. In 2003, he founded AMDA Marketing (Sabah) Sdn. Bhd., now known as KTC Borneo, which expanded KTC’s footprint in Sarawak. Since 2014, he has served as the director of Kim Teck Cheong’s subsidiaries. Under his leadership, the company secured numerous significant distributorships, reinforcing its position as a key industry leader.
Other Current Positions
Honorary Life Adviser to the Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce, Sabah Branch
Honorary Life President of the United Sabah Chinese Communities Association and the
Honorary Life Chairman of United Sabah Chinese Communities Association (Kota Kinabalu)
Honorary Life Chairman of Kota Kinabalu Hokkien Association
Honorary Life Chairman of Sabah Ann Koai Association
Honorary Advisor for the Kota Kinabalu Journalists Association
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Datuk Lau Kok Sing actively champions numerous community initiatives in Sabah. In 2004, he received the PGDK title from the Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah, which conferred upon him the honorific title ‘Datuk’.