Optical entrepreneur, company director and community leader. General Manager, GF Eyewear · Director, WTHT Metal Sdn. Bhd. Twenty years building businesses across Penang — and giving a good part of it back.
We are not simply selling frames and lenses. We are helping people see more clearly.
For more than 20 years I have worked in the optical industry, building businesses around one simple belief — eyewear is not only about how people look, but also about how they see, live and experience the world.
Today I am involved in the development and management of several optical businesses — GF Optical, TOP EYE Optical, STAR OPTIC and GG OPTIC — with a growing network of 12 branches and a team of around 40 people.
My role goes beyond managing stores. It runs across business strategy and operations, team development, brand partnerships, customer experience, and the continuous growth of our optical retail network.
My business interests also extend beyond optical retail. I serve as a Director of WTHT Metal Sdn. Bhd., a Penang industrial company working in machine and equipment trading, factory dismantling and metal trading — a very different industry, but the same discipline of building a team, earning trust and delivering on what you promise.
Because our business is fundamentally connected to vision and eye care, community service has become a natural part of what we do — through eye-care programmes, CSR initiatives and eyewear sponsorships that reach people with limited access to proper eyewear.
A network built store by store across Penang — each brand serving a different community, all held to the same promise of honest advice, professional fitting and accessible pricing.
The flagship. High-street optical retail with a strong value proposition and full in-store lens lab services.
Neighbourhood eyecare with a professional edge — eye testing, kids' lenses and everyday frames.
Mall-format optical — designer and lifestyle eyewear, from Ray-Ban and Oakley to Coach and Vogue.
The newest addition to the group, extending the network into fresh catchments across the state.
Eyewear brands
Lens technology
International eyewear, lens and optical partners we work with.
An end-to-end optical business: professional eye care, eyewear retail, in-house lens processing, premium brands and community optical services — not only a shop, but most of the optical journey.
Professional vision assessment, eye screening and personalised consultation. Our optical teams recommend suitable lens solutions and help customers choose eyewear around their prescription, lifestyle, comfort and visual needs.
A more personal journey — from understanding your vision needs to finding the eyewear that fits them.
In-house lens processing gives us control over quality, accuracy and turnaround. Our own optical lab prepares prescription lenses within our ecosystem — from lens selection and cutting to fitting and final preparation.
Tighter coordination between store and lab, and real control over the lens-making process.
Access to international eyewear brands, optical products and lens technologies — Ray-Ban, Oakley, Lee Cooper, Luxottica, Essilor, HOYA, KODAK and BBGR among them.
More choice across fashion, lifestyle, prescription needs and lens technology — everyday eyewear through to premium brands.
We understand the customer's vision needs, lifestyle, preferences and budget before recommending anything.
Refraction, prescription requirements, and the right lens type, material, index and coating.
Lenses are processed through our lab, fitted into the chosen frame and checked before collection.
Fitting adjustments, servicing and ongoing optical support long after the glasses are collected.
Not everyone will walk into an optical shop. So the business also runs community eye-care programmes, outdoor vision activities and mobile optical setups — bringing selected optical services directly to community events, organisations, workplaces and outdoor programmes.
Store → Lab → Brand → Community
Face-to-face customer experience and professional optical services.
In-house lens processing and prescription eyewear preparation.
Access to premium eyewear brands, lenses and optical technologies.
Outdoor programmes, community eye care and mobile optical setups.
From Econsave Bukit Mertajam to Penang Sentral — storefronts built for walk-in eye tests, same-day lenses and a wall of frames at a price people can actually say yes to.
Alongside the optical group, I serve as a Director of WTHT Metal Sdn. Bhd. — a Penang industrial company in machine and equipment trading, factory dismantling, and material and product trading and analysis.
Buying and selling new and used machinery, equipment and instruments — sourced, appraised and moved.
Machinery repair, on-site dismantling and refurbishment — including full factory disassembly projects.
Metal goods and materials — iron and steel, aluminium, copper, lead and related products, with market analysis behind every trade.
An in-house transportation team supporting the delivery and movement of goods.
On-site dismantling of factories and machinery, handled end to end.
Personalised on-site appraisal and transparent project bidding for accurate, fair pricing.
The team has grown from 13 workers to 50 since 2020, across machinery, process improvement, and ferrous and non-ferrous metal trading and analysis.
Department of Environment licences issued under the Environmental Quality Act 1974 for scheduled waste and e-waste handling.
No. 5, Lorong Industri Ringan 5,
Kawasan Industri Ringan Juru,
14100 Simpang Ampat, Pulau Pinang
Tel / Fax 04-5040026
Mobile 016-4939808
GF Eyewear sponsored 100 pairs of spectacles for senior citizens, school students and children in special education in Bukit Mertajam — a welfare drive organised with Kelab Wanita Muda Bukit Mertajam and the Bukit Mertajam Parliamentary Constituency Service Centre, held at the Seberang Perai Tengah District Office Hall.
Clear vision is essential for learning and a better quality of life.
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Beyond the optical industry, I am honoured to serve as Chairman of the Board of Visitors of Hospital Bukit Mertajam — connecting the hospital with the community, and supporting efforts to enhance patient welfare and healthcare services.
The role means working closely with hospital management, healthcare professionals, community organisations and other stakeholders, particularly on community engagement, patient welfare and hospital development.
Tzu Chi donates medical equipment to Hospital Bukit Mertajam
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Democratic Action Party (DAP), Penang
As Chairman of MPKK Cawangan Taman Impian, I work with residents, community representatives and relevant stakeholders to understand the needs and concerns of the local community — and to connect those needs with the right organisations and channels.
Community leadership, to me, is about being present and listening. It complements the work in the optical industry and the healthcare initiatives: whether through business, community programmes or public service, meaningful leadership begins with understanding the people around us.
Business and community are not two separate responsibilities. A successful business should be able to grow while creating value for the people around it.
Develop the people, systems, brands and customer experiences that let the business grow sustainably — not just this quarter, but over decades.
Work with business partners, suppliers, professionals and community organisations to create real opportunities for collaboration.
Use our experience, resources and position in the optical industry to make eye care and better vision more accessible to the community.
For business partnerships, community programmes, eyewear sponsorships or a conversation about eye care in Penang.