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Pierre Chen

Taiwan 69 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth: Electronics
Industry: Technology
Residence: Taipei
Education: National Cheng Kung University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Marital Status: Divorced
Children: 3

Assets

Tong Hsing Electronics Industries

15,100,000 shares @ -

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6271-TW
Yageo

734,576,000 shares @ -

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2327-TW
Yageo

0 shares @ -

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2327-TW

Biography

Pierre Chen chairs Yageo, an electronics-component maker whose parts are found in everything from mobile phones to tablet PCs to cars.

Chen started Yageo in 1977 and took the company public 16 years later.

An avid art buyer, he has works by Gerhard Richter, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol and Francis Bacon.

In 2021 Yageo formed joint venture Xsemi with Taiwan's Hon Hai, better known as Foxconn, a world-leading contract electronics manufacturer, to develop semiconductor components.

In January 2026, Yageo fully acquired Japan's thermistor manufacturer Shibaura Electronics for roughly $700 million.

About

His mountain home has spectacular views of Taipei.