Ken Lee (Chinese: 李光裕, Pinyin : lǐ guāng yù, 1 May 1932 – 21 December 2007) was a Chinese-Australian businessman who co-founded the Bing Lee chain of electronic stores with his father, Bing Lee. He also served as the company's chairman from 1987 until 2007.
6-650: Kenneth or Ken Lee may refer to: Ken Lee (businessman) (1932–2007), co-founder of Bing Lee stores in Australia Ken Lee (linebacker) (born 1948), American football linebacker Kenneth B. Lee (1922–2010), Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Kenneth E. Lee (born 1961), Pennsylvania politician Ken Lee (RAF officer) (1915–2008), British Second World War flying ace Kenneth K. Lee (born 1975), United States Circuit Judge of
12-425: A number of personal interests and hobbies. He was an avid golfer , snooker player, fisher and boater. Lee was married to his wife, Yenda Lee, for 48 years, until his death. The couple had two sons, Lionel and Greg. Ken Lee died on 21 December 2007, at St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney , aged 75, from cancer. He was survived by his wife, sons and six grandchildren. His elder son, Lionel Lee , succeeded as head of
18-579: The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit J. Kenneth Lee (1923–2018), civil rights attorney See also [ edit ] "Ken Lee", an English-phonetic cover and viral video of "Without You" (specifically Mariah Carey's version ), sung by Valentina Hasan while auditioning for Bulgarian Music Idol [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
24-468: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ken_Lee&oldid=1242618310 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ken Lee (businessman) Ken Lee
30-696: Was as a repairman and salesman. He and his father built the Bing Lee chain from its first store into a multimillion-dollar retail business. Bing Lee died in 1987, leaving his son, Ken Lee as sole owner and Ken remained Chairman of the Bing Lee company. By 1987, Bing Lee had expanded to 11 stores. There are now over 35 stores located throughout New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory , as of 2007. The company now has over 700 employees. According to news reports, Ken Lee knew nearly all of his 700 employees by name. Lee had
36-884: Was born in Yantai , Shandong, a poor rural area in China. In 1938, when Ken Lee was just seven, his father Bing left Yantai, putting him in charge of the family while he sailed to Australia seeking his fortune. When the Japanese invaded China there was widespread famine, and Ken was selling second-hand clothes and other goods on the streets to help feed his mother and sister. Once the war was over it took them three years to make their way to Sydney in 1948 and reunite with Bing. Ken and his father, Bing Lee, opened their first Bing Lee store in Fairfield, New South Wales in 1957 as an electrical sales and repair store. Lee's first job at Bing Lee
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