Peter Chou
| Peter Chou | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 周永明 |
| Born |
Win Than ဝင်းသန်း 1954 (age 61) Mandalay, Burma |
| Nationality |
 Republic of China |
| Alma mater |
National Chengchi University (2003) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Employer |
HTC Digital Equipment Corporation |
| Notable work | 猴子理論 |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Awards |
National Taiwan Ocean University honorary engineering Ph.D. (2011) National Taiwan Ocean University Distinguished Alumni (2009) |
Peter Chou (Chinese: 周永明) or Win Than (Burmese: ဝင်းသန်း)[1] is the former HTC CEO and a co-founder of the company. During his term as the CEO at HTC the company saw dramatic decrease in revenue and sales, and led to his eventual replacement as the CEO by Cher Wang.
History
Chou, a member of the Burmese Chinese community, was born in Mandalay, Burma (now Myanmar) in 1954.[2] Chou's father worked in Burma's jade industry. He attended Mandalay Regional College.[2]
After school, Chou went to Taiwan and continued to study part-time in the car audio company assembling electronic parts.[3] Peter graduated from National Taiwan Ocean University in 1985 with a degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1987, Chou became a senior engineer at Digital Equipment Corporation; in 1997, HP merged with DEC.[4]
In 1997, he founded HTC with Cher Wang (王雪紅) and H.T.Cho (卓火土). He received an MBA from National Chengchi University in 2003.
In 2013, HTC launched one of the first smartphones to offer commercial off-the-shelf compatibility with Burmese language text.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Video on YouTube
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yan Pai (16 May 2012). "Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corp, Reveals He Was Born in Burma". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ 不只產品創新，策略創新更獲肯定
- ↑ C咖出頭天／從緬甸僑生到手機大王
- ↑ "First Burmese font smartphones launched". Mizzima. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Cool-tech (HTC Butterfly)". BBC Burmese (in Burmese). 17 January 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2015.