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YY Group's Director of Southeast Asia Ken Teng Receives HAPA Hospitality Service Entrepreneur Award

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YY Group's Director of Southeast Asia Ken Teng Receives HAPA Hospitality Service Entrepreneur Award
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YY Group's Director of Southeast Asia Ken Teng Receives HAPA Hospitality Service Entrepreneur Award

2026-02-12 21:30 Last Updated At:21:45

Recognition Celebrates Excellence in Hospitality Service and Leadership in the Malaysian Market

SINGAPORE, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- YY Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: YYGH) ("YY Group" or the "Company"), a global leader in on-demand workforce solutions and integrated facilities management (IFM), is pleased to announce that Mr. Ken Teng, Director of Southeast Asia for YY Group, has been presented with the Hospitality Service Entrepreneur Award at the HAPA Awards for Excellence 2026. The HAPA Awards are a recognized benchmark for service excellence in Asia, celebrating individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding leadership and innovation within the hospitality sector.

The award recognizes Mr. Teng's role in transforming the Malaysian hospitality landscape through the YY Circle platform. By utilizing AI-driven staffing and digital solutions, he has effectively bridged the gap between hospitality providers and a flexible workforce, enhancing operational efficiency for businesses while creating significant economic opportunities for the local community.

"Receiving this recognition from HAPA is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire YY Circle team," said Mr. Ken Teng. "Our mission has always been to empower the hospitality sector through technology and high-quality service. This award motivates us to continue innovating and providing exceptional value to our partners and users as we redefine the standards of the gig economy in Malaysia."

This achievement highlights the growing influence of YY Group Holding Limited in the Southeast Asian market. As the company continues to scale its technology-driven human resources and hospitality services, this recognition from an industry authority like HAPA reinforces the group's commitment to setting high standards in service and operational excellence across its regional footprint.

About YY Group Holding Limited
YY Group Holding Limited (Nasdaq: YYGH) is a Singapore-headquartered, technology-enabled platform providing flexible, scalable workforce solutions and integrated facility management (IFM) services across Asia and beyond. The Group operates through two core verticals: on-demand staffing and IFM, delivering agile, reliable support to industries such as hospitality, logistics, retail, and healthcare.

Leveraging proprietary digital platforms and IoT-driven systems, YY Group enables clients to meet fluctuating labor demands and maintain high-performance environments. In addition to its core operations in Singapore and Malaysia, the Group maintains a growing presence in Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and the Middle East.

Listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, YY Group is committed to service excellence, operational innovation, and long-term value creation for clients and shareholders.

For more information on the Company, please visit https://yygroupholding.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the YY Group Holding Limited's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, (i) growth of the hospitality market (ii) capital and credit market volatility, (iii) local and global economic conditions, (iv) our anticipated growth strategies, (v) governmental approvals and regulations, and (vi) our future business development, results of operations and financial condition. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and YY Group Holding Limited undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

Investor Contact
Jason Phua Zhi Yong, Chief Financial Officer
YY Group
enquiries@yygroupholding.com

Recognition Celebrates Excellence in Hospitality Service and Leadership in the Malaysian Market

SINGAPORE, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- YY Group Holding Limited (NASDAQ: YYGH) ("YY Group" or the "Company"), a global leader in on-demand workforce solutions and integrated facilities management (IFM), is pleased to announce that Mr. Ken Teng, Director of Southeast Asia for YY Group, has been presented with the Hospitality Service Entrepreneur Award at the HAPA Awards for Excellence 2026. The HAPA Awards are a recognized benchmark for service excellence in Asia, celebrating individuals and organizations that demonstrate outstanding leadership and innovation within the hospitality sector.

The award recognizes Mr. Teng's role in transforming the Malaysian hospitality landscape through the YY Circle platform. By utilizing AI-driven staffing and digital solutions, he has effectively bridged the gap between hospitality providers and a flexible workforce, enhancing operational efficiency for businesses while creating significant economic opportunities for the local community.

"Receiving this recognition from HAPA is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the entire YY Circle team," said Mr. Ken Teng. "Our mission has always been to empower the hospitality sector through technology and high-quality service. This award motivates us to continue innovating and providing exceptional value to our partners and users as we redefine the standards of the gig economy in Malaysia."

This achievement highlights the growing influence of YY Group Holding Limited in the Southeast Asian market. As the company continues to scale its technology-driven human resources and hospitality services, this recognition from an industry authority like HAPA reinforces the group's commitment to setting high standards in service and operational excellence across its regional footprint.

