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  The Forbidden City of Terry Gou - WSJ.com
Gou tapped to run the plant in 1998, is Longhua's de facto mayor.
Gou offered to arrange meetings with local officials he knew in return for the chance to drive the 30-year-old American to the airport, says Max Fang, who was then Dell's head of procurement in Asia.
Gou has begun looking for a successor at Hon Hai, focusing on candidates in their late 30s or early 40s and asking senior managers to prove themselves by running their units assertively.
online.wsj.com /public/article/SB118677584137994489.html   (2979 words)

  
 Asian Business : Directory - Terry Gou
Terry Gou has funded a movie, and SAWF NEWS has announced that actor Aaron Kwok will act in this movie.
According to Hon-Hai CEO Terry Gou, the Taipei County facility will enhance the firm and turn it into a high tech firm.
Hon-Hai's chief executive officer, Terry Gou, is ranked in the top 25 executives for CRN in 2005.
www.asianbusinessfigures.com /terrygou.html   (255 words)

  
 Taiwanese Tycoon to Build Film Studio in Northwestern China | Asian American Daily | GoldSea
Gou made the commitment during a recent visit to his ancestral town of Jincheng in Shanxi province, the Apple Daily reported.
Gou, chairman of Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., was listed this year by Forbes magazine as the second wealthiest Taiwanese _ and the 147th wealthiest in the world _ with an estimated worth of US$4.3 billion (euro3.4 billion).
Gou founded Hon Hai in 1974, and the group has since built a computer empire with a large base in China, where it makes products ranging from cell phones and game consoles to computers.
goldsea.com /Asiagate/607/21studio.html   (332 words)

  
 Terry Gou: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: )
During his meeting with a group of business leaders, led by Terry Gou, Chen was urged to follow through on his campaign promise of pressing for direct transportation links between Taiwan and the mainland.
Gou, president of the Council for Industrial and Commercial Council (CICD), suggested that the president map out a schedule for completing the "three links" ¡X direct mail, trade and transportation ties with mainland China.
During yesterday's meeting, Gou asked the president's opinion about the term of "two-side lane," which was proposed by former mainland Vice Premier Qian Qichen to sidestep the dispute.
www.zoominfo.com /directory/Gou_Terry_576296897.htm   (197 words)

  
 The 7 Most Effective Self Defense Techniques
I've known and trained with Terry for 10 years and I can honestly testify that if you ever plan on learning self defense techniques, Terry is the man to teach you.
Terry has developed a system that uses the body's natural reactions and instincts to channel fear into truly effective self defense techniques.
Terry was always able to either steer us clear of trouble before it happened or diffuse the situation.
www.7most.com   (2678 words)

  
 #142 Terry Gou - Forbes.com
In 1974 founded Hon Hai Precision, now the world's largest contract manufacturer.
Press-shy Gou has been on defensive lately: filed lawsuit, later dropped, against journalists saying he ran sweatshops; accused another journalist of flmail.
None of this put a dent in fortune.
www.forbes.com /lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Terry-Gou_X28Q.html   (163 words)

  
 Taipei Times - archives   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hon Hai Group chairman Terry Gou gives red envelopes to employees' children after their Swan Lake ballet performance at the company's year-end party on Friday night.
While Hon Hai has always given generously to its workers at its year-end parties, Gou said yesterday that the theme of this year's party was concern for society, and that a portion of the employee awards would be given to charity groups.
Despite the success, Gou said he will stick to his original plan to turn over the helm of the group in 2008.
www.taipeitimes.com /News/biz/archives/2006/01/29/2003291069/print   (573 words)

  
 DailyTech - Foxconn Buys Taiwan's Largest Digital Camera Manufacturer
Foxconn's chairman Terry Gou told reporters that he is hoping to increase the company's revenue up to 30 percent or greater on the average and that acquisitions are the way to that goal.
Gou said that the purchase will be a company share swap and is estimated at $865M USD.
Terry Gou is currently listed as Taiwan's second richest person and is expected to step down as chairman of Foxconn in 2008.
dailytech.com /article.aspx?newsid=3090   (644 words)

