About Lee Man Tat
Lee Man Tat is chairman of LKK Group, the parent of Lee Kum Kee, the world's largest maker of oyster sauce.
He has assumed an advisory role. Son Charlie runs LKK's day-to-day operations and other children - Eddy, David, and Elizabeth - are also involved.
The younger Lee now oversees an extensive distribution network in more than 100 countries that's supported by five factories.
Another son, Sammy, heads LKK Health Products, the group's Chinese herbal-health-products arm.
In August 2017, the family expanded into Europe with the $1.7 billion acquisition of a skyscraper in London known as the Walkie-Talkie.
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Citizenship
Hong KongSource of wealth
foodBirth date
01/14/30Number of children
5Self-made
inherited and growingLee Man Tat’s fortune is worth
290K
troy ounces of gold
267K
median U.S. household
174K
median U.S. income
0.348%
U.S. credit card volume
0.07%
GDP of the United States
0.051%
United States debt
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The family has a history of internal feuds and vicious lawsuits. Lee was taken to court in 1986 by his brother over control of the company.
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