About Me
Dato' Sri Clement Hii thinks living life is like taking a roller coaster ride. It has its ups and downs, its exciting and terrifying moments.
He feels an entrepreneur embarking on a corporate journey must know exactly where he wants to go, or else he'll end up where he doesn't want to be.
Hii holds a UK Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree, and became known as "Hii who Bought his College" after he took over the Kuching institution where he did part time studies many years ago.
After a career in journalism, which saw him appointed as Chief Editor of The Borneo Post, he was involved in advertising and marketing consultancy for many years. Dato' Sri Hii was appointed to the board of public-listed SEG International Bhd in September 2001, assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer.
Since then, SEGi has become one of Malaysia's leading private education providers with an extensive network of colleges and training centres throughout the country.
In January 2009, he was appointed Executive Deputy Chairman of Star Publications (M) Bhd, which publishes Malaysia's leading English newspaper, the Star. He completed his two-year tenure in January 2011.
Companies which he also manages or advises are in diversified areas such as properties, construction and investments. Hii is also actively involved in charitable and social work through the few foundations which he has set up.
His business awards include, in 2003, a corporate excellence award from the Stock Exchange of Malaysia and he is a Top Nominee for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2008 award. He was also conferred the CEO Award at the ASEAN Awards for Leadership organised by Technology Business Review (TBR) in November, 2008. (See "Recognition" section).
Hii has received an Honorary Doctorate of Business Administration from UK's University of Sunderland (UOS) in 2006. He was also conferred the Honorary Doctorate of Laws by his alma mater, the University of Wolverhampton (UOW) in December 2007. Being conferred two honorary doctorates by two British prestigious UK-government funded universities is to Hii a "great honour".
Hii has also been awarded honorific titles (Dato' Sri, Dato' and Justice of Peace) by the states of Penang, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang.
