Goh Hup Jin (

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: 吳學人; born 1952/1953) is a Singaporean businessman, and the chairman of

Nippon Paint is a Japanese paint and paint products manufacturing company. It is the fourth largest paint manufacturer globally based on revenue in 2020. History The company, was founded in 1881 by Jujiro Motegi under the name Komyosha(Yamato Jujiro Shot ...

since March 2018.

Early life

Goh Hup Jin is the son of

Goh Cheng Liang Goh Cheng Liang (; born 1927) is a Singaporean billionaire businessman who founded Wuthelam Holdings, which manufactures paint and coatings. Early life Goh Cheng Liang was born in Singapore. He is the son of Wu Songchang and Li Xiuying. He gre ...

, a Singaporean

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. Goh earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from

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, and an MBA from the

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Career

Goh has been the chairman of Nippon Paint since March 2018, and runs the family's privately held joint venture, Nipsea.

Personal life

Goh owns a house in Singapore's Queen Astrid Park district, which he bought for US$44.5 million in July 2016.

References

Living people Singaporean businesspeople Singaporean people of Chinese descent 1950s births Tokyo University of Science alumni University of California alumni Singaporean people of Teochew descent {{Singapore-business-bio-stub