Benjamin Teo Jong Hian

B.A. (Hons) in Politics and Sociology, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

 

Mr Benjamin Teo, a Malaysian, aged 35, joined the Board of Paramount Corporation Berhad as an Executive Director on 22 August 2019, and assumed the position of Deputy Group CEO on 1 September 2021.

Mr Teo started his career at Paramount as a management trainee in 2012. He rose through the ranks to the position as Director of Innovation at Paramount Property in 2015, and thereafter as CEO of Paramount Property Development Sdn Bhd until 31 August 2021.

In 2016, he created and launched Co-labs Coworking which has expanded manifold from one space to seven today across various strategic locations in the Klang Valley. Currently, it has a total of 167,000 square feet under management with an average occupancy rate of 75%.

Dewakan, which comes under Mr Teo’s management oversight, has also accomplished several significant milestones. It was the first Malaysian restaurant to secure a spot in Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants in 2019, which continued in 2022. In 2023, Dewakan became the first Malaysian restaurant to receive two MICHELIN stars, rising from one MICHELIN star in the previous year.

Mr Teo is also the designated officer within management to provide dedicated focus on managing the Group's environmental, social and governance (ESG) sustainability agenda.