SINGAPORE: George Goh, the founder of Harvey Norman Ossia, on Monday (Jun 12) announced his intention to run for the Singapore presidency, becoming the second person to do so after Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam. A statement from his media team said that Mr Goh will contest as an ind
SINGAPORE: George Goh, the founder of Harvey Norman Ossia, on Monday announced his intention to run for the Singapore presidency, becoming the second person to do so after Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam."He has no political party affiliations - past or present. He has no political baggage. He was never in the public sector. He is an entrepreneur who started working at the age of 16, and has since built a business empire spanning 14 countries," it said.
The 63-year-old - who brought Australian electronics store Harvey Norman to Asia - had been floated as a possible presidential hopeful. Mr Goh is chairman of Ossia International, an SGX-listed investment holding company, and has served as Singapore's non-resident ambassador to Morocco. Married with four children, he also co-founded the charity Border Mission and is a council member at the Red Cross Society, among other roles.last week, saying he will resign from the People's Action Party and retire from all his positions in government.
The former Deputy Prime Minister told reporters on Sunday that it is important for him to have a contest in the upcoming Presidential Election, saying he would
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