Pierre Chen

Pierre Chen or Chen Tai-ming is a Taiwanese businessman, art collector and the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Yageo Corporation, which deals with electronic domains and makes products ranging from mobiles, automobiles, palmtops and desktops. 

  • Chen chairs Yageo, an electronics-component maker whose parts are found in everything from mobile phones to tablet PCs to cars.
  • Chen started Yageo in 1977 and took the company public 16 years later.
  • An avid art buyer, he has works by Gerhard Richter, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol and Francis Bacon.
  • His mountain home has spectacular views of Taipei.