A woman heading a tyre company? Datuk Sydney Tan debunks stereotypes


Tan feels responsible in making sure that Maxxis customers have a safe ride home to their families. That's her business, she says.

Datuk Sydney Tan was just 27 when her father decided it was time for her to hold the reins of the family business, Kian Hon Tyres Sdn Bhd. It wasn’t at all what she had planned for herself ­­– Tan had just graduated with a degree in finance from Emory University in the United States and was eager to venture into the corporate world of finance.

But she complied and flew home to Malaysia seven years ago from the US to learn about the business her father built.

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