SINGAPORE: Creative Technology chairman and chief executive Sim Wong Hoo, one of Singapore’s prominent tech entrepreneurs, died on Wednesday. He was 67.
Sim founded the home-grown business in 1981, and had led the company since its inception. In a bourse filing yesterday, Creative said Sim “passed away peacefully”, without giving further details.
Under his leadership, Creative became famous for its Sound Blaster sound cards and digital entertainment products. It became the first Singaporean company to list shares on the Nasdaq in 1992.
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