About YY Group Holding Limited
YY Group Holding Limited (Nasdaq: YYGH) is a Singapore-headquartered, technology-enabled platform providing flexible, scalable workforce solutions and integrated facility management (IFM) services across Asia and beyond. The Group operates through two core verticals: on-demand staffing and IFM, delivering agile, reliable support to industries such as hospitality, logistics, retail, and healthcare.

Leveraging proprietary digital platforms and IoT-driven systems, YY Group enables clients to meet fluctuating labor demands and maintain high-performance environments. In addition to its core operations in Singapore and Malaysia, the Group maintains a growing presence in Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and the Middle East.

Listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market, YY Group is committed to service excellence, operational innovation, and long-term value creation for clients and shareholders.

For more information on the Company, please visit https://yygroupholding.com/.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the YY Group Holding Limited's beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and a number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. These factors include, but are not limited to, (i) growth of the hospitality market (ii) capital and credit market volatility, (iii) local and global economic conditions, (iv) our anticipated growth strategies, (v) governmental approvals and regulations, and (vi) our future business development, results of operations and financial condition. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "target," "aim," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "potential," "continue," "is/are likely to" or other similar expressions. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release, and YY Group Holding Limited undertakes no duty to update such information, except as required under applicable law.

Investor Contact
Jason Phua Zhi Yong, Chief Financial Officer
YY Group
enquiries@yygroupholding.com

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YY Group's Director of Southeast Asia Ken Teng Receives HAPA Hospitality Service Entrepreneur Award

YY Group's Director of Southeast Asia Ken Teng Receives HAPA Hospitality Service Entrepreneur Award

DUBLIN, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, today announced the appointment of Joe Peiser as CEO of Risk Capital. 

In this role, Peiser will lead Aon's Risk Capital capabilities across Commercial Risk and Reinsurance Solutions. Peiser will continue to report to Andy Marcell, CEO of Global Solutions for Aon. A search for the role of CEO of Commercial Risk is underway.

Peiser's appointment reflects Aon's broader strategy to strengthen how the firm helps clients navigate increasing volatility by connecting risk with the most efficient forms of capital. Peiser's enhanced leadership role will accelerate Aon's work to deliver solutions that draw on the firm's market access, analytics and advisory capabilities across Risk Capital.

"Aon's Risk Capital capabilities are essential to how we help clients navigate an increasingly complex risk environment," said Marcell. "Joe's deep industry experience, proven leadership and the trust he's earned from clients globally make him a natural fit for the role. His appointment reflects the continued momentum of our Aon United strategy as we expand our capabilities to serve evolving client needs."

The appointment builds on the firm's ongoing commitment to enhance and execute Aon's Risk Capital strategy which is designed to help clients make better-informed decisions by accessing the most optimal forms of capital through:

  • Capital distribution across insurance, reinsurance, captives, parametric, ILS and alternative capital markets
  • Advanced analytics and modeling to quantify choices and optimize total cost of risk
  • Advisory expansion to support clients with structuring, capital management and emerging risks
  • Innovation across new risk-transfer instruments, digital trading and market‑making capabilities

Peiser has more than 30 years of industry experience spanning broking leadership, risk consulting, client advisory roles and executive positions across North America, the UK and Bermuda. He has led transformation programs at scale, including modernizing broking platforms and advancing analytics‑enabled solutions for clients.

Peiser first joined Aon in 2021 as Commercial Risk Leader for North America before being appointed to Global CEO of Commercial Risk in 2023. In his new Risk Capital role, Peiser will work closely with solution line and regional leaders as well as Aon Business Services to accelerate the delivery of  impactful end to end solutions, ensuring clients benefit from a more connected, analytics‑enabled capital ecosystem.

"I'm honored to step into this Risk Capital role at such a pivotal time for our clients and our firm," said Peiser. "Organizations are facing unprecedented complexity, and Aon's ability to seamlessly connect expertise, analytics and diverse pools of capital is a true differentiator. I'm excited to work with colleagues across all of our capabilities to deliver solutions that help clients make better decisions and create value."

About Aon
Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Through actionable analytic insight, globally integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital expertise, and locally relevant solutions, our colleagues provide clients in over 120 countries with the clarity and confidence to make better risk and people decisions that help protect and grow their businesses.

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Aon Appoints Joe Peiser as CEO of Risk Capital

Aon Appoints Joe Peiser as CEO of Risk Capital

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