KINIBIZ When is a company adviser more than just an adviser? When he also happens to be the company’s influential founder, former managing director and major shareholder like Country Heights’ Lee Kim Yew.

The property developer has recently engaged Lee (who is still its non-executive deputy chairperson) as adviser to help with the “group’s strategic business development, specifically on overseas expansion”. He had relinquished his post as managing director in 2007.

According to the company, Lee will be leading expansion into overseas markets such as China and Australia. His connections and experience in these markets are cited as key in the decision to appoint him as an adviser. In recommending his services, the board of directors also praise Lee’s “entrepreneurial and inventive intuition”.

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This article was written by Khairul Khalid.