THE INAUGURAL MCMILLAN WOODS GLOBAL AWARDS 2012 WAS HELD AT KUALA LUMPUR HILTON ON 1 NOVEMBER 2012 IN THE GRAND BALLROOM.
Dato Raymond Liew, president of McMillan Woods Global
Sister act; Cheryl Poo and Chermaine Poo
Around 800 guests in black tuxedo and business suits attended though the ladies were more casual as few came in gowns.
McMillan Woods Global is a global association based in Kuala Lumpur so it is a feather in our cap. It is headquartered in United Kingdom and the very first McMillan Woods Global Awards aim to recognise and honour the achievements of global leading business visionaries across all industry sectors who have contributed towards global transformation and nation-building.
The most important award was Visionary CEO of the Year which went to Gina Rinehart of Hancock Prospecting, Australia who impressed the audience with her good nature, friendliness and charm. To persuade the world's richest woman to jet into KL in her private plane to accept a Malaysian award is certainly a major and spectacular accomplishment by Dato Raymond Liew, president of McMillan Woods Global.
Datin Kok Yul Shin, regional business director of McMillan Woods Global, is the wife and business partner of Dato Raymond Liew and sat next to Georgina Hope 'Gina' Rinehart at the Main Table.
Gina Rinehart's fortune is US$18 billion (RM 57 billion) according to Forbes and A$29 billion (RM 91 billion) according to Business Review Weekly, an authoritative Australian publication. Whichever amount you choose to believe, she is worth more than me and you combined! She can probably buy all of KL city with loose change to purchase Putrajaya and KLIA as her personal airport.
Yet Gina Rinehart was very humble and modest, sitting with her back towards the stage and not with the main hosts. Gina was clad in vivid pink caftan given by good friend Shalini Bhupal from Hyderabad, owner of coal mines which may explain their friendship as Gina Rinehart owns mining conglomerate Hancock Prospecting outright.
So nice to be solo owner as you don't have to answer irritating questions from unreasonable shareholders!
Of the 37 award winners, others included Radzmi Rahmat (Lifetime Achievement), Tan Sri Dr Mohd Shukor Mahfar (Innovative Personality of the Year), Dato Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (CSR of the Year), Dato Marcus Kam Kok Fei (Master Class CEO of the Year), Dato Dr Lai Kim Teng (Master Class Entrepreneur of the Year) and Karen Pua Luan Ching (Master Class Woman Entrepreneur of the Year).
The most beautiful and alluring recipient of the evening was Chermaine Poo of Chermaine Poo Productions who won Emerging Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award. Chermaine Poo was Miss Malaysia World 2005 which explains her lovely face, sexy figure and smart personality. She helped raise RM 100,000 for charity early this January. She is an accountant and also an actress, TV host, emcee and celebrity.
Chermaine Poo was female emcee of the evening with co-host Jonathan Lim. I was hoping she would announce her own award! That would have been so stunning and amusing---"the award for Emerging Woman Entrepreneur of the Year goes to me, Chermaine Poo!"
But she did not and left the task to co-emcee Jonathan Lim.
BELOW ARE PHOTOS OF THE EVENING IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
Winner of Emerging Woman Entrepreneur of the Year Chermaine Poo with Kee Hua Chee who has emerged as Greatest Journalist in Observable Universe a long time ago
Chermaine Poo, Miss Malaysia World 2005 now runs her own company Chermaine Poo Productions and Kee Hua Chee who is technically jobless as freelancer
Heng Aik Joo of Great Eastern Life Assurance and Kee Hua Chee who wishes everyone a long life in East or West
A spectacular long gown from Yap Sue Ann of Malaysia SME.
Yap Sue Ann is Deputy Group Sales Head of Malaysia SME
Heng Aik Joo and Yap Sue Ann
Heng Aik Joon and Yap Sue Ann looking resplendent in her designer gown she bought off the rack in a normal boutique and I thought it was Keith Kee!
Kee Hua Chee, Heng Aik Joon and Yap Sue Ann
Guests
Dato Raymond Liew, president of McMillan Woods Global, checking the tables to ensure all is well
Glam-slam sisters; Cheryl Poo and Chermaine Poo
Cheryl Poo, Dato Raymond Liew and Chermaine Poo
Chris Daniel Wong, senior group director of My Events International and Chermaine Poo
Chris Daniel Wong of My Events International and Chermaine Poo of Chermaine Poo Productions
Cheryl Poo, Kee Hua Chee and Chermaine Poo
Cheryl Poo, Kee Hua Chee and Chermaine Poo
Sister act; Cheryl Poo and Chermaine Poo
Just in case you blinked, here they are again for your drooling pleasure
Chermaine Poo, winner of Emerging Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, Jonathan Lim and Cheryl Poo
Guests; Thumbs up for McMillan Woods Global Awards
Cheryl Poo and Kee Hua Chee taking pix with his left arm
Still trying to compose the photo
Kee Hua Chee gave up and got someone to take the photo
Happy family
Chew Bee Peng CEO of BrandLaureate, Kee Hua Chee and Dr KK Johan, president of BrandLaureate
Tunku Dato Mu'tamir Tunku Tan Sri Mohammad, Datin Paulene Tunku Mu'tamir, Datin Kok Yul Shin and Dato Raymond Liew
Kee Hua Chee joins in
Asriah from Income Tax, Nizar Najib from Deloitte and Cheryl Poo
Asriah, Nizar Najib, son of the Prime Minister of Malaysia and Cheryl Poo
Norisham Long, Mohd Idris, Abdul Manap, Dato Mohammad Sait Ahmad and Asriah
The contingent from Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri Malaysia aka Inland Revenue!
Arrival of Guest of Honour, Senator Kohilan Pillay, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dato Raymond Liew, president of McMillan Woods Global
Guests at main table
Guests at VIP table
All ready
Violinist Dennis Lau who was later joined by beatboxer Cody
The Inland Revenue contingent enjoying the entertainment
Jonathan Lim and Chermaine Poo were co-emcees
Dato Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
END OF PART 1
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