Cher Wang

Cher Wang
Wang at the World Economic Forum on 23 January 2008
Born (1958-09-14) 14 September 1958 (age 65)
Taipei, Taiwan
EducationUC Berkeley
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active1997–present
Employer(s)HTC, VIA Technologies
Known forContributions to HTC and VIA; creating a fairly early model of smart phones in 1997
SpouseChen Wen-Chi
Children2[1]
Parent(s)Wang Yung-ching
Jiao Yang
RelativesCherlin Wang

Cher Wang (Chinese: 王雪紅; pinyin: Wáng Xuěhóng; born 15 September 1958) is a Taiwanese entrepreneur. As co-founder and chairperson (since 2007[2]) of HTC Corporation and integrated chipset maker VIA Technologies, she is one of the most successful women in computer technology.[3] Wang's father was Wang Yung-ching,[4] founder of the plastics and petrochemicals conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group and one of the wealthiest individuals in Taiwan before his death in 2008.[5] As of 2014, she is listed as the 54th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.[6]

  1. ^ "Cher Wang". Forbes.
  2. ^ "Executive Profile: Cher Wang". Businessweek. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Most Influential Women in Technology 2011 – Cher Wang". FastCompany. 10 January 2011. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ^ Kovac, Matt (11 July 2005). "Taiwan's Priestess of The PDA". Business Week. Archived from the original on 20 September 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2008.
  5. ^ "Wang, Billionaire who led Formosa Plastic death at 91". The New york Times. 17 October 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  6. ^ "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women". Forbes. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2014.

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