Serge Pun (
Burmese: သိမ်းဝေ, Theim Wai;[2]Chinese: 潘繼澤;
pinyin: Pān Jìzé;[3] born 1953 in
Rangoon,
Burma) is a Burmese businessman of Burmese-Chinese descent. He is the founder of Serge Pun & Associates (Myanmar) Ltd., Serge Pun & Associates (Hong Kong) Ltd., First Myanmar Investment Co., Ltd. and FMI Air Ltd.[4] He is the chairman of
Serge Pun & Associates Group (SPA Group), a multinational real estate firm, and
Yoma Bank, a Burma-based bank.[5] Born in Burma, he migrated to
Beijing in 1965, 3 years following the coup d'état by
Ne Win and subsequent reprisals on foreign residents.[6] In 1973, he left China for
Hong Kong, where he began a career in real estate.[6] Pun returned to Burma in 1991 to establish SPA Myanmar, which is now one of Burma's largest conglomerates, spanning several sectors including automobile manufacturing, financial services, real estate development, technology, construction and healthcare.[6] Pun's brother, Martin Pun, is the vice chairman of SPA Group.[5]
Pun was ranked #38 in Singapore's Richest 50 in the August 2013 issue of Forbes Asia, with a net worth of USD $500 million.[7]