Terry Gou

Terry Gou is a Taiwanese entrepreneur who founded Foxconn and later ran for president of Taiwan. He built the company into a major electronics manufacturer and exporter.

Foxconn: Foxconn is the trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturing company. Gou founded Hon Hai in 1974, beginning the business later known worldwide as Foxconn.
Contract manufacturing: Contract manufacturing is the production of goods by a company on behalf of another company that owns or markets them. Foxconn grew by making products designed and sold by other firms.
Apple Inc.: Apple Inc. is an American technology company that designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and services. Foxconn became a major manufacturer of Apple products, linking Gou’s company to a defining customer relationship.
Foxconn suicides: Foxconn suicides describes a series of worker deaths by suicide at Foxconn facilities, especially in China in 2010. The deaths brought intense scrutiny to working and living conditions at Gou’s company.
Foxconn Interconnect Technology: Foxconn Interconnect Technology is a Hong Kong-listed electronics company within the Foxconn business group. It is a distinct listed affiliate, not the founding company Gou led as Hon Hai Precision Industry.
Hon Hai Precision Industry: Hon Hai Precision Industry is a Taiwanese publicly traded company that manufactures electronics and owns the Foxconn brand. This is the corporate entity Gou founded and led.
Electronics manufacturing services: Electronics manufacturing services are outsourced production and related services for electronic products. Foxconn expanded beyond assembly into a broad range of services for technology companies.
iPhone: The iPhone is a touchscreen smartphone designed by Apple and introduced in 2007. Foxconn’s production of iPhones made its manufacturing capacity visible to consumers worldwide.
Labor rights: Labor rights are legal and social protections concerning workers’ treatment, conditions, and collective representation. Foxconn’s workforce and production pressures made labor rights a central issue in assessments of Gou’s business.
Liu Young-way: Liu Young-way is a Taiwanese business executive who succeeded Terry Gou as chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry. Liu represents the company’s leadership after Gou stepped down from its chairmanship.

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