  
 Out of the Limelight - Forbes.com
The Taiwan-based company's driven, fiftysomething founder and chairman, Terry Gou, rarely grants press interviews, and analysts complain the company is evasive about the source of its profits.
What owners of his stock want to know is whether Gou can keep Hon Hai's growth going amid harsh competition in the electronics industry.
But if Hon Hai is to be on the list a decade from now, Gou, who is in his early 50s, will have to succeed at what will be one of his toughest jobs--replacing himself.
www.forbesimg.com /global/2003/0414/044.html   (1041 words)

  
 ARN-mag : Foxconn confident of high volume growth   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The company's founder - chairman, Terry Gou was quoted saying that the vendor is open to buying out companies in its quest to expand.
Gou claimed that the company is likely to do some acquisitions in this year itself.
Gou also expressed confidence that the there is no slump in the industry and on the other hand, the winners among companies would stand out on the basis of their competitiveness alone.
www.arn-mag.com /industrynews/article.php?artid=1632   (367 words)

  
 CEO: More Deals Ahead for Hon Hai - Circuits Assembly   (Site not responding. Last check: )
We hope to settle one, or two deals in the second half of the year." Gou's comments were reportedly made after the company's annual shareholders' meeting.
Gou forecast the coming third quarter as "fair," with consumer electronics poised for the strongest growth, the Times reported.
Gou said the fourth quarter is unclear at present.
www.circuitsassembly.com /cms/content/view/1689/95   (455 words)

  
 BW Online | July 8, 2002 | Online Extra: Q&A with Hon Hai's Terry Gou
Terry T.M. Gou is the founder and chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., an outsourcing powerhouse that's the largest Taiwanese investor in China.
At the same time, Gou is also expanding his company's commitment to doing its own research and development.
Gou rarely speaks to the media, but he recently talked to BusinessWeek's Bruce Einhorn from his cluttered office on the third floor of the Hon Hai headquarters, a drab factory in suburban Taipei's Tucheng industrial park.
www.businessweek.com /magazine/content/02_27/b3790617.htm   (930 words)

  
 Report: Apple prepping next-gen iPod - AppleInsider
At its annual meeting this week, Hon Hai (Foxconn) Chairman Terry Gou said Apple is about to unveil the next generation of its iPod, which will introduce a "none-touch" concept, according to a report in the China Post.
Gou did not elaborate on the subject and it's unclear specifically which iPod model he could be referring to.
This would suggest Gou's comments are unlikely related to a complete refresh of Apple's video iPod line.
forums.appleinsider.com /showthread.php?threadid=64209   (1482 words)

  
 FT.com - Taiwan tycoon puts his money where his home is
Terry Gou has always been unusual for a Taiwanese tycoon.
Taiwan's second-richest man, he was disciplined in building up his Hon Hai group from a garage-based TV parts maker into the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer, avoiding the sometimes whimsical investments in non-core projects typical of his peers.
As Hon Hai officials confirmed this week, Mr Gou plans to invest in the upstream petrochemicals industry and in a film studio in Shanxi province, north-west China – fields way outside his company's usual line of business.
us.ft.com /ftgateway/superpage.ft?news_id=fto080220062204392944&...   (255 words)

  
 Newsvine - Apple about to announce new "none-touch" (sic) iPod
Hon Hai Precision Industry Chairman Terry Gou announces Apple is about to unveil the next generation of iPod using a "none-touch" concept.
Gou said he expects the company's revenue to grow at least an average 30 percent in the next five years on rising orders for components from customers such as Sony Corp. and Apple Computer Inc., whose iPod music players are assembled by Hon Hai.
Gou said he expects demand will improve in the second half of this year from the first, though it is "unclear if it will be better than the same period a year earlier."
denniswright.newsvine.com /_news/2006/06/19/259790-apple-about-to-announce-new-none-touch-sic-ipod   (2210 words)

