Rank #3190
Wang Chou-hsiong
Net worth $1.1B
Footwear · Taiwan
- Born
- Jan 01, 1941
- Age
- 85
- Source
- Footwear
- Residence
- Yunlin
- Citizenship
- Taiwan
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 3
- Education
- Master of Arts/Science, National Central University; Bachelor of Business Administration, National Taiwan University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Wang Chou-hsiong started athletic-footwear maker Feng Tay Enterprises in 1971. Eight years later it formed a partnership to make sports shoes for Nike.
- Over the years the company has expanded into casual shoes, bags and sporting goods such as golf balls and ice hockey helmets.
- Headquartered in the western Taiwan county of Yunlin, Feng Tay operates plants in mainland China, India, Indonesia and Vietnam, as well as Taiwan.
- Wang's older son Richard took over from him as chairman in 2018. Younger son Kevin became vice chairman in 2017.
- Wang Chou-Hsiong was mentioned in the autobiography of Nike cofounder Phil Knight.
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