PAY SNAPSHOTSConfirmed winners vs latest disclosure
Watch full timeline →CEO PAY · MALAYSIA
Who was paid the most — and in which year?
Highest-paid CEO snapshots kept separate from ordinary company disclosures so the ranking stays comparable.
THE NUMBER BEHIND THE HEADLINE
RM183.07m is the peak confirmed #1 snapshot in this reviewed series.
Confirmed national/highest-paid snapshots stop at 2020. The 2021–2025 figures below are exact company disclosures, but PulseKita does not label them Malaysia's #1 without a comparable cross-company review.
CONFIRMED HIGHEST-PAID SNAPSHOTS
Years where a cross-company source names the winner.
2020Highest-paid snapshot
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
RM38.51mGenting Malaysia Bhd
The Edge review of 30 major listed-company CEOsPublic Bank CEO Tay Ah Lek was next at RM38.09m in the same review.The Edge Malaysia ↗2019Highest-paid snapshot
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
RM50.70mGenting Bhd
The Edge review of 30 major listed-company CEOsThe same review states Lim held the top spot in 2019. Genting Malaysia paid RM48.11m in the same year.The Edge Malaysia ↗2018Highest-paid snapshot
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
RM183.07mGenting Bhd
The Edge FY2018 Bursa-listed CEO compensation rankingThe Edge Malaysia ↗2017Highest-paid snapshot
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
RM168mGenting Bhd
The Edge review of Bursa-listed company CEO compensationThe review defined CEO broadly as the highest-paid person on the board for its 2017 comparison.The Edge Malaysia ↗CROSS-COMPANY COMPARISONS
How the pay gap looked in the years we can verify.
2017Highest-paid leaders in The Edge's Bursa CEO reviewBursa Malaysia-listed company CEO compensation review
The Edge Malaysia ↗Selected disclosed examples from the cited review, sorted by pay — not a reconstructed complete top-3.
2018Selected CEOs from The Edge's Top 40 reviewTop 40 highest-paid CEOs of Bursa-listed companies
The Edge Malaysia ↗Selected disclosed examples from the cited review, sorted by pay — not a reconstructed complete top-5.
2020Selected major-company CEO pay disclosed in The Edge reviewMajor listed-company remuneration review; selected named examples
The Edge Malaysia ↗Selected disclosed examples from the cited review, sorted by pay — not a reconstructed complete top-10.
2022 PUBLISHED RANKING
Useful secondary top-10 list, but a different methodology.
This secondary ranking combines Lim Kok Thay's remuneration from Genting Bhd and Genting Malaysia, so it is not directly comparable with PulseKita's preferred company-level ranking basis.
#1Tan Sri Lim Kok ThayGenting Bhd + Genting Malaysia BhdRM200.912m
#3Tan Sri Tay Ah LekPublic Bank / Public MutualRM38.093m
#4Dr Kelvin Loh Chi-KeonIHH Healthcare BhdRM20.234m
#5Domenic FudaHong Leong Bank BhdRM14.561m
#6Dato' Lee Yeow ChorIOI GroupRM13.453m
#7Kuan Kam HonHartalega Holdings BhdRM13.056m
#8Tan Kong KhoonHong Leong Financial Group / Hong Leong BankRM9.925m
#9Datuk Abdul Farid AliasMaybank GroupRM7.922m
#10Dato' Jeffri Salim DavidsonSime Darby BhdRM7.276m
PAY VS COMPANY SCALE · 2021–2025
Watch ratio timeline →What changed when revenue recovered?
2021annual report
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
Genting Malaysia Bhd
CEO payRM47.80m
Group revenueRM4.2b
Net profit / loss−RM0.95b
Pay / revenue1.150%
Pay / employee benefits3.43%
2022annual report
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
Genting Malaysia Bhd
CEO payRM58.816m
Group revenueRM8.6b
Net profit / loss−RM0.52b
Pay / revenue0.684%
Pay / employee benefits3.06%
2023annual report
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
Genting Malaysia Bhd
CEO payRM47.516m
Group revenueRM10.2b
Net profit / lossRM0.44b
Pay / revenue0.466%
Pay / employee benefits2.08%
2024annual report
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
Genting Malaysia Bhd
CEO payRM51.888m
Group revenueRM10.9b
Net profit / lossRM0.25b
Pay / revenue0.476%
Pay / employee benefits2.05%
2025rounded financial snapshot
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay
Genting Malaysia Bhd
CEO payRM54.703m
Group revenueRM11.9b
Net profit / lossRM0.70b
Pay / revenue0.460%
Pay / employee benefits—
Why not use “pay as % of profit” as the main ratio?
Genting Malaysia recorded losses in 2021 and 2022, so a profit ratio would flip sign and become difficult to interpret. Revenue gives a continuous scale measure; employee benefits add a workforce-cost comparison where the annual report discloses it.
RECENT VERIFIED DISCLOSURES
Exact annual-report pay, without pretending it is already Malaysia's #1.
| Year | Name | Company | Role | Company pay | Group pay | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay | Genting Malaysia Bhd | Deputy Chairman & Chief Executive | RM54.703m | RM54.816m | National rank under review |
| 2024 | Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay | Genting Malaysia Bhd | Deputy Chairman & Chief Executive | RM51.888m | RM52.005m | National rank under review |
| 2023 | Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay | Genting Bhd | Chairman & Chief Executive | RM47.879m | RM113.786m | National rank under review |
| 2022 | Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay | Genting Malaysia Bhd | Deputy Chairman & Chief Executive | RM58.816m | RM58.925m | National rank under review |
| 2021 | Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay | Genting Malaysia Bhd | Deputy Chairman & Chief Executive | RM47.80m | RM47.914m | National rank under review |
Genting Malaysia Bhd
Genting Bhd separately disclosed RM34.286m at company level and RM100.213m at group level for Lim in 2021.
Genting Malaysia Annual Report 2021 ↗Genting Malaysia Bhd
Genting Bhd separately disclosed RM40.412m at company level and RM128.791m at group level for Lim in 2022.
Genting Malaysia Annual Report 2022 ↗Genting Bhd
Genting's governance report says company-level remuneration is the more appropriate comparison because group figures aggregate listed subsidiaries.
Genting Integrated Annual Report 2023 ↗Genting Malaysia Bhd
Genting Bhd separately disclosed RM51.523m at company level and RM117.222m at group level for Lim in 2024.
Genting Malaysia Integrated Annual Report 2024 ↗Genting Malaysia Bhd
Lim ceased to be Genting Bhd chief executive on 1 March 2025 but remained chief executive of Genting Malaysia.
Genting Malaysia Integrated Annual Report 2025 ↗HOW TO READ CEO PAY
One person can have several very different “pay” numbers.
Company-level total remuneration for the named chief executive, unless a cross-company source defines a different consistent basis.
Do not mix company-level, group-level and combined multi-company pay in one ranking. Group totals can aggregate remuneration from listed subsidiaries and may double count the same person across entities.
Confirmed national/highest-paid snapshots currently cover 2017-2020. Recent 2021-2025 figures are exact company disclosures but national ranking is still under review.