Christina Ong | |
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Born | Christina Fu October 1947 (age 76) |
Nationality | Singaporean |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
Spouse | Ong Beng Seng |
Children | 2 |
Christina Ong (née Fu, born October 1947)[1][2][3] is a Singaporean businesswoman who owns the COMO Group.
Ong opened a clothing store in 1972,[4] prior to founding the COMO Group,[5] which includes Club 21 fashion stores[6] and COMO Hotels and Resorts.[7]
Ong also owns a significant proportion of Mulberry shares,[1] and a number of properties on Bond Street in London.[4] Her property portfolio includes all Armani outlets in Britain. Ong also holds the franchises for Donna Karen and DKNY.[8]
Ong is a former chairman of Singapore's National Parks Board.[9]
Ong was awarded the Italian Fashion Hall of Fame Award in 1995 for her services to the Italian fashion industry, and was conferred the Cavaliere del Lavoro.[10] The Italian Trade Commission said in a press release that the Award was in recognition of Ong's accomplishments and leadership skills in the fashion world.[11]
In 2013, Ong received Singapore's Meritorious Service Medal, one of three awarded that year. The others went to the historian Wang Gungwu and Tony Chew, inaugural chairman of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School's governing board.[12]
In 2014, Ong was included in the inaugural Singapore Women's Hall of Fame, which described her as a "global fashion entrepreneur and luxury hotelier."[13]
In June 2022, Ong was listed by the International Hospitality Institute as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Global Hospitality.[14]
Ong is the daughter of Peter Fu Yun Siak, an early employer of her husband and founder of Kuo International.[4] Ong is married to Singapore-based Malaysian business magnate and investor Ong Beng Seng.[4][7] They have two children, a daughter, Melissa, and a son, Jonathan.[15]
Ong is cited as "one of the wealthiest women in the world".[1][6] As of 2021, Christina and her husband were ranked 25th on Singapore's richest list.[16]