Mr. Lee’s career began in 1991, when he was employed as the Site Engineer of a prominent public-listed company. Two years later, he would
surrender his well-paying job to make a drastic career change - taking the reins as the Manager of Makmur Malaya Sdn Bhd - a food business company that was struggling financially at the time. He would then single- handedly build the company into Malaysia’s leading importer of canned food and general foodstuff.

He yearned for more avenues to flex his entrepreneurial muscle, but little did Mr Lee know that a casual tea session in 1996 between a few friends would lead to the incorporation of Polyon Enterprise (K.L.) Sdn. Bhd. Originally envisioned as a trading house for disposable food packaging, Polyon was a new player in the industry that lacked experience and expertise, and Mr Lee had anticipated that his entrepreneurial journey would not be a smooth sailing one.

As fate would have it, a major hurdle was just around the corner. The Financial Crisis of 1997 would sweep through Asia, wreaking havoc on
businesses and livelihoods alike. Polyon ended up incurring hundreds of thousands of Ringgits in losses. In the face of such an uphill challenge, any rational businessman would cut their losses and wind up the business; but Mr Lee’s never-say-die attitude was determined to turn things around.

With the dust of the financial crisis still settling, Mr Lee made two bold but strategic decisions. At a time when others were scrambling to liquidate their assets, he purchased an industrial warehouse as he believed that a rented premise could never cope with the scale of business that he envisioned. And while other companies were cutting down on their headcount, he embarked on an aggressive headhunting spree, hiring working comrades with the right skillsets and mindset. Since then, Polyon has continued to achieve milestone after milestone.

In 2012, Polyon penetrated the airline catering industry by winning a contract from a well-known inflight catering service provider in Malaysia. In 2023, Polyon is scheduled to move into its new headquarters, a massive warehouse facility that spans 1.88 acres.

Reminiscing on Polyon’s journey, Mr Lee jests that the company was built on a series of unfortunate events and coincidences; but it was his perseverance, persistence and professionalism that ultimately steered the company to the success it has achieved today.