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He established the [[Uni-President Corporation]] in 1967 and served as company chairman until 2013.<ref name="ttobit"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Chen |first=Kevin | url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2013/11/13/2003576725 | title = Uni-President chairman Kao resigns | accessdate = 2015-11-17 | date = 2013-11-13 | work= Taipei Times}}</ref> |
He established the [[Uni-President Corporation]] in 1967 and served as company chairman until 2013.<ref name="ttobit"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Chen |first=Kevin | url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2013/11/13/2003576725 | title = Uni-President chairman Kao resigns | accessdate = 2015-11-17 | date = 2013-11-13 | work= Taipei Times}}</ref> |
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In 2003 he was awarded a Management Medal by the Chinese Management Association.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.management.org.tw/eng/about_5.php | title = Management Medal | accessdate = 2011-01-07 | date = 2009 | publisher = Chinese Management Association}}</ref> Kao's death was confirmed by Uni-President on April 1, 2016, and a funeral was held the same |
In 2003 he was awarded a Management Medal by the Chinese Management Association.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.management.org.tw/eng/about_5.php | title = Management Medal | accessdate = 2011-01-07 | date = 2009 | publisher = Chinese Management Association}}</ref> Kao's death was confirmed by Uni-President on April 1, 2016, and a funeral was held the same day.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tien|first1=Yu-pin|title=Kao Chin-yen, founder of Uni-president Corporation, dies|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201604010004.aspx|accessdate=1 April 2016|agency=Central News Agency|date=1 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Yang|first1=Sz-rue|last2=Tien|first2=Yu-pin|last3=Hsu|first3=Elizabeth|title=Low-key funeral held for Uni-President founder|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201604010009.aspx|accessdate=1 April 2016|agency=Central News Agency|date=1 April 2016}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 17:44, 1 April 2016
Template:Chinese name Kao Ching-yuen (Chinese: 高清愿; pinyin: Gāo Qīngyuàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko Chheng-gōan; May 24, 1929 – March 2016) was a Taiwanese businessman. Kao was born to a poor family in Gakkō Village, Hokumon District, Tainan Prefecture, Japanese-era Taiwan (modern-day Xuejia, Tainan). Kao began working upon graduating from elementary school. He got into Taiwan Spinning (台南紡織), a textile processing company in 1954, and became a manager later. Kao left Taiwan Spinning in 1966.[1][2]
He established the Uni-President Corporation in 1967 and served as company chairman until 2013.[2][3]
In 2003 he was awarded a Management Medal by the Chinese Management Association.[4] Kao's death was confirmed by Uni-President on April 1, 2016, and a funeral was held the same day.[5][6]
References
- ^ Thain, Greg; Bradley, John (2014). FMCG: The Power of Fast-Moving Consumer Goods. First Edition Design. p. 483. ISBN 9781622876471.
- ^ a b Chen, Ted (2 April 2016). "Uni-President confirms death of founder Kao". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Chen, Kevin (2013-11-13). "Uni-President chairman Kao resigns". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ "Management Medal". Chinese Management Association. 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ Tien, Yu-pin (1 April 2016). "Kao Chin-yen, founder of Uni-president Corporation, dies". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Yang, Sz-rue; Tien, Yu-pin; Hsu, Elizabeth (1 April 2016). "Low-key funeral held for Uni-President founder". Central News Agency. Retrieved 1 April 2016.