UOB CEO's daughter buys GCB near Holland Village for $39.5 million

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It's more money than most would see in a lifetime and more space than what most can fill, but Grace Wee likely knew what she was doing when she forked out close to $40 million for a Good Class Bungalow (GCB) near Holland Village. Grace Wee, scion of the Wee family and youngest child of United Overseas Bank chief executive...

UOB CEO's daughter Grace Wee is purchasing a GCB along Ford Avenue.It's more money than most would see in a lifetime and more space than what most can fill, but Grace Wee likely knew what she was doing when she forked out close to $40 million for a Good Class Bungalow near Holland Village.

Grace's father, Ee Cheong, reportedly holds a net worth of US$4.6 billion and is the richest of Wee's children, Bloomberg reported. Ee Cheong and his brothers, Wee Ee Chao and Wee Ee Lim, are among 39 billionaires from Singapore, reported The Straits Times today . During his time as CEO, there was a scandal regarding bribes made toward Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, The Straits Times reported in January 2018.

 

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