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title: "Creative appoints the late founder Shen Wangfu's nephew Shen Lien as the new chairman | Lianhe Zaobao"
type: "News"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/275134160.md"
description: "Creative Technology Company announced that the late founder Shen Wangfu's nephew, Shen Lien, will serve as the new chairman, succeeding Dr. Chen Yuzhen, and will officially take office on January 5, 2026. Shen Yuanfa resigned from the position of president due to health reasons. Shen Lien joined the company in 2002 and has held several management positions, and is one of the co-managers of Shen Wangfu's estate. Shen Lien holds a bachelor's degree in electronic engineering and relevant professional diplomas"
datetime: "2026-02-06T13:42:17.000Z"
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# Creative appoints the late founder Shen Wangfu's nephew Shen Lien as the new chairman | Lianhe Zaobao

The late founder of Creative Technology, Sim Wong Hoo's nephew, Sim Li En (47 years old), will assume the position of new chairman of the company starting today.

Creative Technology announced this news after the market closed on Friday (February 6). Sim Li En will succeed Dr. Chen Yu Zhen as the new president of the company on January 5, 2026.

Prior to this, Sim Wong Hoo's brother, Sim Yuan Fa, held the position of company president but announced his resignation for health reasons less than two months later in July 2025, after which Dr. Chen Yu Zhen served as interim president.

Creative Technology also announced on Friday that Sim Yuan Fa has resigned from his position as a non-executive non-independent director, effective February 17 of this year. Sim Yuan Fa is also the uncle of Sim Li En.

#### Further Reading

Sim Li En, nephew of late founder Sim Wong Hoo, appointed as president

Sim Li En joined Creative Technology in 2002 and has held various positions including Regional Sales Manager for Asia and Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and has also served as a non-executive and non-independent director of the company. Additionally, he is one of the co-administrators of his late uncle Sim Wong Hoo's estate.

The announcement stated that Sim Li En holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronic Engineering (Communications) from the University of Sheffield in the UK, as well as a diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Singapore Polytechnic.

Records show that Sim Li En is one of the estate administrators of Sim Wong Hoo, and is therefore considered to hold 22,408,776 shares of the company within Sim Wong Hoo's estate. In addition, Sim Li En directly holds 22,750 shares.

Creative Technology's stock price rose by 1.418% after the market closed, reporting at SGD 0.715

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