Cher Wang

Cher Wang
Born	September 14, 1958 (1958-09-14) (age 53)
Nationality	Taiwanese
Ethnicity	Han
Citizenship	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Education	Berkeley，1981
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Years active	1997–now
Employer	HTC, VIA Technologies
Known for	Contributions to HTC and VIA; creating a fairly early model of smart phones in 1997
Home town	Taipei, Taiwan
Partner	Chen Wen-Chi, Chimu Lin
Parents	Wang Yung-ching Jiao Yang
Relatives	Cherlin Wang
Awards	Forbes 2010 billionaires

Cher Wang (traditional Chinese: 王雪紅; simplified Chinese: 王雪红; pinyin: Wáng Xuěhóng; September 14, 1958(1958-09-14)) is a Taiwanese entrepreneur. Wang is a co-founder and the chairperson of the HTC Corporation and VIA Technologies. Her father was Wang Yung-ching,^[1] who was one of the richest individuals in Taiwan. Her husband is Wen Chi Chen, the CEO of VIA Technologies.

She received her master's degree in economics^[2] from the University of California, Berkeley in 1981, then joined First International Computer (FIC) in 1982.^[3] Wang and others founded VIA in 1987 and HTC in 1997. In May 2011, the Forbes ranked her with Wen Chi Chen as the richest person in Taiwan, with a net worth of US$8.8 billion.^[4]

References

1. ^ Kovac, Matt (2005-07-11). "Taiwan's Priestess of The PDA". Business Week. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_28/b3942425.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-08. 
2. ^ Adams, Jonathan (2010-03-03). "Strain on HTC From Apple Suit Is Likely to Be Long-Term". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/04/technology/04htc.html?hpw. Retrieved 2010-03-03. 
3. ^ Holson, Laura (2008-10-26). "With Smartphones, Cher Wang Made Her Own Fortune". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/27/technology/companies/27wang.html. Retrieved 2008-10-29. 
4. ^ "Taiwan’s 40 Richest". Forbes. 2011-05-25. http://blogs.forbes.com/russellflannery/2011/05/25/taiwans-40-richest. Retrieved 2011-05-25. 

External links

• Companies, People, Ideas: Cher Dividend, Forbes.
• HTC Profile

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