Ho Kwon Ping

Ho Kwon Ping
150px Ho at the ground-breaking ceremony for Singapore Management University's new School of Law building on 20 January 2014
Banyan Tree Holdings Executive Chairman
Personal details
Born	1952 (age 71–72) Hong Kong
Citizenship	Singaporean
Spouse(s)	Claire Chiang
Alma mater	Tunghai University, Stanford University, National University of Singapore

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Ho.

Ho Kwon Ping
Chinese	何光平
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Hé Guāngpíng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Ho4 Gwong1-ping4

Ho Kwon Ping (born 1952) is the Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings, a Singapore-based leisure business group, which owns both listed and private companies engaged in the development, ownership and operation of hotels, resorts, spas, residential homes, retail galleries and other lifestyle activities in the region.

Ho was born in Hong Kong although his father, Ho Rih Hwa, a businessman and diplomat, was born in Singapore. He grew up and studied in Thailand. He went on to Tunghai University in Taiwan where the exposure to Chinese culture left a deep impact on him. After a year in Taiwan, he left for Stanford University in the United States. After returning to Singapore, he did his national service as a combat engineer. He later studied at the National University of Singapore. He appeared on Bloomberg Television's High Flyer interview show.

Ho is married to entrepreneur and former Nominated Member of Parliament, Claire Chiang.