Anthony Gaw
| Anthony Gaw | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Anthony T. Gaw 8 November 1941 Burma |
| Died |
8 February 1999 Washington DC, US |
| Residence | Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Hong Kong |
| Alma mater |
Purdue University Stanford University |
| Occupation | Businessman, property investor |
| Title | Chairman, Pioneer Global Group |
| Spouse(s) | Rosanna Wang Gaw |
| Children |
Goodwin Gaw Kenneth Gaw Christina Gaw |
Anthony T. Gaw (8 November 1941 - 8 February 1999) was a Hong Kong property investor, the chairman and managing director of Pioneer Global Group, a Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed conglomerate, principally involved in investment in properties and hotels, and related financing.
Early life
Anthony Gaw was born in Burma on 8 November 1941, and moved to Hong Kong in 1955 aged 13, with his family.[1][2]
Gaw received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University.[1] He studied at Stanford University in California for one year, but finished his master's degree in electrical engineering at Purdue in 1964.[1][3] He started a PhD at the University of California, Berkeley, but stopped after he met his future wife.[1]
Career
Gaw worked for Honeywell in the US for one year, before moving to Thailand to start a textile mill for the family business, after which he moved to Indonesia to start another factory, then he settled in Hong Kong.[1]
Personal life
Gaw was married to Rosanna Wang Gaw, and they had three children, Goodwin Gaw, Kenneth Gaw, and Christina Gaw. Goodwin Gaw was born in California.[1]
He died on 8 February 1999 in Washington DC, after a short illness.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 John Norberg (1999). Three Tigers and Purdue. Purdue University Press. pp. 94–96. ISBN 978-0-931682-76-6. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ↑ https://newspaperarchive.com/anthony-gaw-obituary-239559572/
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/17/realestate/17iht-regaw.1.5321048.html