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'''Stan Shih''' ({{zh|t=施振榮|p=Shī Zhènróng}}; b. December 8, 1944 in Rokkō Town (鹿港街), Shōka District (彰化郡) of [[Taichū Prefecture]], [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese Taiwan]]) is founder, president, and chairman of [[Acer (company)|Acer Inc.]] In 1976, after receiving bachelor's and master's degrees in [[electronic engineering]] from [[National Chiao Tung University]], Shih founded Multitech with his wife [[Carolyn Yeh]] and five partners. Shih chaired Multitech through to 1987, when the company was renamed Acer, continuing as Acer chairman until his retirement in late 2004, having seen the company grow from a tiny start-up to a billion-dollar worldwide brand. Shih remained active in charity work during his retirement, including serving as a [[List of Chinese Taipei Representatives to APEC|special representative]] of President [[Chen Shui-bian]] to the [[APEC Australia 2007]]. In November 2013, Shih returned to Acer after being reinstated as president and chairman.<ref>http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-11-21/acer-founder-shih-returns-to-lead-laptop-maker-hit-by-tablet-era.html</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081115174657/http://global.acer.com/about/biographical.htm |date=November 15, 2008 |title=Biography of Stan Shih }}, Acer |
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* [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_28/b3891415.htm Stan Shih], Businessweek |
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* [http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_20/b3933021.htm Stan Shih on Taiwan and China], Businessweek |
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* [http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/03/25/BU214749.DTL&type=business Q&A: STAN SHIH OF ACER], San Francisco Chronicle |
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* [http://www.time.com/time/asia/2006/heroes/bl_shih.html Stan Shih], 60 Years of Asian Heroes, Time Asia |
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* [http://www.crn.com/it-channel/18832818 Stan Shih], CRN |
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Revision as of 10:26, 3 December 2016
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Stan Shih (Chinese: 施振榮; pinyin: Shī Zhènróng; b. December 8, 1944 in Rokkō Town (鹿港街), Shōka District (彰化郡) of Taichū Prefecture, Japanese Taiwan) is founder, president, and chairman of Acer Inc. In 1976, after receiving bachelor's and master's degrees in electronic engineering from National Chiao Tung University, Shih founded Multitech with his wife Carolyn Yeh and five partners. Shih chaired Multitech through to 1987, when the company was renamed Acer, continuing as Acer chairman until his retirement in late 2004, having seen the company grow from a tiny start-up to a billion-dollar worldwide brand. Shih remained active in charity work during his retirement, including serving as a special representative of President Chen Shui-bian to the APEC Australia 2007. In November 2013, Shih returned to Acer after being reinstated as president and chairman.[1]
References
External links
- Biography of Stan Shih at the Wayback Machine (archived November 15, 2008), Acer
- Stan Shih, Businessweek
- Stan Shih on Taiwan and China, Businessweek
- Q&A: STAN SHIH OF ACER, San Francisco Chronicle
- Stan Shih, 60 Years of Asian Heroes, Time Asia
- Stan Shih, CRN
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