Terry Gou
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gou (郭).
Terry Gou | |
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 Gou while meeting with the United States Ambassador to China in December 2017 | |
| Born | Guo Tai-ming 8 October 1950 Banqiao, New Taipei, Taiwan |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and Chairman of Foxconn |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Children | 5 |
Terry Gou (Chinese: 郭台銘; pinyin: Guō Táimíng; born 8 October 1950) is a Taiwanese businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Foxconn,[2] the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics, where it employs 1.2 million people and is its largest private employer and exporter.[3]
On 17 April 2019, Gou announced his plans to run for President in the Kuomintang primary for the 2020 presidential election.[4] He lost the Kuomintang nomination to Han Kuo-yu on 15 July 2019. He is thinking of running for President under an Independent bid.[5]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Terry Guo".
- ↑ "Terry Gou". Time. 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ↑ Apple Investigating Foxconn's Steps to Deal With Suicides , The Wall Street Journal, 26 May 2010
- ↑ "快訊／郭台銘宣布：投入2020國民黨總統初選 不接受徵召" (in Chinese). ettoday.net. 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ "Taiwan Foxconn founder to consider independen..." Taiwan News. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
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