Cher Wang is the chairwoman of VIA Technologies and HTC Corp. She attained her Masters in Economics from UC Berkeley and founded VIA Technologies in California in 1987, which became a leading developer of PC chipsets. In 1997, she co-founded HTC, which has become a multi-billion dollar global company and producer of popular smartphones. She has had remarkable success in establishing IT businesses and driving innovation in mobile computing.
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Cher Wang
1. Karen Howells
ENGG 437 : Entrepreneurship And Leadership
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3. A devout Christian, Ms Wang attained her Masters in Economics
from the University of California, Berkeley, and is married with
two children.
4. Cher Wang has an enviable record in the electronics industry. Her remarkable
insight into technology trends and entrepreneurship has enabled her to
establish a number of highly successful IT-related businesses. She is currently
the Chairman of two Taiwan-listed companies, and on the board of directors of
or advisor to numerous other companies.
While working as a PC Division General Manager, Wang was instrumental in
driving the development of First International Computer, Inc. (FIC) into the
motherboard business while in the position of General Manager of the PC
Division.
She is Chairman of VIA Technologies, Inc., which she founded in California
in 1987, which went on to become a leading developer of PC core logic
chipsets before expanding into complete power-efficient PC processor
platforms that are driving system innovation in the PC, ultra mobile, thin
client and embedded markets.
5. In 1997, Wang co-founded High Tech Computer Corporation (HTC), aimed at
making the convergence of mobile computing and communications a reality
through the development of innovative PDAs and smartphones. This vision
has translated into a multi-billion dollar global company, and the name behind
many of the most popular and powerful handsets on the market.
6. Awards
In 2005, she was selected as an Innovator in
the 2005 Stars of Asia: 25 Leaders on the
Forefront of Change by Business Week and was
named as one of the ten executives to watch in
Asia.