Dr. Richard Wong left Nylex (Malaysia) Berhad, part of the London based worldwide BTR group at the end of June 1994 as Managing Director/Group Chief Executive after 18 years with the Group to start the CEO development and education service. He founded Vistage Malaysia (formerly known as TEC Asia Centre) which has license to the internationally known Vistage process that helps CEOs proactively manage change and stay ahead of the competition through sharing ideas, expertise and personal experience with other successful CEOs.

Besides being a Vistage accredited Master Chair, he also does selective coaching and strategic annual retreats for large and SME Companies. He was awarded by Vistage International, USA the ‘DON COPE Chair Award 2017 (the best award a Chair can ever be awarded from over 1,000 Chairs globally) in January 2018. He led his Vistage VCE-16 members to hike successfully to the Everest Base Camp in April 2018 to challenge each other to go beyond their current horizons. Many became better version of themselves after the hike. In mid-2019, he and some of VCE-16 members chartered a small ship to sail in the Arctic (North Pole) to experience nature at its best, watching polar bears, reindeers, seals and walrus at close quarters plus sighting whales during the expedition.

Despite his busy schedules, Dr. Richard finds time for reading, hiking, qigong and occasional golf.