Portrait of Chang Kuo-Wei

Rank #3155

Chang Kuo-Wei

Net worth $1.0B

Airlines · Taiwan

Born
Sep 06, 1970
Age
55
Source
Airlines
Residence
Taipei
Citizenship
Taiwan
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education
Master of Economics, California State University

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Trained pilot Chang Kuo-Wei is the chairman of Starlux Airlines, Taiwan's third-largest international carrier by passengers carried and cargo volume.
  • He is the youngest son of Chang Yung Fa, the late founder of Evergreen Marine, one of the world's largest shipping companies.
  • Former chairman of the family's EVA Airways, Kuo-Wei was ousted from the family businesses by his three stepbrothers following Yung Fa's death in 2016.
  • He struck out on his own and set up Starlux two years later, which went public on the Taiwan Stock Exchange in October 2024.
  • After the late patriarch's death, a family feud broke out over his will that left certain assets to Kuo-Wei. The Taiwan Supreme Court ruled in favor of Kuo-Wei in August 2024.

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