Tsai Wan-tsai explained

Tsai Wan-tsai
Birth Date:1929 8, df=y
Birth Place:Chikunan Town, Chikunan District, Shinchiku Prefecture, Japanese-era Taiwan (modern-day Zhunan, Miaoli)
Death Place:Taipei, Taiwan
Nationality:Taiwanese
Occupation:Founder, Fubon Group
Children:4
Office:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Constituency:Taipei
Business
Term Start:1 February 1973
Term End:31 January 1983

Tsai Wan-tsai (; 5 August 1929 – 5 October 2014) was a Taiwanese banker. Born in modern-day Miaoli, his birth name was 蔡萬財. He is one of the brothers of Tsai Wan-lin, and an uncle of Tsai Hong-tu. Tsai Wan-tsai was a member of the Legislative Yuan, the national parliament of Taiwan. He was also the founder of Fubon Group.[1] In June 2008, Forbes ranked him as the fourth richest of Taiwan, with a net worth of US$5.1 billion.[2]

He died at the age of 85 in 2014.[3] After his death, Fubon established the Tsai Wan-tsai Taiwan Contribution Award in his honor.[4] The company is now run by his sons Daniel Tsai and Richard Tsai.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Fubon founder dies at 86 . 5 October 2014 . Taipei Times . 5 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Taiwan's Richest: #4 Tsai Wan-tsai . 2008-08-01 . Forbes .
  3. News: Tien . Yu-bin . Cang . S.C. . Fubon Group Chairman Tsai Wan-tsai dies . 5 October 2014 . Central News Agency . 5 October 2014.
  4. News: Tien . Yu-pin . Chen . Christie . Fubon unveils new award in late chairman's name . 23 December 2014 . Central News Agency . 23 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Fubon's Tsai brothers top latest Forbes list of Taiwan's richest people . The China Post . June 26, 2015.