A pril Goh is a Singaporean billionaire heiress and a key beneficiary of the Nippon Paint fortune. She is the granddaughter of Goh Cheng Liang, the founder of Wuthelam Holdings, which controls a majority stake in Nippon Paint Holdings, one of the world's largest paint manufacturers. In a strategic wealth transfer in 2025, her grandfather passed a significant portion of the family's assets directly to his grandchildren, bypassing the second generation.
April received the largest individual stake among the grandchildren, valued at approximately $3.4 billion. She is an academic and fellow at Columbia University's China Center for Social Policy, with a research focus on gender-based violence. Unlike many of her peers in ultra-wealthy families, she has pursued a career in academia and social policy rather than joining the family business directly.
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April Goh is a Singaporean businesswoman and a key member of the Goh family, one of the wealthiest dynasties in Asia. She is a granddaughter of the late Goh Cheng Liang, the legendary founder of Wuthelam Group and the architect of the family's dominant stake in Nippon Paint Holdings.
Growing up within a family known for its extreme privacy and strategic business acumen, April has been involved in managing the family’s vast diversified portfolio. She draws her primary wealth from the family's controlling interests in the paints and coatings industry.
April Goh’s professional career is defined by her role in the governance of the Goh family's global interests. Her grandfather established the multi-billion dollar partnership with Japan’s Nippon Paint in 1962, a venture that April’s father, Hup Jin, significantly expanded into a $12 billion controlling stake by 2021.
Her structural contribution is tied to the management of Wuthelam Holdings, which has diversified beyond paints into real estate, agriculture, and consulting. The family notably developed landmark properties like Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Liang Court in Singapore.
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Grandfather Goh Cheng Liang partners with Nippon Paint.
Wuthelam Holdings is founded as the family's primary investment vehicle.
Her father, Hup Jin, secures a majority $12 billion stake in Nippon Paint.
Passing of the patriarch Goh Cheng Liang, initiating a major generational wealth transfer.
April Goh’s wealth is concentrated in the family’s multi-billion dollar holdings in the global chemical and coatings market.
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