  
 Daily Dumpling » Terry Gou
Carina Lau is staying away from Taiwan for half a year to keep her distance from her billionaire admirer, Terry Gou.
But Lau, who was linked to Gou late last year, has reportedly said she will not go there for six months – apparently to avoid more tabloid talk of them.
Gou, 56, told the media in March that he was serious about the 41-year-old actress.
dailydumpling.com /category/terry-gou   (349 words)

  
 REVIEW 200/TAIWAN -- December 25, 2003 - January 01, 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Since starting in 1974 with a $2,600 loan from his mother, Chairman Terry Gou has built Hon Hai into Taiwan's biggest privately-owned manufacturer and the world's fourth-biggest electronics-manufacturing services company.
Hon Hai's revenue, which rocketed 163% through the industry doldrums from 2000-02, is expected to rise another 23% this year to about $10 billion, according to Merrill Lynch.
A relentless cost-cutter, Gou fashioned much of Hon Hai's early growth on the back of China's cheap labour.
www.feer.com /articles/2003/0312_25/free/p082.html   (647 words)

  
 Newsvine - The Forbidden City of Terry Gou, China's Electronics Manufacturing King
Newsvine - The Forbidden City of Terry Gou, China's Electronics Manufacturing King
The Forbidden City of Terry Gou, China's Electronics Manufacturing King
Chinese electronics are quite welcomed by many markets because of its high quality, good design and low price.
belarius.newsvine.com /_news/2007/08/13/894425-the-forbidden-city-of-terry-gou-chinas-electronics-manufacturing-king   (286 words)

  
 Digg - The Forbidden City of Terry Gou
Digg - The Forbidden City of Terry Gou
Hon Hai churns out iPhones and Wiis, and provides a window into China's secretive world of outsourcing and manufacturing.With a work force of some 270,000 -- about as big as the population of Newark, N.J. -- the factory is a bustling testament to the ambition of Hon Hai's founder, Terry Gou.
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digg.com /business_finance/The_Forbidden_City_of_Terry_Gou   (203 words)

  
 PCB007 - Terry Gou: Foxconn Won't Merge with Quanta
PCB007 - Terry Gou: Foxconn Won't Merge with Quanta
Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry), yesterday dismissed widespread rumors that his company will merge with Quanta Computer.
Rumors have been circulating that Foxconn plans to acquire Quanta, with one recent report claiming that the acquisition could take place in early 2007.
www.pcb007.com /anm/templates/article.aspx?articleid=11368&zoneid=7&v=   (210 words)

  
 All things iPod, iTunes and beyond | iLounge
Apple is set to introduce its next generation iPod, according to a high-ranking executive from the company’s Asian manufacturing partner, Hon Hai Precision.
Bloomberg News reports that at an annual meeting this week in Taiwan, Hon Hai chairman Terry Gou said Apple is about to unveil a new iPod using a “none-touch” concept.
Gou did not elaborate further, though he said he expects the company’s revenue to grow at least an average of 30 percent in the next five years based on rising orders from Apple and Sony.
www.ilounge.com /index.php/ilounge/tell-a-friend/8017   (263 words)

  
 Playlist: Analyst predicts no new iPods until late 2006
The most tantalizing tidbit of iPod intelligence recently came from Terry Gou, chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry, the Taiwanese contractor who manufactures iPods for Apple.
Gou recently told Hon Hai investors that Apple was getting ready to unveil a new iPod that employed a “none-touch” concept, but didn’t elaborate any further.
Hon Hai is the same company recently drew criticism after it was revealed that its factory workers worked longer hours than were permitted under Chinese law.
playlistmag.com /news/2006/06/28/shawwu/index.php/?lsrc=plrss   (334 words)

  
 biz.scmp.com - Asia economy and business news coverage online by South China Morning Post   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry, the biggest of the firms privately owned by billionaire Terry Gou, plans a Hong Kong initial public offering for its printed circuit board (PCB) subsidiary early next year, people familiar with the situation said.
United States investment bank Goldman Sachs has won the sole mandate to arrange the IPO but will invite other banks to join the syndication, according to another source.
Mr Gou is ranked as Taiwan's richest man.
www.scmp.com /business/bizmain/ZZZCI6BYSTE.html   (489 words)

