Tsai Eng-meng

Tsai Eng-meng
Born 1957 (age 60–61)
Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality Taiwanese
Occupation Chairman, Want Want China
Net worth $5.9 billion (January 2017)[1]
Spouse(s) married
Children 2 sons
Parent(s) Tsai A-Shi

Tsai Eng-meng (Chinese: 蔡衍明; pinyin: Cài Yǎnmíng; born 1957) is a Taiwanese businessman, chairman of the snack food company Want Want China.[2] He is currently the richest person in Taiwan.[3]

Early life

Tsai was born in 1957,[4] in Datong District, Taipei, the son of Tsai A-Shi, who founded a canned fish business in 1962.[5]

Career

Tsai succeeded his father as chairman of Want Want in 1987.[4]

According to Forbes, Tsai Eng-meng has a net worth of $5.9 billion, as of January 2017.[1]

Personal life

He lives in Shanghai.[1] His older son, Kevin Tsai runs the family's media empire of TV stations and newspapers.[5] His younger son Matthew Tsai (Tsai Wang-Chia, born 1984) is the chief operating officer of Want Want China.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tsai Eng-Meng". Forbes. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Want Want's Tsai ranks as richest man in Taiwan | Economics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS". Focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  4. 1 2 3 "中国旺旺 - 中国旺旺". Want-want.com. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  5. 1 2 "Billionaire's Media Push Tests The Toughness Of A Taiwan "Strawberry"". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2017-01-23.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.