Dato’ Yau is a chartered accountant and has more than 30 years experience in auditing, corporate finance and general management. Prior to joining Tropicana as the Group Chief Executive Officer, he was with Hong Leong Industries Bhd where he served as group managing director since September 2011 and prior to that, he was Sunway Holdings Bhd managing director since April 2001. He has also served well in various Sunway Group Berhad.

1. DATO YAU |ORIENTAL DAILY - 18 NOVEMBER 2016 - ROAD TO SUCCESS DID NOT
FORGET TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE COMMUNITY

2. UNIQUE VISION HELPS BROTHER IDENTIFY PROPERTY
TAN SRI DATO’ DANNY TAN BELIEVES THAT HE FOUND A STATUS THAT BELONGS TO
HIMSELF IN PROPERTY MARKET. AS COMPARE WITH HIS BROTHER, TAN SRI DATO
SERI’ VINCENT TAN WHO ACTIVELY VENTURE IN VARIETY BUSINESS, HE IS MORE
OF THE “PROPERTY MAN”.
HE ALWAYS ABLE TO CAPITALIZE ON THE WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY AND ABLE
TO QUICK AND SENSITIVE IN IDENTIFY A POTENTIAL PROPERTY. FOR EXAMPLE, HE
HELPED HIS BROTHER TO NEGOTIATE THE PURCHASE OF THE PRIME LAND THAT
EVENTUALLY BECAME BERJAYA TIMES SQUARE IN KUALA LUMPUR.

3. HE SAID, INITIALLY THE DEAL WAS A 50:50 VENTURE BETWEEN THEM BUT HIS
BROTHER THEN BOUGHT OUT HIS SHARES IN MATRIX INTERNATIONAL BHD,
WHICH OWNS BERJAYA TIMES SQUARE.
GOOD LEADERSHIP SPEED UP THE SUCCESS OF BUSINESS
IN THE PAST 20 YEARS, TROPICANA CORP. BHD. AS ONE OF THE QUALITY
PROPERTY DEVELOPER IN MALAYSIA HAS EARNED A SOLID STATUS IN THE
INDUSTRY. THE GROUP IS PROGRESSIVELY ACHIEVING ITS VISION AND MISSION
WHILE IT DEVELOPING STEADILY.

4. THE AWARDS THAT WON BY TAN SRI DATO’ DANNY TAN FOR THE GROUP
INCLUDES THE DIAMOND OF EXCELLENCE AWARD AT THE ANNUAL TATLER BALL
2014, BRANDPRENEUR LIFE INSPIRED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD AT BRAND
LAUREATE SPECIAL EDITION AWARD WORLD AWARDS 2015 AND THE
OUTSTANDING PROPERTY PERSONALITY AWARD 2015 AT THE EDGE PROPERTY
EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2015.
AS FOR THE CORPORATE’S FINANCIAL STATUS, TROPICANA CORP. BHD.
REGISTERED FOUR TIMES OF INCOME FROM RM 3.75BIL IN 2011 TO RM 13.5BIL
IN 2015. THE GROUP HAS TOTAL ASSETS WORTH RM 6.9BIL AND TOTAL
LANDBANK OF MORE THAN 1,300 ACRES WITH GROSS DEVELOPMENT VALUE
(GDV) OF MORE THAN RM 50BIL.

5. CURRENTLY, TROPICANA CORP. BHD. HAS 42 COMPLETED PROJECTS AND 16 ON-
GOING DEVELOPMENTS IN MALAYSIA. THE PROMINENCE DEVELOPMENTS UNDER
THE GROUP ARE TROPICANA GOLF & COUNTRY RESORT AT PETALING JAYA,
TROPICANA GARDENS AT KOTA DAMANSARA, TROPICANA METROPARK AT
SUBANG JAYA, TROPICANA AMAN AT KOTA KEMUNING, TROPICANA THE
RESIDENCES AT THE HEART OF KUALA LUMPUR, TROPICANA DANGA BAY AT
ISKANDAR JOHOR BAHRU, TROPICANA BAY RESIDENCES @ PENANG WORLD CITY
AND TROPICANA 218 AT PENANG AND TROPICANA LANDMARK AT KOTA
KINABALU, SABAH.
MEANWHILE, APART FROM PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT, TAN SRI DATO’ DANNY TAN
ALSO ACTIVELY INVOLVES IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, RECREATIONAL AND
RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY.

6. ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS, NOT FORGETTING TO RETURN TO SOCIETY
“TAN SRI DATO’ DANNY TAN BELIEVES A RESPONSIBLE ENTREPRENEUR SHOULD
RETURN TO THE SOCIETY BY GIVING HELP AND ASSIST THE UNFORTUNATE TO
PROVIDE A BETTER LIFE TO THEM.”
DUE TO HIS PARENT’S BUDDHISM BELIEF, HE IS BEING TAUGHT TO HAVE A
COMPASSIONATE HEART THAT LEAD HIM TO MANY CHARITABLE WORKS IN
NOWADAYS.

