Koon Poh Keong

When Koon Poh Keong returned home to Malaysia from the U.S. after graduation, he found no jobs on offer and Malaysia was in a recession. Poh Keong started his company by rallying his four brothers, who pooled $50,000 and began an aluminum-extruding company. Poh Keong is group CEO of aluminum company Press Metal while his brother Poh Ming is the executive vice chairman.He founded the company with his brothers by renting a factory in Puchong, Selangor, a state on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia.Press Metal is Southeast Asia's largest integrated aluminum producer. It competes with the likes of Rio Tinto and China's Aluminum Corp.