Samuel Yin
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Samuel Yin

Taiwan 75 years old

Overview

Source of Wealth
Retail
Industry
Diversified
Residence
Taipei
Education
Chinese Culture University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
National Chengchi University (Ph.D)
National Taiwan University (Master of Business Administration)
Marital Status
Married
Children
2

Assets

  • Diamond Biofund
    7,000,000 shares @ -
    -
    6901-TW
  • Gogoro
    1,359,000 shares @ -
    -
    GGR-US
  • OBI Pharma, Inc.
    27,681,000 shares @ -
    -
    4174-TW
  • Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.
    514,897,000 shares @ -
    -
    9945-TW
  • Ruentex Development Co. Ltd.
    0 shares @ -
    -
    9945-TW
  • Ruentex Engineering & Construction
    62,849,000 shares @ -
    -
    2597-TW
  • Ruentex Engineering & Construction
    0 shares @ -
    -
    2597-TW
  • Ruentex Industries Ltd.
    259,544,000 shares @ -
    -
    2915-TW
  • Ruentex Industries Ltd.
    0 shares @ -
    -
    2915-TW
  • Ruentex Interior Design
    1,067,000 shares @ -
    -
    6881-TW
  • Ruentex Materials
    18,023,000 shares @ -
    -
    8463-TW
  • Sun Art Retail Group Limited
    0 shares @ -
    -
    6808-HK
  • Sunny Friend Environmental Technology
    5,485,000 shares @ -
    -
    8341-TW
  • TaiMed Biologics
    14,395,000 shares @ -
    -
    4147-TW
  • Tanvex BioPharma
    53,379,000 shares @ -
    -
    6541-TW

Biography

Samuel Yin leads Taiwan's Ruentex Group, which has interests in financial services, real estate and healthcare.

He also has stakes in Nan Shan Life Insurance, where his son Chung-Yao is chairman.

His grandfather founded the business and his wife Wong Yee-Fan served as chairman of Ruentex Industries until 2022.

About

In 2013 Yin donated $100 million to create the Tang Prize, an award modeled on the Nobel Prize.

The first from Taiwan to sign the Giving Pledge, Yin has said he will donate 95% of his wealth to charity during his lifetime.