7. IN 2011, TROPICANA CORP. BHD. FOUNDED THE TROPICANA FOUNDATION. IT IS A
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION THAT DESIGNED TO CAPTURE, COORDINATE AND DRIVE
FORWARD THE GROUP’S SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES THAT MAINLY FOCUS
ON EDUCATION AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION.
BESIDE, SINCE YOUNG TAN SRI DATO’ DANNY TAN’S PARENTS PAID FULL
ATTENTION TO HIS EDUCATION. THIS ALLOWS HIM TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF CUSTOMER CONCERN IN THEIR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION OR
SCHOOLING PLACES. THUS, EARLIER IN 2014 TROPICANA CORP. BHD. HAD
WORKED TOGETHER WITH A FEW INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE QUALITY
EDUCATION TO NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTS, WHICH INCLUDES ST. JOSEPH’S
INSTITUTION INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT TROPICANA INDAH, GEMS
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT TROPICANA METROPARK AND TENBY
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AT TROPICANA AMAN.

8. RETIRED WITH GOOD DEEDS, HAVE FAITH IN NEXT GENERATION
“I WANT PEOPLE TO REMEMBER THAT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE MY DREAM AND
ESTABLISH TROPICANA CORP. BHD., I PUT IN HUGE AMOUNT OF EFFORT. WHAT’S
MORE IMPORTANT IS THAT I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVE THE
COURAGE AND DETERMINATION IN YOUR OWN BELIEVES, SUCCESS AND FAME
WILL BE ACHIEVED.”
LAST YEAR, TAN SRI DATO’ DANNY TAN WHO WAS IN HIS 60’S, DECIDED TO
RETIRE AS GROUP EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN FROM TROPICANA CORP. BHD.
AND HAND OVER THE DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT TO GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER (CEO) DATUK YAU KOK SENG AND DEPUTY GROUP CEO DATUK DICKSON
TAN.
DATO YAU

9. “I HAVE CONFIDENCE AND VERY SATISFY WITH THE TEAM AND THE MANAGEMENT
STYLE LEAD BY DATUK YAU KOK SENG AND DATUK DICKSON TAN. I HAVE TO PASS
THE BATON TO THE NEW GENERATION OF LEADERSHIP AS I BELIEVE THEY WILL
LEAD THE GROUP TO ACHIEVE ANOTHER MILESTONE.”
TAN SRI DATO’ DANNY TAN SAID, HE HAS BEEN PLANNING HIS RETIREMENT IN
THE PAST ONE TO TWO YEARS. HE WANTS TO DO MORE CHARITY WORK,
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND TRAVELLING.

10. HE SAID, ALTHOUGH HE HAS REACHED THE AGE OF RETIREMENT, EVERYDAY HE IS
STILL VERY HARDWORKING TO PUSH HIMSELF TO WORK HARDER. “I WANT
PEOPLE TO REMEMBER THAT IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE MY DREAM AND ESTABLISH
TROPICANA CORP. BHD., I PUT IN HUGE AMOUNT OF EFFORT. WHAT’S MORE
IMPORTANT IS THAT I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE
AND DETERMINATION IN YOUR OWN BELIEVES, SUCCESS AND FAME WILL BE
ACHIEVED.”
1995 – 2015, TROPICANA CORP. BHD. MILESTONE
1995 – BEST LEISURE DEVELOPMENT AWARD 1995 FROM THE MALAYSIAN
CHAPTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL REAL ESTATE FEDERATION (FIABCI)

11. 2009 – VILA GREEN SEMI-DEES RECEIVED BEST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
2009 WITH THE HIGHEST FIVE-STAR RATING IN MALAYSIA, BEST RESIDENTIAL
DEVELOPMENT 2009 IN ASIA PACIFIC AND BEST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
2009 IN THE WORLD BY INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY AWARD IN ASSOCIATION
WITH CNBC.
2010 – TROPICANA GOLF & COUNTRY RESORT RECEIVED BEST GOLF
DEVELOPMENT 2010 WITH THE HIGHEST 5-STAR RATING IN MALAYSIA AND BEST
GOLD DEVELOPMENT 2010 IN ASIA PACIFIC BY INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY
AWARDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH BLOOMBERG TELEVISION.
2013 – TROPICANA WAS AWARDED THE SUPER EXCELLEND BRAND AWARD
2013 IN THE HALL OF FAME CATEGORY.

12. 2014 – TROPICANA WON FIVE AWARDS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA PROPERTY AWARDS
2014.
TROPICANA WAS AWARDED THE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARD AT THE
ASIA PACIFIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP AWARDS 2014 (APEA).
TAN SRI DATO’ DANNY TAN WAS AWARDED THE DIAMOND OF EXCELLENCE
AWARD AT THE ANNUAL TATLER BALL 2014.
2015 – TROPICANA WAS AWARDED THE BCI ASIA TOP 10 DEVELOPERS AWARD
2015.

13. TROPICANA WON THE BRAND EXCELLENCE FOR BEST PROPERTY WHILE TAN SRI
DATO’ DANNY TAN WON THE BRANDPRENEUR LIFE INSPIRED ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD IN THE BRANDLAUREATE SPECIAL EDITION WORLD WARDS 2015.
TAN SRI DATO’ DANNY TAN PICKED UP THE OUTSTANDING PROPERTY
PERSONALITY AWARD 2015 AT THE EDGE PROPERTY EXCELLENCE AWARDS
2015.
TROPICANA WAS AWARDED AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 DEVELOPER AWARD BY
PROPERTY INSIGHT AT THE PROPERTY INSIGHT PRESTIGIOUS DEVELOPER
AWARDS 2015 (PIPDA).