T.H. Tung

Tzu-Hsien Tung (Chinese: 童子賢; pinyin: Tóng Zĭxián; born c. 1960)[1] is a Taiwanese businessman and philanthropist. He is a co-founder and former vice chairman of Asus. He serves as the chairman of Pegatron, currently.

Tzu-Hsien Tung / 童子賢
Tung at 2016 Taipei Game Show
Born (1960-06-25) 25 June 1960
Ruisui, Hualien County, Taiwan
Alma materNational Taipei University of Technology
National Dong Hwa University
OccupationBusinessman

Early life

T.H. Tung was born in 1960 and grew up in Ruisui, Hualien County, Taiwan.[2] His father was a watchmaker.[2] He grew up in the countryside, without a television set, and played Little League Baseball.[2] He became an avid reader, and was influenced by the works of Yang Mu and Hu Shih.[2]

Tung received a master's degree in computer and communication engineering from the National Taipei University of Technology.[3] While he was at university, he regularly skipped class to read independently instead, often reading censored books.[2] He was also the editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper.[2]

Career

Tung started his career at Acer Inc.[2] T.H. Tung co-founded Asus in 1989.[2] He served as its vice chairman.[3] He became the majority shareholder of Eslite Bookstore.[2]

Tung serves as the chairman of Pegatron.[3] Additionally, he serves as the chairman of Kinsus and Lumens.[3]

Philanthropy

According to CommonWealth Magazine, "He has sponsored countless artistic and cultural events and financed historical research on late presidents Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo and documentaries on the careers of Taiwanese writers."[2]

References
  1. "T. H. Tung". Blomberg.
  2. Huang, Dennis (5 July 2012). "Pegatron Chairman T. H. Tung: Giving the World an Unending Dividend". CommonWealth Magazine. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  3. "Board of Directors". Pegatron. Retrieved 2 February 2016.


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