Terry Gou

About Terry Gou

Terry Gou is the founder of Hon Hai Precision, the world's largest electronics contract manufacturer with over 40% market share, whose top customers include Apple.

He stepped down as the firm's chairman in June 2019, after 45 years at the helm; he remains at the firm as a director.

Better known by its trade name, Foxconn, Hon Hai employs roughly a million people.

The company bought Japanese electronics maker Sharp and Nokia's mobile phone brand in 2016.

In September 2019, he withdrew his bid to run for the 2020 presidential election, a few months after announcing his intention. Four years later he entered and withdrew from the race for a second time.