Kao Ching-yuen
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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). He is the founder and was, until 2013,[1] the chairman of Uni-President, the largest food Taiwanese corporation, based in Tainan, which distributed products across Taiwan, mainland China and Southeast Asia. Kao began to serve as a workman in his teenage years. 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.
He established the Uni-President Corporation in 1967.[2]
In 2003 he was awarded a Management Medal by the Chinese Management Association.[3] Kao's death was confirmed by Uni-President on April 1, 2016, and a funeral was held the same the day.[4][5]
References
- ^ Chen, Kevin (2013-11-13). "Uni-President chairman Kao resigns". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ "Rockets and Toyota Center Announce Sponsorship Agreement with Uni-President Enterprises (China) Corporation". NBA Media Ventures. 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2011-01-07.
- ^ "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.
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