Who owns BONIA?
BONIA is owned by Bonia Corporation (Malaysia, BURSA: 9288).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Bonia Corporation Berhad: History. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Bonia Corporation Berhad reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Origin
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Founded
- 1974 by Chiang Sang Sem
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Accessories & footwear › Handbags & accessories
- Parent ticker
- BURSA: 9288
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About BONIA
BONIA is the original brand of Bonia Corporation, started by founder Chiang Sang Sem in 1974 and named from the sculptor Giambologna. The company describes it as a lifestyle luxury brand of bags, accessories, footwear, watches and eyewear. Its history page says it entered Malaysian department stores in 1978, opened a Singapore boutique in 1979 and a Kuala Lumpur boutique in 1988.
Ownership timeline of BONIA
- Current owner Bonia Corporation [1] reported
Where BONIA sits in Bonia Corporation
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Bonia Corporation ownership tree →
See the full Bonia Corporation brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Bonia Corporation
Bonia Corporation controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in apparel, footwear & accessories.
Also in apparel, footwear & accessories
Other brands in handbags & accessories, and who owns them
The 17 brands in handbags & accessories on Brandtree belong to 6 owners. The largest is Samsonite Group, with 8; Bonia Corporation has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| American Tourister | Samsonite Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Coach | Tapestry | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Michael Kors | Capri Holdings | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Fossil | Fossil Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Vera Bradley | Vera Bradley, Inc. | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Gregory | Samsonite Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| Hartmann | Samsonite Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| High Sierra | Samsonite Group | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
About the owner: Bonia Corporation
Bonia Corporation is a publicly listed company headquartered in Malaysia, founded in 1974. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as BURSA: 9288.
Bonia Corporation Berhad is a Malaysian leather goods, footwear and accessories group that began in 1974 with the BONIA brand and was listed on the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange in 1994. Its brands page also shows licensed brands that it operates in Malaysia and Singapore (Valentino Rudy, Santa Barbara Polo and Racquet Club, Mossimo, Starter Black Label); they are not recorded here because their licensors are not in the dataset.
Bonia Corporation: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇲🇾 BONIA and other Malaysian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 71 brands that began in Malaysia. 11 of them (15%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; BONIA is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of BONIA?
The parent company of BONIA is Bonia Corporation, a publicly listed company headquartered in Malaysia.
Is BONIA Malaysian?
Yes. BONIA originated in Malaysia in 1974 and its owner, Bonia Corporation, is also headquartered in Malaysia.
Is BONIA still owned by Bonia Corporation?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, BONIA is still owned by Bonia Corporation. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Bonia Corporation Berhad: History — Bonia Corporation Berhad, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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