Chan Boon Yong
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Chan Boon Yong is a prominent diamond
jeweller from Malaysia, and founder of The Carat Club. He was one of the hosts and a judge of the corporate reality television
series The Firm
, where he played himself, acting as a corporate leader and mentor. The show première
d prime time
nationwide on ntv7
and Astro's Channel 7 in Malaysia in 2007. As one of the three millionaire
judges on The Firm, the other two being Peter Pek
and Tengku Zafrul Aziz
, he is considered one of Malaysia's few corporate celebrities
. He currently stars in The Firm (Season 2) with Peter Pek
. The second season of the hit show premièred on August 2, 2008.
Upon graduating from the London School of Economics
, Chan began his career as an investment analyst. He left to set up his own investment company before starting Capital Diamonds International in Singapore
. In 1997, he founded The Carat Club, a diamond retail operation. The company has since expanded into Singapore. In 2008, the company launched The C. Club, a retail and restaurant concept in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
.
Chan was a former president of the Entrepreneurs' Organization
, (then known as Young Entrepreneurs Organisation), and was once the youngest member appointed to the Board of the Diamond Exchange Singapore. He was the recipient of the Ernst & Young
Emerging Entrepreneurs award in 2002.
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
jeweller from Malaysia, and founder of The Carat Club. He was one of the hosts and a judge of the corporate reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
series The Firm
The Firm (TV series)
The Firm is Malaysia's first corporate reality television programme produced by Popiah Pictures and ntv7. Hosted by Peter Pek and Chan Boon Yong, the show is directed by award-winning director Ng Ping Ho of Kopitiam fame...
, where he played himself, acting as a corporate leader and mentor. The show première
Premiere
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d prime time
Prime time
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nationwide on ntv7
Ntv7
Natseven TV Sdn Bhd or better known as ntv7 is a terrestrial television channel in Malaysia. It was launched nationwide on 7 April 1998 and was the country's third private free-to-air TV station after TV3 and Astro. Its mission is to promote a happier and more enlightened Malaysia...
and Astro's Channel 7 in Malaysia in 2007. As one of the three millionaire
Millionaire
A millionaire is an individual whose net worth or wealth is equal to or exceeds one million units of currency. It can also be a person who owns one million units of currency in a bank account or savings account...
judges on The Firm, the other two being Peter Pek
Peter Pek
Peter Pek MCSD is a brand strategist, writer, columnist, editor, publisher, designer, creative director, public relations professional, public speaker, corporate celebrity, radio and television personality from Malaysia...
and Tengku Zafrul Aziz
Zafrul Aziz
Tengku Dato' Zafrul Aziz is one of the judges of the corporate reality television series The Firm, where he played himself. The show premièred prime time nationwide on ntv7 and Astro's Channel 7 in Malaysia in 2007...
, he is considered one of Malaysia's few corporate celebrities
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
. He currently stars in The Firm (Season 2) with Peter Pek
Peter Pek
Peter Pek MCSD is a brand strategist, writer, columnist, editor, publisher, designer, creative director, public relations professional, public speaker, corporate celebrity, radio and television personality from Malaysia...
. The second season of the hit show premièred on August 2, 2008.
Upon graduating from the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, Chan began his career as an investment analyst. He left to set up his own investment company before starting Capital Diamonds International in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. In 1997, he founded The Carat Club, a diamond retail operation. The company has since expanded into Singapore. In 2008, the company launched The C. Club, a retail and restaurant concept in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur is a shopping mall situated along the Bukit Bintang district in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This place was built on the site where former Bukit Bintang Girls' School, the oldest school in Kuala Lumpur that has been moved to Cheras as Sekolah Seri Bintang Utara on 2000...
.
Chan was a former president of the Entrepreneurs' Organization
Entrepreneurs' Organization
The Entrepreneurs' Organization is a global non-profit organization, whose stated mission is to "Engage leading entrepreneurs to learn and grow." EO was formerly known as YEO .- Founding Members :...
, (then known as Young Entrepreneurs Organisation), and was once the youngest member appointed to the Board of the Diamond Exchange Singapore. He was the recipient of the Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young
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Emerging Entrepreneurs award in 2002.