Bamboo Capital Group (stock code: BCG) has just announced the sudden passing of Mr. Kou Kok Yiow (Chris) - Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The announcement said that Mr. Kou Kok Yiow passed away on March 8 due to a heart attack, at the age of 63. The funeral was held in Singapore.

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Mr. Kou Kok Yiow, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bamboo Capital. Photo: BCG

Mr. Kou Kok Yiow, born in 1962, was elected Chairman of Bamboo Capital from April 2024. Previously, he held the positions of advisor and member of the Board of Supervisors.

Mr. Kou Kok Yiow became Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bamboo Capital to replace Mr. Nguyen Ho Nam.

Established in 2011, Bamboo Capital has become one of the leading multi-industry corporations in Vietnam with more than 60 member and affiliated companies.

BCG aims to become one of the leading renewable energy developers in Vietnam, a field that plays a strategic core role in the future based on the sustainable development of other key areas: production - agriculture, construction - trade, infrastructure - real estate.

However, the group is in difficult times due to many arising problems.