Kenneth Yen
Taiwanese businessman
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Kenneth Yen (Chinese: 嚴凱泰; pinyin: Yán Kǎitài; 23 May 1965 – 3 December 2018) was a Taiwanese entrepreneur who was listed as one of the richest people in the world.[1]
Kenneth Yen | |
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嚴凱泰 | |
| Born | 23 May 1965 |
| Died | 3 December 2018 (aged 53) |
| Education | Rider University (BA) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Spouse | Chen Li-lien 陳莉蓮 |
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Biography
Yen was born in Taipei, Taiwan to 嚴慶齡 Yen Ching-ling and 吳舜文 Vivian Shun-wen Wu.[2] He attended secondary school at Tsai-Hsing High School in Taipei's Muzha District[3] and later went to boarding school at The Pennington School.[4] He attended Rider University in the United States where he studied business administration.[5] He also received an honorary business degree from St. John's University.[5] In 1986, he returned to Taiwan to lead the China Motor Corporation and Yulon, his family's business.[5] Yen was officially named chairman of Yulon in August 2007.[2] According to Forbes magazine, he had an estimated net worth of US$1.05 billion.[1]
Personal life
Yen had one daughter, Michelle, and a son, John, with wife Chen Lee-lien.[6][7] He died of esophageal cancer at Taipei Veterans General Hospital on 3 December 2018. [8][6]
