Robert Eu (余义生), chairman and executive director of Eu Yan Sang International Limited has been conferred the Chinese Business Leaders Annual Award for 2014.
On receiving the honour, Mr Eu said:"It is a great honour to be held in regards by the judging panel and organizers and to receive this award. I am particularly humbled to be the only recipient representing a Singapore enterprise among the winners this year."
Eu shared with the audience the impact and significance of 2014 on him personally, as well as on his company. The group has crossed its 135th year milestone and has made further inroads into China and other new markets. 2014 also marks the year the group launched the concept of healthy yet tasty eating in Shanghai, called REMEDY 365, an innovative combination to bring health-maintenance through food to busy working consumers.
In the Shanghai-based REMEDY 365 café, the Group aligned with "Teach for China" to support the sending of teachers to rural communities in western Yunnan and in Chaozhou and Shantou districts of Guangdong.
Mr Eu added:"Apart from being a special achievement for me, this award has also lifted Eu Yan Sang to a global stage among giants, companies and brands which are far larger and more well-known in China."
Listed on the Singapore Exchange, Eu Yan Sang International Ltd aims to be the world's leading and most trusted integrative health and wellness company with a unique heritage in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Eu Yan Sang is adopting a modern and scientific approach in the production and retailing of both TCM and wellness products.
Manufacturing activities are carried out in two of its GMP-certified (Good Manufacturing Practices) factories located in Hong Kong and Malaysia.
Apart from retailing fine quality Chinese herbs and Chinese Proprietary Medicines, Eu Yan Sang also retails health foods and supplements. Currently, the Group offers more than 300 products under the Eu Yan Sang brand name and over 1,000 different types of Chinese herbs and other medicinal products.
