Terry Gou

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Gou (郭).
Terry Gou
Gou while meeting with the United States Ambassador to China in December 2017
Born
Guo Tai-ming

(1950-10-18) 18 October 1950 (age 75)
Banqiao, New Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation(s)Founder and Chairman of Foxconn
Years active1974–present
Political partyKuomintang
Children5

Terry Gou (Chinese: 郭台銘; pinyin: Guō Táimíng; born 18 October 1950) is a Taiwanese businessman. He is the founder and chairman of Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics, where it employs 1.2 million people and is its largest private employer and exporter.

On 17 April 2019, Gou announced his plans to run for President in the Kuomintang primary for the 2020 presidential election. He lost the Kuomintang nomination to Han Kuo-yu on 15 July 2019. He is thinking of running for President under an Independent bid.

References

  1. ↑ "Terry Gou". Time. 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Apple Investigating Foxconn's Steps to Deal With Suicides , The Wall Street Journal, 26 May 2010
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Taiwan Foxconn founder to consider independen..." Taiwan News. Retrieved 2019-07-15.