Jeffrey Koo Sr.
Jeffrey Koo, Sr. (Chinese: 辜濂松; pinyin: Gū Líansōng; September 8, 1933 - December 6, 2012) was a Taiwanese banker and the chairman of Chinatrust, a financial holding company.
Early Years
Koo was born in 1933 in Taichū Prefecture during Japanese rule in Taiwan. He graduated from Soochow University in Taipei in 1957 with a BA in accounting, moved to New York (lived in Brooklyn Heights) and graduated from New York University in 1962 with a MBA.[1]
Family Connections
Koo is a nephew of Koo Chen-fu (founder of Koos Group) and Koo Kwang-ming.
Koo has a daughter and three sons, the eldest being Jeffrey Koo Jr.. All his children have connections to Chinatrust.[2]
Business Empire and Fortune
After working in the United States Koo return to Taiwan,[3] Koo founded what is now Chinatrust Commercial Bank with Koo Chen-fu in 1966.[4]
In June 2008, Forbes ranked him as the sixth richest individual in Taiwan, with a net worth of US$ 2.8 billion.[5] He is also an alumnus of Eisenhower Fellowships and a member of the Board of Trustees.[6]
Awards and Honorary Degrees
- Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from the Japanese government, 2012.[7]
- Honorary PHD in Business from De La Salle University in the Philippines (1989)
Death
Koo went to New York for treatment for Parkinson's and died on December 6, 2012. Koo is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter.
References
- ↑ http://www-cgi.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/96/0517/biz2.html
- ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/business/2012/12/08/363465/Chinatrust-founder.htm
- ↑ http://www.chinatrustgroup.com.tw/en/en_abo_intro.html
- ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/business/2012/12/08/363465/Chinatrust-founder.htm
- ↑ "Taiwan's Richest: #6 Jeffrey Koo Sr.". Forbes. Retrieved 2008-08-01.
- ↑ "Eisenhower Fellowships Board of Trustees". Retrieved 2012-08-29.
- ↑ "Taiwanese entrepreneurs to be decorated in Japan". The Central News Agency. April 29, 2012.