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Topic: Interview / Q & A with Richard J. Goossen on "My Faith & Business Journey"

To see a "10in2" Video Profile of Joo Kim Tiah go to http://www.entrepreneurialleaders.com/videos

Bio: Joo Kim Tiah is the Principal of the Holborn Group. Holborn is a Vancouver-based developer with an international background and global vision. Holborn’s diverse portfolio of projects and real estate management services throughout British Columbia include retail, residential, office and hotel properties. Under Joo Kim’s leadership, Holborn is currently developing several integral development sites in Vancouver. These include the $360 million development of Trump International Hotel and Tower® Vancouver; Little Mountain, a 15 acre redevelopment site that will aim to have 1,600 units of residential units in addition to social housing and community amenities; the Bay Parkade redevelopment site, a project consisting of two city blocks in the heart of Vancouver that will encompass a mix of residential, retail and commercial use. The total gross development value of these projects are in excess of $2 billion.

Joo Kim is also CEO of TA Global Bhd, a real estate investment and development company listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. TA Global Bhd is one the largest real estate conglomerates in Malaysia in terms of market capitalization and has assets in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, China, Australia and Canada.

Joo Kim holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, Oklahoma and a Master’s Degree in International Business from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. A "fun fact" is that Joo Kim was winner of Prestige Malaysia’s Most Promising Male Award in 2009. He is also a music affectionate and plays the drums in a local metal band.

Joo Kim has been an important sponsor of various NPOs in Vancouver.  In addition, he has been a valued supporter of ELO for a number of years, including as a Platinum Sponsor in 2013.  He has been featured in one of ELO's "10in2" Entrepreneurial Leader video profiles (accessible via the ELO home page.