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K.C. Liu

Taiwan 72 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Manufacturing
Industry
Technology
Residence
Taipei
Education
National Chiao Tung University (Bachelor of Engineering)
Marital Status
Married
Children
2

Assets

  • Advantech Co Ltd
    127,275,000 shares @ -
    -
    2395-TW

Biography

Liu Ko-chen, also known as K.C. Liu, is the chairman of Advantech, a supplier of industrial computing devices and software.

Liu cofounded Advantech in 1983 at age 29 with two colleagues from HP Taiwan.

Advantech is the world's largest industrial PC maker with a 41% market share.

Liu's sons, Wesley and Tony, sit on the board.

About

An avid reader of management books, Liu enjoys sharing books with staff, including Built to Last and Blue Ocean Strategy.

Before Advantech he was an R&D engineer and later a sales engineer for HP Taiwan in the Instrument Department.