A moment of money: 40 CEO in Malaysia

“Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market shut down for 10 years”, by Warren Buffett, legendary investor. 

For the image above, they are the coins of United Kingdom, pound sterling. As you can see, the unique design of the coins can form a armor shield as shown in the inscription of the 1 pound sterling! Such creativity and patriotic expressions from the UK government. 

Anyway, 40-year-old, seems to be quite far from me and for a lot of young people who are still striving to reach their dreams and success. I wonder where I will be in my forties. Married? Single? Or, divorced? Forever alone? Hahaha!

The coin of 1 pound sterling can be of different designs. Same goes to a group of people in their forties, they may be leading extremely different lives. Some people may be already successful in their working and personal lives, staying in expensive home, driving luxurious car and even owning several companies. While, other might be just living an average life with 9 to 5 working hours and barely survive with their monthly salary. Then, there will always be a group of people in their forties, unable to afford a living and more despair, they don't have a decent job or even a place to stay. If at this age, they lost their job, this can be a devastated situation with no proper saving scheme. In others word, just make sure we have sufficient savings for rainy days starting as young as possible regardless of our financial state. We can't predict our future but we can definitely plan for it!

Today, I am also sharing an old news from Focus Weekly Issue 17, on the 40 CEOs under 40 in 2013. (Which, a majority of them are exceeding the range this year, LOL). Pardon my procrastination. As listed in the table below:

Name Name	Company	Position	Age
Adeline Ong Ying Hwey	Abric Bhd	CEO	33
Shahman Azmah	Amcorp Group Bhd.	Deputy MD	38
Datuk Lim Hong Thye	Ann Joo Resources Bhd.	Group MD	39
Datuk Ricky Wong Shee Kai	Asia Media Group Bhd.	CEO and Founder	32
Datuk Robin Tan Yeong Ching	Berjaya Corporation Bhd.	Chairman and CEO	39
Chia Lik Khai	Boilermech Holdings Bhd.	ED	34
Lo Teck Yong	Borneo Aqua Harvest Bhd.	ED	32
Badlisyah Abdul Ghani	CIMB Islamic Bank Bhd.	ED/ CEO	39
Eric Yong Shang Ming	Crest Builder Holdings Bhd.	ED	31
Datuk Dickson Tan Yong Loong	Dijaya Corporation Bhd.	Group MD	33
Narish Nathan	Eversendai Corp Bhd.	Deputy Head, Middle East	31
Lim Keong Hui	Genting Bhd.	ED	28
Kuan Mun Leong	Hartalega Holdings Bhd.	MD	37
Quek Kon Sean	Hong Leonbg Financial Group Bhd.	ED	33
Lee Yeow Seng	IOI Group Bhd.	ED	35
Chua Ling Hong	Karyon Holdings Bhd.	ED	39
Sam Tan Chek Siong	Ken Holdings Bhd.	Group MD	33
Tengku Datuk Zafrul Tengku Abd Aziz	Maybank Investment Bank Bhd.	CEO	40
Mohd Imran Salim	MRCB Group	COO	31
SM Faliq SM Nasimuddin	Naza Group	Deputy Executive Chairman/ Group MD	28
SM Nasaruddin SM Nasimuddin	Naza Group	Joint Group Executive Chairman	30
Datuk Wira SM Faizal SM Nasimuddin	Naza Group	Joint Group Executive Chairman	33
Tey Por Yee	Nextnation Communication Bhd.	CEO	37
Erni Irdawati Dekritawaiti Yuliana Bukhari	Nouvelle Beauty Centre Sdn. Bhd.	CEO/ MD	28
Ong Ju Yan	OSK Ventures International Bhd.	ED	34
Puvanesan Subethiran	Privasia Technology Bhd.	CEO and MD	38
Datuk Rahadian Mahmud Mohammad Khalil	Sanbumi Holdings Bhd.	Chairman	40
Datuk Pang Chow Huat	Sanichi Technology Bhd.	MD	40
Kuok Hui Hwong	SCMP Group Ltd	MD/ Executive Director	35
Lee Chor Min	See Hup Consolidated Bhd.	MD & Non-Independent Executive Director	38
Satila Mohd Suhaimi	Silver Ridge Holdings Bhd.	CEO	30
Hwang Siew Peng	Suiwah Group Corp Bhd.	ED	39
Sarena Cheah Yean Tih	Sunway Bhd.	ED	40
Simon Lau Choo Chin	TAS Offshore Bhd.	Deputy MD	38
Ivan Goh Poh San	Tecnic Group Bhd.	ED	39
Benjamin Yong	The Big Group	CEO	35
Afzal Abdul Rahim	Time dotCom Bhd.	Director and CEO	36
Lim Poh Yit	Titijaya Bhd.	CEO	31
Ruben Emir Gnanalingam	Westports Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.	CEO	37
Jacob Yeoh Keong Yeow	YTL Corp Bhd.	Deputy CEO	28

Based on the list, most of them are successors, inheriting and continuing to run those mega companies from their parents. Yes, this is situation can be related to the Chinese Proverb - 前人种树，后人乘凉. This just means that their parents built a very strong foundation for their children's future. But, I genuinely believe that the new generation is capable in managing those companies with quite a different mindset from the older generation. Anyhow, there are several CEOs worked their way up to where they are. In a nutshell, if you are truly capable, nothing can stop you from achieving your goals in life! For the girls out there, this can be your chance to find a rich and promising husband. hahahahahahaha!!!!! Gosh, I too envy them (successor) because they are lucky to save 10++ years in working force to be successful. 

The exquisite 2-pound sterling designs are so meaningful, to record important events including the 2012 London Olympic. Last note, I recognised the important of money since I was so young. To say that I am money-minded, I think saving for better would be more suitable to describe me. I used to be very stingy, saving every cents in ringgit. Over the years, I still practice my saving habits but I am more willing to spend on something practical. Yes, we really earn money to spend it because saving every penny without a proper usage will be a waste (^^). hahahahaha, not asking you to waste the money!

My advice is: Don't spend what you don't have and record your spending to understand the cash flow.