Andre Koo
About Andre Koo
Andre Koo is the honorary chairman of Chailease Holding, an equipment-leasing outfit operating in Taiwan, mainland China and Southeast Asia.
Chailease comprises over 70 companies with 10,000 employees. It operates in Taiwan, mainland China and 12 other countries and regions.
He is the seventh-generation of the Koo Family that trace their roots to Koh Lay Huan, the first Kapitan Cina of Penang. The family first made their fortune in camphor, salt, sugar and land and founded the Koos Group.
Andre's brothers, Jeffrey Koo Jr. and Angelo Koo, are also billionaires and own stakes in Taiwan's financial giants CTBC Financial Holding and China Development Financial Holding, respectively.
Andre Jr. is founder and general partner of K8 Capital, a New York-based private credit and venture capital firm.
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05/25/67 (age 59)Number of children
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Master of Business Administration, Leonard N. Stern School of Business; Bachelor of Arts/Science, New York UniversitySelf-made
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The Andre Koo Lobby at NYU's Stern School of Business is named after Koo. He has been sponsoring the school's Andre Koo Tech MBA program since its inception in 2018.
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