Our condolences to Mr Sim's family 😔
Sim founded Creative Technology in 1981 and has been its chairman and chief executive since inception. The company became famous for its Sound Blaster sound cards, which was launched in 1989. It had sold 400 million units as of 2019, according toFollowing Sim's passing, the board of Creative has, for a transition period, appointed lead independent non-executive director Lee Kheng Nam as acting chairman, and Ng Kai Wa, its independent non-executive director as acting vice-chairman.
The board has also appointed Song Siow Hui, the president of the company's Creative Labs Business Unit as its interim CEO. "I have known and worked with Mr Sim for over 30 years. This is a sad and sudden development and we feel a great loss especially since Mr Sim and I recently had extensive discussions on the future direction of the company," said Song.
"The best thing to do now is to ensure the continued smooth running of the company, and also to execute and realise the vision and strategy that Mr Sim had for the company."
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