Lim Kok Thay

About Lim Kok Thay

Lim Kok Thay is the executive chairman of Genting, a casino and resorts conglomerate with a global footprint. In February 2025, he stepped down as CEO, a role he had held for almost two decades.

In 2022, Lim's troubled cruise operator Genting Hong Kong, which was hit hard by the pandemic, filed a winding up petition. Lim stepped down as chairman.

Lim's assets include Empire Resorts, the parent company of loss-making Resorts World Catskills.

A long-drawn family feud over the empire's wealth and businesses, which include a palm-oil unit, was finally resolved in 2020.

Genting Singapore is investing $1.7 billion to revamp its casino Resorts World Sentosa, which will include a new 700-room hotel and is expected to be completed by 2031.