From the Editor
  • Pierre Chen chairs Yageo, an electronics-component maker whose parts are found in everything from mobile phones to tablet PCs to cars.
  • Chen started Yageo in 1977 and took the company public 16 years later.
  • An avid art buyer, he has works by Gerhard Richter, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol and Francis Bacon.
  • His mountain home has spectacular views of Taipei.
  • In 2021 Yageo formed joint venture Xsemi with Taiwan's Hon Hai, a world-leading contract electronics manufacturer, to develop semiconductor components.
Wealth History
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Personal Stats
Age
69
Source of Wealth
Electronics, Self Made
Residence
Taipei, Taiwan
Citizenship
Taiwan
Marital Status
Divorced
Children
3
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, National Cheng Kung University
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