  
 DNA - Money - Hon Hai kaun hai? Telecom hardware’s big dad - Daily News & Analysis
Founder Terry Gou, a reclusive, media-shy man, started operations with a $5,000 loan from relatives.
His company, which assembles cellphones for Nokia, PCs for Hewlett-Packard, and PlayStation consoles for Sony, was No. 2 in BusinessWeek’s ranking of the world’s top 100 infotech companies in 2005 (ahead of LG, Google, Samsung, Apple and Dell; indicatively, Infosys was at No. 10 and TCS at No. 12).
But evidently, Gou isn’t banking on just lower costs to propel the company ahead.
www.dnaindia.com /report.asp?NewsID=1017234   (462 words)

  
 Hon Hai bucks the trend with strong sales   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Fleck attributes Hon Hai's success largely to its hard-driving chief executive, 52-year-old Terry Gou.
A number of attempts to reach Gou were unsuccessful, perhaps affirming what some say is the company's sometimes secretive nature.
While Fabrizio could not verify it, he said, "I have to believe that Gou is looking at autos."
www.cmpnetasia.com /PrintArticle.cfm?Artid=18157   (791 words)

  
 WangR English » Blog Archive » HonHai’s China Fiasco Journalists beeing smartass again.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I have to say I like journalism, I read NYT, Businessweek, Fortune and all these things daily and subscribe to them by mail.
But I get a little nettled by the many journalists that think they can do it all, like Bruce Einhorn from Businessweek, his post some advice for Terry Gou is the perfect example of that.
I seriously doubt that Terry Gou would be where he is if he couldn’t deal with things himself or wouldn’t already have some professional advisors.
www.wangr.com /english/?p=28   (316 words)

  
 LoopRumors
The staff was forced to work 15 hour days for $50 per month.
Today in their annual meeting, The China Post reports that Terry Gou, Chairman of Hon Hai, said Apple is about to unveil the next generation of iPod, the best-selling music player in the U.S., using a 'none-touch" concept.
If this information is correct, it is in direct conflict with previously published information suggesting that the iPod would see a touch-screen.
looprumors.com /index.php?no-touch-ipod-soon   (225 words)

  
 ZoomInfo Web Summary: Terry Gou
This automatically-generated summary was created using 4 references found on the Internet.
Foxconn chairman Terry Gou, 170 in list of world's billionaires, according to Forbes
Terry Gou, Chairman, Foxconn International Yong Lin Educational Foundation
www.zoominfo.com /Search/PersonDetail.aspx?PersonID=388621386   (52 words)

  
 Will Chinese iPod Assembler Cry Over Spilled Beans?
This week, Terry Gou, Chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Taiwan’s largest electronics company and an assembler of iPods, may have taken the first step to provoking Jobs’ wrath again while speaking at the company’s annual meeting.
The China Post Online reports that “Gou announced that Apple is about to unveil the next generation of iPod…using a “none-touch” concept, Gou said without elaborating.”
Gou did spill the beans, maybe he can talk Creative into making their players.
macmaineiac.com /columns/06c/061606c.html   (398 words)

  
 Dah Hui Lau (David): Terry Gou: The Forbidden City of Terry Gou
Dah Hui Lau (David): Terry Gou: The Forbidden City of Terry Gou
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Terry Gou: The Forbidden City of Terry Gou
dahhuilaudavid.blogspot.com /2007/08/terry-gou-forbidden-city-of-terry-gou.html   (513 words)

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