Founder of Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd. and Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Pte Ltd., Kwon Ping Ho is a Singaporean businessperson who has been the head of 10 different companies and currently holds the position of Chairman for Tropical Resorts Management Co. Ltd., Executive Chairman of Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Laguna Resorts & Hotels Public Co. Ltd. and Executive Chairman for Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Pte Ltd. (both are subsidiaries of Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd.), Chairman at Tropical Resorts Ltd. and Chairman of Thai Wah Public Co. Ltd. Mr. Ho is also Chairman of Singapore Management University, Member-Middle East Institute Management Board at National University of Singapore and Member-International & East Asia Council at INSEAD and on the board of 12 other companies.

In his past career Mr. Ho was Chairman of Media Corp., Chairman for MediaCorp Pte Ltd., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Thai Wah Food Products Public Co. Ltd., Member-Asia Pacific Council at The Nature Conservancy, Inc. and Governor at London Business School.

He received an undergraduate degree from National University of Singapore.