Dynamic hotelier and restaurateur, Loh Lik Peng was born in Dublin, Ireland on May 4, 1972 to Singapore parents who were practicing medicine there at the time. He attended Law school in England, University of Sheffield and Postgraduate at London School of Economics followed by bar exams in London before returning to Singapore in 1997. Loh became a corporate litigator upon his return before leaving the profession to step into the hospitality industry. Since then, Loh has started ventures across Singapore, Shanghai, London and Sydney under the Unlisted Collection:
Loh is a member of Singapore Tourism Board’s (STB) Tourism Consultative Council. In 2004, the Singapore Tourism Board awarded Loh with the “New Tourism Entrepreneur Award” for his work in transforming a simple shop house into Hotel 1929. He was once again awarded the “Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year” award at the Singapore Experience Awards 2011, the most prestigious awards platform in Singapore’s tourism industry. In 2016, he was awarded World Gourmet Summit’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” which recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in the food and beverage industry.
Loh served as a Chairman for Singapore Philatelic Museum (SPM) during the period from 2012 to 2016, Director for Mercy Relief (MR) during the period from 2014 to 2017 and Chairman for Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) and The Peranakan Museum (TPM) from 2016 to 2021, member of Singapore Hotel Association (SHA) Board from 2007 to 2018 and 1st Vice President of SHA from 2017 to 2018.
Currently, he is the Chairman for Singapore Cruise Centre Pte Ltd (SCCPL), Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Centre (SHATEC) and School of Arts Singapore (SOTA). Loh is also the Deputy Chairman of Singapore Land Authority (SLA) as well holds the Directorship for National Heritage Board (NHB), National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre (NVPC) and Singapore Land Authority (SLA). He is also serving with the Urban Redevelopment Authority, Singapore (URA) as a Conservation Advisory Panel.