Richard Eu

Richard Eu Yee Ming[1] was born 1947, to a wealthy household. He lived his childhood at the now-demolished Eu Villa, "one of Singapore's largest homes", which was built by his grandfather Eu Tong Sen. His parents were Richard Eu Keng Mun (born 1924) and Diana Eu (1922-2009).[2]

The first of four children, Eu went to Anglo-Chinese School Singapore for his primary school education. He then moved to England, where he attended Kent College, Canterbury, as well as the University of London, where he obtained a degree in law (LLB). After graduation, he returned to Singapore in 1971.[2]

Following his return to Singapore, Eu worked for Slater, Walker, a British Merchant Bank which had acquired control of Haw Par Brothers International (now Haw Par Corporation Ltd), a publicly listed company which owned Tiger Balm and other assets. In 1976, he joined his uncle Andrew Eu in Hong Kong in a stockbroking business and Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Ltd.

After his uncle died, Eu returned to Singapore and joined a stockbroking firm, J Ballas & Co in 1977. He later joined another uncle in taking over a group of companies involved in computer sales

In 1989, Eu joined Eu Yan Sang, a Chinese traditional medicine firm established by his great-grandfather, Eu Kong, as a general manager. He led a series of buyouts from 1993 to 2000 and became CEO soon after listing Eu Yan Sang International in 2000.

In 2011, he was awarded the title of Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Singapore).

Eu is married to Mary (née Chow; born 1955), with whom he has four children – three sons and one daughter.[2]

YUis an amateur musician and released an album titled 66 in 2013.[2]