Terry Gou

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Terry Gou (Chinese: 郭台銘; pinyin: Guō Táimíng; born 18 October 1950) is a Taiwanese billionaire businessman and politician. He is the founder and former chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics. As of 2024, Gou has a net worth of US$10.4 billion. Born in Banqiao, Taiwan, to waishengren parents, Gou founded Hon Hai Plastics Corporation, the predecessor of Hon Hai Precision Industry and Foxconn, in 1974. He expanded the company into computer engineering during the 1980s and established its first manufacturing facility in mainland China in 1988. Foxconn soon became a leading manufacturer of consumer electronics, particularly through its production of Apple's iPhone and other devices. His tenure was marked by rapid international expansion, including the 2016 acquisition of the Japanese electronics company Sharp Corporation. Gou entered electoral politics in 2019, seeking the Kuomintang (KMT) nomination for the 2020 Taiwanese...

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