Gordon Tang | |
Other Names: | Yigang Tang |
Birth Place: | China |
Citizenship: | Chinese |
Occupation: | Businessman |
Spouse: | Celine Tang |
Children: | 3 |
Gordon Tang, also known as Yigang Tang, is a Singaporean billionaire businessman who owns a controlling stake in Singapore-listed property developer SingHaiyi together with his wife Celine Tang, who is CEO of the company.[1]
In 1980s, Tang was a professional windsurfer from Shantou, China.[2]
In the early 1990s, Tang and his wife moved to Singapore from Guangdong, China, and the family later became permanent residents.[3]
The chairman of SingHaiyi is Neil Bush, brother of Jeb Bush and former US president George W. Bush.[1]
Tang is the chairman of American Pacific International Capital, Inc. (APIC).[2]
Tang and his wife Celine on 24 November 2022 offered to buy out the remaining shares in Singapore-listed Chip Eng Seng which they did not already control in a deal which valued the property developer at approximately S$565 million. [4]
Tang owns stakes in Singapore listed companies Suntec Reit, OKH Global and OUE Hospitality.[1]
Tang and his wife have been linked to former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who at one time listed a house on Hong Kong's Peak registered to Gordon Tang and his wife Celine as her residential address. [5]
Tang is reportedly the point person for concessions for Thailand's potential "entertainment complex" project under the administration of Paetongtarn Shinawatra.[6]
Tang and his wife Celine Tang have three children and live in Singapore.[1]